Great news for anyone seeking a SOLO Wilderness First Aid (WFA) and/or CPR/AED certification this coming year as our 2026 dates are now available and signups are now open. Check out our 2026 Added Notes: To learn more, get pricing, and to signup, check out our Wilderness First Aid (WFA) page. These classes may be used to re-certify your Wilderness First Responder (WFR) certification. You are […]
We are delighted and excited to announce that today, October 17th, 2025, marks the anniversary of the founding of our company: Redline Guiding! As of today we’re stoked to be nine years old and we will begin working on our tenth year. Looking back it seems almost unbelievable how time flies. From crawling, to walking, to running, now arriving at where we are at present — […]
Introducing “Safety Stuff” for Hikers and Other Mountain Enthusiasts Since pretty much day one, we made the conscious decision to empower people with knowledge, not just guide them. We accomplish this in various ways. For example, we seize upon teachable moments on trail and at the crag, whenever it makes sense — and of course if our guests are open to it. We also, as you […]
The title of this blog post was an observation made by Redline Guide Debra McCown (see below for the full statement). We will add that it doesn’t hurt that it’s absolutely gorgeous out there doing a Z-Bonds Traverse at this time of year! A great group of ladies enjoyed two heavenly days of hiking through colorful leaves and sunshine views — and checked off Zealand and […]
Join Us for a NEW MOON Traverse Across the Franconia Ridge! Craving adventure? If so, we have something wicked cool for you to try. Join us for a Franconia Ridge Traverse (Northern Half) during the New Moon in August. The entire lunar cycle is referred to as the Sturgeon Moon and for this bright sky tour we will see it in its final phase. Keep reading […]
Once again we are super stoked to announce that we are in the top ten percent worldwide and have been awarded with Trip Advisor’s Travelers’ Choice Award for 2025. That said, we wish to thank our amazing guides and awesome guests for making this a reality. Thank you, all, very much! We’re feeling the love!
We’ve decided to provide a second opportunity for trekking to Everest Basecamp (EBC) for the fall of 2026. It’s a ways out there, but when we posted the 2025 trip most folks expressed interest for 2026… so, here it is. See complete details here. Please reach out if you have any questions. To sign up, do so on our booking form.
Join Us for a NEW MOON Traverse Across the Franconia Ridge! Craving adventure? If so, we have something wicked cool for you to try. Join us for a Franconia Ridge Traverse (Northern Half) during the New Moon in August. The entire lunar cycle is referred to as the Sturgeon Moon and for this bright sky tour we will see it in its final phase (with a […]
Join Us for a Full MOON Traverse Across the Southern Presidentials! Craving adventure? If so, we have something wicked cool for you to try. Join us for a Southern Presidentials Traverse (Mt Monroe to Mt Pierce) during the Full Moon in August. The entire lunar cycle is referred to as the Sturgeon Moon and for this dark sky tour we will see it in its first […]
Rain or shine, that’s what we told everyone. And rain it was. Like all our other weekends this spring so far. But all was not lost. While the number of attendees did indeed dwindle (and we can’t blame them) our 8th Annual Trails Day did happen and it was a big success. Some sorely needed work was done on the Kearsarge North Trail and we were […]
Learn how to rock climb in this intro-level weekend (One Day or Two) Are you new to the vertical realm? We can help introduce you to the exciting sport of rock climbing with this open-group intro course. This is meant to be a two day event — though doing just one day is allowable but will depend on prior experience. Day one is for first timers […]
SIGN UP WITH EMAIL Volunteer to give back to the WMNF mountains and their trails! For anyone who’s had the privilege of bushwhacking in the White Mountain National Forest (WMNF), you know just how instrumental the trails really are. If you think our trails are rugged, try pushing your way to the top of one of our 4000-footers off trail, amid the “pencil woods” — conifers […]
