A woman from southeast Pennsylvania came to us to join a group introductory backpacking weekend. Unfortunately the group didn’t materialize. Life. But the show must go on, as they say. So, with this individual, Redline Guide Debra McCown led the way to a pretty site in the Wild River Wilderness. Group or no, they had a great time enjoying fantastic fall weather. And that could be […]
Some of our guests are what one would call “regulars.” They return to us time and time again as their schedules allow. Every now and then, though, their schedules get so full, so complex, that they just can’t make the time and end up dropping out for a bit. That was the case with one guest who just came back. She wanted to get in training […]
Writing “boom” in the title is apt. It often seems like we just started out, but then we realize, reminded by our calendar, that we’ve been at this for 8 whole years! With that realization comes certain emotions. For example, knowing we have survived this long makes us feel a deep happiness and a certain sense of relief. And we have strong feelings of gratitude, too. […]
We call them “Tourist Tours” when a half day hike or nature tour doesn’t meet the needs of our guests. You see, we’re not always about extreme adventures. We’re here to serve people on all levels. In this case two tours were booked by a company from New York called Mad Tours and Events. They reached out hoping to have us guide a visiting couple on […]
As a testament of their good decision-making, four young men from Germany (currently living in Canada) came to us hoping it wasn’t too late to hire a guide for a hike up the notorious Huntington Ravine Trail and on to the 6288-foot (1917-meter) summit of Mt Washington. As was, this was a somewhat tough judgement call for us. We wanted them to get their wish, but […]
And so it has begun. Stick a mountain in the clouds at this a time of year and you might end up seeing some rime ice. That was the case for one returning guest lead, again, by Redline Guide Chase Hall. This time they took on the classic Franconia Ridge Loop (clockwise) and while we want to ask our guest if they had a good experience, […]
When one starts hiking in the WMNF in mid-winter conditions they don’t realize just how many rocks are under all that wonderfully smooth snow. But one soon realizes it after the snow goes and looks back fondly recalling those gentler ground conditions. When being introduced to the Whites with conditions like that it’s easy to assume it’ll be no different in the non-snowy times of year. […]
He came to us in the eleventh hour, referred by AMC Reservations. A Vermonter who wanted to hike Mt Chocorua and wanted a guide so he didn’t have to go it alone. He asked if we could accommodate his want. We could but we had some questions — particularly since he hadn’t yet filled out our booking form. We asked the normal stuff: experience, fitness, desire, […]
A Girl Scout Troop wanted our help on the Southern Presidential Range. The plan was to meet them at the Mizpah Hut — where they stayed the night — lead them to the 4k summits of Mts Pierce and Eisenhower, then bring them back to go. An interesting ask and we were happy to accommodate. On the job for this mission was Redline Guide Debra McCown. […]
Descriptors given were “17 Miles of Bliss” and “Technicolor Dream Boat” and based on the photos of this Appalachian Trail (AT) Section in Vermont, they’re pretty apt. Leading a returning guest on this backpack was Redline Guide Arlette Laan. Here are the photos she took: Looks like you guys had fun! Nice lead, Arlette, and to our guest, thanks for adventuring with Redline Guiding!
The title identifies the objectives of our oft-returning guest working on his GRID (hiking all those 4ks every month of the year), but the order differs in that Redline Guide Chase Hall and guest started with North Twin. They then traversed over to South Twin before dropping down the Devil’s Staircase (yeah, we just made up that name) to go for the much shorter Galehead. This […]
The fall is one of the best times of the year to get out and learn the ins and outs of backpacking. For those new to this activity, doing it during the best time of year helps sell the sport by providing the best memories. Redline Guide Arlette Laan knows this well. She loves teaching this class throughout the season but doing it in the fall […]
