This weekend was another of the series of “confidence building” backpacking trips Redline Guide Arlette “Apple Pie” Laan has been offering. There’s been a fair amount of interest so as long as that remains, she’s inclined to teach and to share. This weekend had a fairly narrow weather window, but as predicted everyone was safe and they got out before the deluge by packing up and […]
Some people hike to tick off the boxes next to some list — and there is absolutely nothing wrong that — while others hike because they’re drawn to the scenery, they love the fresh air, because it clears their mind, and/or they want to increase their fitness. To HYOH, or “Hike Your Own Hike,” as they say, allows us this freedom to comply or deny when […]
They had just been out hiking with us a couple days prior, and here they are again. This time they took on Mt Garfield (4501′) — one the gems of the 4000-footers in NH. They had a good day for it, albeit humid, though normal for the jungle. On lead for this trip was Redline Guide Phoebe Seltzer. This was a private hike so photo permissions […]
World Peace… Grown Locally —Friends Forever International For two days a large group broken into two teams studied two disciplines with us. Namely they took our Hiking Intro and Rock Climbing Intro courses. The group, visiting us again having undergone a youth leadership training day last month, is from the Friends Forever International (FFI). This youth leadership camp was cool and interesting, the way they carried […]
Some things we’ll do in our lives just won’t be easy, yet we will find them necessary and will either push through them or perish at their hand. Redline Guide Brian Wasiewski recently guided one guest on the Wildcat Ridge Trail. For those who don’t know, this “Terrifying 25” trail is “heady” with its scrambles and occasional exposures. Those places where you know if you slipped […]
What is referred to here in the White Mountain National Forest as a “Classic” — or a “Presi” — is the Classic Presidential Traverse. This hike, which hovers around 20 miles and offers over 8000 feet of elevation gain (depending upon specific routing) is long. It tackles several 4000-footers. In this case, collected were Mounts Madison (5363′), Adams (5797′), Jefferson (5713′), Washington (6288′), Monroe (5369′), Eisenhower […]
Two people, a mother and son visiting from South Carolina, wanted to take on New England’s highest peak: the 6288-foot Mt Washington. Not drive up it, not on the train, but to hike its rugged, challenging trails… trails so typical of our area. On lead for this trip was Redline Guide Phoebe Seltzer. Following the lead of some of her fellow guides, Phoebe kindly put together […]
The “Effing Carters,” at least that’s what Redline Guide Mike Maciel calls them (as do many). For those whom we’ve already lost we’ll back up a little bit. The Carters refers to three connected mountains on the Carter-Moriah Range: South Carter, Middle Carter, and North Carter (and then there’s Carter Dome which was bagged on the first attempt). These mountains, at least the South and Middle […]
This was a hike of some firsts, a lot of firsts as Redline Guide Chase Hall put it. We’d go on at this point to tell the tale, but as some of our guides like to do (and we like it, too), Chase offers us his version, below: Up Jewell and Down On the Train A returning husband and wife reached out to Redline Guiding to […]
Camp Tel Noar is a Jewish summer camp for children ages 7 through 16. It’s located in Hampstead, NH on the shores of Sunset Lake. The camp, based on our observations, offers a quintessential experience that is meant to last a lifetime for its youth campers and staff alike. We’d say it is an absolute must for those who can — an experience intrinsic to growing […]
The pace was on the slow side, but it’s okay with the longer days, one can take their time. On this recent private trip led by Redline Guide Michael Scire (pronounced “shah-ray”), however, our guests decided to go online and see if they could get tickets to take the train down instead of slugging it out with the mountain all afternoon. Thanks to the questionable weather, […]
If we had to point out one guide over all our others and say that that person is our in-house backpacking guru, we’d have to point to Redline Guide Arlette Laan. There’s a ton of backpacking experience among our guides, it’s true, but she’s hiked all of the National Scenic Trails in the United States. Do you have any idea just how many overnights that entails?! […]
