Trip Reports
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A Winter Presidential Traverse Attempt
This weekend I’m going to attempt a Winter Presidential Traverse, one of the big winter routes we have up here…
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Breaking Triail to Mount Carrigan
Climbing Mount Carrigan (4700′) in winter is an ambitious quest requiring 14 miles of hiking or snowshoeing and 3900 feet…
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Mount Osceola and East Osceola in February
Mount Osceola (4340′) and its subordinate peak East Osceola (4156′) are always a challenging climb in winter. Scarred by avalanche…
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Mount Monroe and Mount Washington in February
I have always admired the long sweeping ridge between Mount Washington (6288′) and Mount Monroe (5372′) and wondered what it…
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Mount Field and Mount Willey in February
My friend David and I popped up to New Hampshire mid-week to hike two winter 4,000 footers, Mount Field (4340′)…
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Leading Winter Hikes for the Appalachian Mountain Club
Last night was a big moment for me because my application to become a full 4 season winter leader for…
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A Ramble before the Challenge: Strathcarron to Torridon
One of the most time consuming parts of the TGO Challenge, a 15 day coast-to-coast backpacking event held every May,…
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Mt Nancy Bushwhack
Yesterday was one on those perfect winter days in the White Mountains when it all came together – good friends,…
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Mount Garfield in February
The anvil-shaped spire of Mount Garfield stands an isolated sentinel at the north-western end of the Pemigewasset Wilderness with excellent…
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TGO Challenge Route Plan Highlights – 2013
Martin Rye, Grant Sible and I have been planning our Scotland coast-to-coast backpacking route for the past month. We’ll be…
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North and South Kinsman Mountains in January
Try as I might, I can’t put my finger on the one reason I enjoy winter hiking and mountaineering so…
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Owl’s Head Mountain in December
The two most difficult winter 4,000 footer hikes in the White Mountains are Owl’s Head Mountain and the Bonds, consisting…
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Benton Mackaye’s Appalachian Trail Essay
History’s Lessons for Today’s World I love the history behind the Appalachian Trail and how it came into being. It’s…
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Trees of the Kilkenny Ridge
I often tell people that the White Mountains are a rain forest to explain the sheer density of trees and…
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