4000 Footers
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Winter’s End: Mount Moosilauke and the Wildcats
When my glasses froze over, I wasn’t sure whether I’d make it up the last 50 yards to the summit…
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Francona Ridge Loop: Mt Lincoln and Mt Lafayette in Winter
By the time you feel a hotspot, it’s often too late to do anything about it. That’s been my experience…
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Wrestling with Wildcats and Finishing the Winter White Mountain 4000 Footer List
“I think we’re headed the wrong way,” said Trey. Yep, we’d turned south instead of north when we got to…
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Stopped in Our Tracks on Wildcat Mountain
Trey and I attempted to climb Wildcat A, B, C, and D on Friday but we were stopped in our…
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A Winter Hike to Mount Garfield
The temperature was in the single digits when I woke on Saturday morning just before dawn. I’d decided to spend…
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A Winter Hiking Trip to North and Middle Tripyramid Mountains
I led an Appalachian Mountain Club hiking trip to North (4180′) and Middle Tripyramid (4140′) Mountains last weekend. These are…
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A Winter Hike to Mt Whiteface and Mt Passaconaway
My friend Trey and I climbed up Mt Whiteface (4060′) and Mt Passaconaway (4043′) on Sunday. We hiked the peaks…
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A Winter Bonds Traverse
I completed a Winter Bonds Traverse two weeks ago,one of the toughest and most remote winter hikes in the White…
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The Tom, Field, and Avalon Loop in Crawford Notch
I led an Appalachian Mountain Club hike on Sunday to two White Mountain 4000 footers named Mount Tom (4051′) and…
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A Winter Hike to Galehead Mountain and South Twin
I climbed Galehead (4024′) and South Twin (4902′) Mountains last weekend together with 10 other hikers from the Appalachian Mountain…
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Backpacking and Bushwhacking Southwest Twin Mountain
I am feeling sore all over today. I’m surprised because our bushwhack over to Southwest Twin Mountain turned out to…
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Backpacking the Northern Presidentials
When I left The Perch on the 3rd morning of my Great Gulf and Northern Presidential loop, the wind had…
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Six Feet Deep on the Appalachian Trail – Hiking Middle and South Carter in April
JoeC and I led a Carter Loop hike for the Appalachian Mountain Club hike on Sunday, climbing up to the…
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Mud and Blood on Mount Jefferson
Many New England hikers consider Mount Jefferson (5712′) to be the toughest peak to climb in the White Mountains. Most…
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