4000 Footers
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The Kilkenny Ridge Traverse in Northern New Hampshire
This past weekend, I co-led an Appalachian Mountain Club backpacking trip with my friend Stephen, completing a full traverse of…
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Mount Moosilauke and South Moosilauke Loop
My friends Claudine, Marlene and I co-led an Appalachian Mountain Club hike up Mount Moosilauke (4802′) on Saturday, the westernmost…
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A Presidential Solstice
On Sunday, I co-led a mega-hike called a Presidential Traverse for the Appalachian Mountain Club. This is a very long…
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Bondcliff, Mount Bond, and West Bond
Have you ever had a perfect day in the mountains? I had one of those days yesterday, on an epic…
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AMC Beginner Backpacking Trip to the Hancocks
As we were breaking camp, my friend Ian said “This would be a good day to take a Zero.” He…
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Mount Osceola and Middle Osceola Bushwhack
I popped up to New Hampshire for a quick hike last week, climbing two 4,000 footers, Mount Osceola and and…
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Zealand Mountain: Back in the Whites
It was fine day for a hike, blustery with 40 mile per hour winds, but plenty of sunshine. My destination…
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Winter’s End – Mt Hight and Carter Dome
I took my last official winter climb this past Saturday up Mt Hight and Carter Dome, two 4,000 footers in…
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Hiking Mt Cannon in Winter
I co-led a second AMC trip last weekend up Mount Cannon, another 4,000 footer in Franconia Notch. This was a…
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Franconia Ridge in Winter
This was the big one: Franconia Ridge, including a pair of five thousand footers, Mount Lincoln and Mount Lafayette. All…
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Climbing North and South Hancock in Winter
My friends Alex, Jessica, and I climbed North and South Hancock on Sunday, two 4,000 footers on the southern border…
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Mount Waumbek – Winter Instructional Trip
I co-led an instructional trip on winter hiking over the weekend up Mount Waumbek, a White Mountain 4,000 footer, in…
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Middle and South Carter
I bagged another two winter 4,000 footers over the weekend on a 10 mile hike over the Carter Range in…
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North and Middle Tripyramid Attempt
Winter peakbagging wouldn’t be challenging if you successfully bagged the peaks you were after every time. That was the case…
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