If you’ve been reading our content for a while, you’re likely familiar with one guest in particular: the fellow working on his Grid — the one who just got himself down to a remaining 100 summits. He’s the one that usually goes out with Redline Guide Chase Hall but on this adventure Chase had some plans so Redline Guide Debra McCown took the lead. On this […]
Skills & MW is what we call our Two-Day Winter Mt Washington Program, for short. It’s a very popular offering geared toward those dipping their toe into mountaineering and those wanting to climb the notorious Mt Washington on an entry-level mountaineering route — namely the Lion Head Winter Route. The program is completed over a two-day period, obviously. Day one is all about training and preparation […]
Today was a special day in the mountains! One of accomplishment and celebration. Today Redline Guide Chase Hall led our oft-returning Gridder up Mt Garfield. For our guest this was peak 476. Since 48 (peaks) times 12 (months) equals 576, reaching 476 means our guest only has 100 summits to go! What follows is a summary by Chase along with some photos. My guest reached yet […]
To hike the Grid, as we’ve said many times, is to hike all of the NH 4000-footers every month of the year. It’s an amazing feat resulting in one bagging 576 peaks (though not necessarily in one year, to be clear). We have one oft-returning guest working on just this thing and he’s been at it a while. One of our guides is often leading him […]
An oft-returning Gridder came to us hoping to grab Mt Madison and Mt Adams for December (he’s hiking every 4000-footer during every month of the year — a.k.a. “Gridding”). Normally we pair him up with Redline Guide Chase Hall but Chase had some personal hiking to attend to so we put Redline Guide Debra McCown on the mission. To avoid increasingly challenging conditions the team began […]
A fellow working on his Grid — hiking all the 4ks, every month of the year — an oft-returning guest, usually goes out with Redline Guide Chase Hall. This time, however, Chase was off so Redline Guide Mike Maciel accepted the mission and went with. The goal for the day was to bag Mt Flume and that’s what they did. Liberty, for December, was done so […]
We were contacted by a South Korean photography student focusing on documentary imagery. She was visiting New York City but wanted to spend a few days up here in the New Hampshire mountains. She reached out to us wanting to try snowshoeing. We were given only a day’s notice but Redline Guide Mike Cherim was able to lead her on a small half day adventure. She […]
It seems like they were just out there, “they” referring to Redline Guide Chase Hall along with our returning guest working on his Grid — “Grid” referring to summiting all of 48 4000-footers, every month of the year. This post is covering not one but two outings. The first was Carrigain. The second was Waumbek. They had a larger plan in mind but after breaking trail […]
A many-time returning guest working on his Grid — meaning to summit all 48 4000-footers, every month of the year — and reached out to his permaguide Redline Guide Chase Hall. The objective this trip, if not already clear by the title, was Owls Head. Chase reported that the higher crossings were tricky and they had to get creative. The rocks, he wrote, were glazed over. […]
Two days of hiking was on the table for a returning couple from New York City. The 4000-footer mountains “needed” included Cannon for day one and Galehead on day two. Due to the road walk and snowy forecast, however, Flume (via Osseo) replaced Galehead on their dance card. Leading both days was Redline Guide Debra McCown. Here are some of her photos from the trip. Day […]
Some mountains just throw everything at everyone and Mt Washington is one such mountain. Known for its insane weather, and so much more. It’s this weather, however, that draws so many people to its alpine areas. But they don’t always make it to the summit. A couple days ago the team turned around not doing all they set out to do (same range, different mountain). The […]
The strong winds and bitter cold stopped our returning guest and Redline Guide Chase Hall in their tracks after taking on the first of two mountains planned for the day. The guest, working on his Grid, was able to get Mt Monroe today but not Mt Eisenhower just to the south. He will have to get it done next year. Chase took some gorgeous photos and […]
