Trip Reports
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Scotland’s TGO Challenge
The TGO Challenge is an annual backpacking event held in Scotland that requires participants to hike coast-to-coast across Scotland, about…
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Southwest Twin Mountain Bushwhack Attempt
My friend Barbara said, “the reason bushwhacking is so challenging, is that there’s no guarantee that you’ll reach the peak.…
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Onto a New Challenge!
Big news last week – I got onto the TGO Challenge for May 2013, a coast-to-coast cross-country backpack across Scotland.…
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Climbing Slide Peak
Winter has arrived in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and most of the high peaks are now snow-capped as…
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The Tripyramids in Autumn
The Tripyramids are three peaks in the Sandwich Range of the White Mountains, North (4180′), Middle (4140′), and South (4090′),…
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Climbing Mount Moosilauke and Mount Blue
Mount Moosilauke (4802) is one of the great peaks of the White Mountains with a substantial amount of picturesque above-treeline…
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Backpacking Kinsman and The Cannon Balls
My friend Yorghos and I co-led an Appalachian Mountain Club backpacking trip up to Kinsman ridge last weekend just before…
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Short Hikes in the Whites: Mt Crawford, Mt Martha and Owlshead
My girlfriend and I went on a short vacation last week up to the White Mountains in New Hampshire. We…
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Bushwhacking Northwest Hancock Mountain
Last weekend, I co-led a bushwhack to Northwest Hancock (4020) with a small group of experienced hikers from the Appalachian…
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Bald Cap Bushwhack via the Peabody Brook Trail
Last weekend I bushwhacked to Bald Cap, a 3,000 footer located to the north of the Mahoosuc Trail (Appalachian Trail)…
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Hiking Wildcat Mountain in Autumn
Autumn has arrived in the White Mountains and with it a flurry of hiking before the need to gear up…
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AMC Compass and Navigation Clinic
I spent last weekend co-leading the Appalachian Mountain Club’s (Boston Chapter) Compass and Navigation Course at Harvard Cabin which was…
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Adams and Jefferson in High Wind and Freezing Rain
I went on a challenging day hike on Saturday climbing Mount Adams and Jefferson, the second and third highest 4,000…
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Hiking the 100 Mile Wilderness with Martin Rye
This past August I hiked Maine’s 100 Mile Wilderness again with my friend Martin Rye, from the UK. He’d read…
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