Just over a month ago a returning guest came to us wanting to have Redline Guide Mike Maciel show her how to manage oneself in some “spicy” terrain. Mike chose a King Ravine, Chemin Des’Dames, Airline Loop and they ended up having a great day. Having lived to tell her tale, she came back to us, this time looking for some icy early season training — […]
We had a guest contact us looking to do a backpack or two in hopes of preparing himself for an Appalachian Trail (AT) thru-hike starting in late January/February. He had been chatting with Redline Guide Arlette Laan so it was a natural thing to have her lead him. Also, not many folks are qualified to really help, not to the level Arlette is, anyway, what with […]
We’re not pushing gift certificates — though count on us mentioning it soon. The cool gift in this case — a hike in the White Mountains — was the brainchild of the birthday girl, now age 16. Let’s back up a little and all this will make a little more sense. It’s your birthday, you can hike if you want to… It’s about a week out […]
Based on the requirements and objectives given, and also coupled with backstory about a recent slide ascent and its affect on the mind, we had a guest that needed a custom-fit adventure. Redline Guide Mike Maciel took the initial call — he becoming known for leading handfuls of hikers into some cool, extra spicy places — and turned the focus toward the area of King Ravine […]
There are three “Carters” not including a mountain called “Carter Dome.” The northern-most Carter is aptly named “North Carter.” The southern-most one is also appropriately named as we refer to it as “South Carter.” Now that you know this, dear reader, would you care to use your imagination and guess at what the Carter in the middle is called? Well, regardless of what it’s called (there […]
Your mission, Ken, should you choose to accept it… that’s how it started with us asking Redline Guide Ken Hodges if he wanted to take on a mission, a possible one in this case. The details — well, a fit and experienced hiker from South Yorkshire in the United Kingdom had some fixed days in which she would be in Vermont and hoped to hire a […]
A good year for finishers! A returning guest who had been using our services, specifically hiking with Redline Guide Phoebe Seltzer, finally grabbed her final New Hampshire 4000-Footer for that list: Specifically, she bagged 4329′ Mt Flume on an amazing day in the White Mountain National Forest. Phoebe took some photos and shot some video of the actual finish. We put it all together in this […]
Skirting the season, just past foliage peak, Redline Guide Howard Aronson led two young men on a trip up the Ammo to Crawford Path and the summit of Mt Washington, then down the mountain along the Cog. It was a Plan B option to Plan A’s Jewell Trail. The team enjoyed an amazing day (just look at the photos), summer Ready Packs still use on this […]
We aim to please. We help fulfill dreams. We make opportunities happen. So, when someone books and wants to know if we can help them take on Owl’s Head as soon as possible — the sooner the better — we try to say yes and we try to make it happen. The most recent guest to request Owl’s Head did so in such a manner, her […]
With a name that has “Scar” in it you just know it’s bad. You just know it’s going to leave a mark. If not on your body, it’ll quite possibly leave its impression on your mind or soul. As one of the only New England Hundred Highest peaks that still requires the hiker to actually bushwhack — instead of following a “herd” path made by the […]
She was here one minute, chipping away at her list, then the next minute she was gone. At least temporarily. Real life once again took over. But only for a while. She had hiked with Redline Guide Mike Maciel many times so when she was ready to step back into the ring, she messaged him and the wheels were set into motion. The result: Well, number […]
We took out a group for a mellow backpack, the adventure led by Redline Guide Arlette Laan. Our guests wanted to revel in fall foliage while testing their gear in colder temperatures. Mid-October was chosen and what a great choice it was. Arlette decided on taking the team into the Wild River Wilderness offering a very remote experience. A scenic 2.3 mile hike to the Blue […]
