The original plan was to take on Mt Washington, but the weather on the morning of the hike sort of forced a change of plans. It just wasn’t shaping up to be a good Mt Washington day. What it was shaping up to be, however, was a day for one of the other 4000-footers. Specifically, after due consideration, Redline Guide Pat Ferland decided to lead the […]
We just completed a private two-day wilderness navigation class with two students. Day one was a virtual half/live half — it works so well doing it this way. And day two was a more extreme backcountry test. The class was led on days one and two by Redline Guides Mike Cherim and Ken Hodges, respectively. There’s not much more to tell that the photos won’t cover. […]
Two mountains — two 4000-footers — hiked by two people, each on two legs. The only singularity was that it was done in one day. And from this single day we received two reports. One from our guest noting they had a great day — awesome — and that it was a nice hike, and that the weather and views were perfect. The other report was […]
Our hope is to meet the needs of our guests, no matter what they are. Including guiding an oft-returning section-hiking guest, “Bear Repellent,” through the southern half of the Great Smoky Mountains. What follows is a text summary of the trip by Redline Guide Arlette Laan and after that we are featuring a photo/video compilation created with media from Arlette. Day one had us start at […]
A guest recently spent a couple of days with us looking for some fun and adventure, and a little workout in the fresh air. As a mother and full time nurse, having these couple days was special to our guest and we, of course, wanted to make it as awesome as we could. Up to the task for these two days was Redline Guides Mike Cherim […]
About half way up Hillman’s Highway in Tuckerman Ravine, Redline Guide Pat Ferland and his team of four backcountry skiers decided they would ski down from that point. That is where they would draw the line. Hiking up to that point they encountered soft, skiable snow. After that point, however, they found “boiler plate” conditions — meaning the snow above was rock hard, almost like ice, […]
Getting out there in the White Mountain National Forest and (seriously) braving the spring season was Redline Guide Mike Maciel. We would go on-and-on, trying to flex our pen, but Mike M. wrote this wonderful summary so we’re more or less just going to hang back and let him tell it in his own words. Oh, and regarding the title of this post, that is Mike’s, […]
[…] so enthralled by the epic that he kept having to stop to take it in so his mind wouldn’t explode — he was wow’d into submission. It happens. Soon Redline Guide Ryan McGuire will head out west to guide on Mt Baker (and you can join him). So this was his last tour up Mt Washington this season. There is still some skiing to be […]
They had never hiked before; it was a completely new experience, so we figured they may has well jump in with both feet. So, Redline Guide Mike Cherim had them take on a section of the Appalachian Trail (AT). And if that wasn’t enough, he asked them to yo-yo at the end, returning the way they came. You may be wondering at this point what section. […]
A many-time returning guest and very knowledgeable hiker booked some time with us, wanting only a knowing companion, as per his usual, to accompany him on one of his GRID hikes. In ths case, bagging Middle and North Tripyramid for the month of April. For those who don’t know, the GRID is the pursuit of hiking all of New Hampshire’s 4000-footers, all 48 of them, in […]
As many past guests know, we are big on custom work, working closely with individuals and private groups, helping folks with specific goals in mind. Often times these focused classes are what we might call one-offs meaning that the course content or specialized instruction, while perfectly tailored for the guest it was meant for, might lack broad appeal. Occasionally, however, these custom courses can be shaped […]
A family wanted to attempt Mts Monroe and Washington and hired us to help them. The first time their day was scheduled, the wind forecast was so bad and the predicted temperatures so bone-chillingly low, our guests asked to postpone — which is good since the guides didn’t think it was a good day to go, either. This past weekend was their do-over. Sadly, our mountains […]
