Ever wonder about the trails we hike on? Their history, who made them, who maintains them. I know that some of us personally volunteer to maintain trails. The US Forest Service works hard on some and also manages some of the volunteers. Also, there are volunteer organizations like the Trailwrights, and last but not least, the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC). The AMC maintains hundreds of miles […]
Some major holidays are coming up. The gift giving season for many. Time to knit those sweaters, mold that fruit cake, endure Black Friday nonsense, and consider what color socks and underwear to get your youngest. Or maybe you’re not even there yet. Maybe you have no idea what to get that someone special in your life… that one person who has seemingly everything — because, […]
Philip Werner recently asked Mike Cherim to write an article about giving gratuities to folks who work as mountain guides. He agreed to give his thoughts on the matter and published “How to Tip a Mountain Guide” on Philip’s popular site, SectionHiker. It should be noted that the amounts given are based on Mike’s personal experiences right here in the White Mountains and may or may […]
The Conway Daily Sun, that is, and we’re in it. We love free advertising and they handled our press release with kindness and I dare say, love. Nearly a quarter page, full-color, top-right position in the middle of the paper with one small insert to mark the middle. Awesome. Here’s what they posted: A new Mt Washington Valley mountain guiding agency opened its doors recently, figuratively […]
Get the book instead. When it’s released, that is (spring, 2018). What book you ask? Well, we’re talking about a book we are sponsoring and will ultimately have a small role in, at least on the research front, and that book is: The White Mountain, 365 Days of Mischief and Adventure on Mt Washington, by renown travel writer and journalist Dan Szczesny (published by Hobblebush Books). […]
This is the fine team that will be leading folks into the White Mountains this year. If you check out their bios we’re pretty sure you will quickly realize that whatever you’ll be doing with us this season, you will be in terrific hands. Safe and well-cared for by people who truly know their stuff. There will be more to come about these folks in the […]
It is really worrisome when we see people on Mt Washington in the winter and they lack proper clothing, especially if they’re in a guided group. We wanted to make sure we’re never that group and have gone to great lengths to protect our clients from the sometimes unimaginable cold that grips that mountain and the winds that scour its barren tundra. It’s a small but […]
We’ve created a new site-wide pricing tier that should be appealing to anyone adventuring solo. Experimenting, if you will, we had tried to create a base price for our adventures and educational offerings that started with an “up to two people” price. While this price for up to two people was, and still is, competitive for the high quality services offered, it sort of excluded the […]
It’s like any other day, really. But the doors are open. We are ready to serve. We have some top-quality adventures to offer and our team’s collective in-depth knowledge of the area is impressive to say the least. We are also offering some excellent courses designed to help some folks get started while training others for their next big thing. Of special interest at this time, […]
We’ve had what is referred to in some circles as a “soft launch,” meaning we announced ourselves before our grand opening which is actually scheduled for October 17th — our hard launch. Between now and then, now that we are 99.8% complete with our to-do list, we are taking a break. Fully unplugged. In fact, we’re away right now! This blog entry was written a few […]
We are really proud to announce the birth of Redline Guiding; a brand new mountain guiding agency in North Conway, NH. After months of work we are finally ready to let the cat out of the bag, so to speak, and release this news to the world. These are, for us, exciting times… and scary times. Putting it all out there, risking it all, striking out […]
We are presently looking for individuals qualified to be mountain guides to lead groups under contract with Redline Guiding LLC, at least starting talks. We plan to begin on October 17th and that isn’t exactly a busy time of year. By winter, however, we hope to be busy. The person or people we bring on must be fit and capable, have technical skills necessary for the […]
