Saturday, July 6 Summits: Tecumseh Start/Finish: Waterville Valley Ski Resort TH Miles: 4.67 Elevation gain/loss: 2182′ After a reset at the campsite and picking Toby up, we headed over to Waterville Valley. Toby hung out, and I ran up the mountain for a quick summer. I left at 11am and was back by 1:15pm. The … Continue reading Tecumseh – July
Saturday, July 6 Summits: Osceola, East Osceola Start/Finish: Greeley Pond TH Miles: 6.86 Elevation gain/loss: 3097′ I was up early, trying to beat the morning rain. I hiked into a damp cloud at 5:30am and grinded my way up the mountain. The rocks were damp and slippery, and the air was thick and hard to … Continue reading Osceolas – July
Friday, July 5 Summits: Galehead, N/S Twin, Zealand, Guyot, West Bond, Bond, Bondcliff Start: Gale River TH Finish: Lincoln Woods TH Miles: 24.66 Elevation gain/loss: 6716’/7129′ After a tough night, we got up early, headed to Dunkin’ for coffee, and the Notch Hostel for a shower. Toby then kindly dropped me off at the Gale … Continue reading Semi Pemi – July
Thursday, July 4 Summits: Owl’s Head Start/Finish: Lincoln Woods TH (biked there from Big Rock CG) Miles: 15.65 Elevation gain/loss: 3238′ With hot and humid conditions forecasted, along with risks of afternoon thunderstorms, I decided a woods walk alongside a river sounded perfect. After getting up early, I hopped on my bike and rode the … Continue reading Owl’s Head – July
Sunday, June 30 Summits: Cannon Start/Finish: Cannon Tram parking lot Miles: 3.7 Elevation gain/loss: 2300′ Despite being exhausted from the back to back Presi/Pemi, I managed to convince myself to get coffee and a breakfast sandwich and then huff and puff up Kinsman Ridge Trail to Cannon. As usual, the shorter distance takes longer, because … Continue reading Cannon – June
Saturday, June 29 Summits: Flume, Liberty, Little Haystack, Lincoln, Lafayette, North Lafayette, Garfield, Galehead, South Twin, North Twin, Guyot, West Bond, Bond, Bondcliff Start/Finish: Lincoln Woods TH Miles: 33.65 Elevation gain/loss: 12,398′ After a rough night with ~4 hours interrupted sleep, I started out at 5am. I luckily made it clear of Lafayette and above … Continue reading Pemi Loop Plus – June
Friday, June 28 Summits: Madison, Jefferson, Monroe, Eisenhower, Pierce, Jackson Start: Appalachia TH Finish: Jackson Webster TH Miles: 19.12 Elevation gain/loss: 8465’/7904′ With a pristine weather forecast, I decided to go for a much bigger hike than I had intended. The Presi was looking perfect – record-breaking lows, high but decreasing winds, and a clearing … Continue reading Presi Traverse – June
Sunday, June 2 Summits: North, Middle, South Tripyramids; Whiteface; Passaconaway; Square Ledge. Start: Pine Bend Brook TH (with bike from start) Finish: Olivarian Brook TH Miles: 16.07 (with a 3-mile bike around to start) Elevation gain/loss: 5610′ After a quick jaunt up the Hancocks, I parked and biked to Pine Bend Brook. I tied up … Continue reading TriWhitePass- June
Sunday, June 2 Summits: North/South Hancock Start/Finish: Hancock Overlook TH Miles: 9.14 Elevation gain/loss: 2871′ I started early at 5:30am and made quick work of the Hancocks, finishing up by 9:30am. The mosquitoes and noseeums were fierce, and I kept my head down and kept moving quickly. It was novel to have to deal with … Continue reading Hancocks – June
Saturday, June 1 Summits: Carter Dome; Hight; South, Middle, North Carter; Moriah Start: 19 Mile Brook TH Finish: Carter-Moriah TH (with bike-back to start) Miles: 16.3 Elevation gain/loss: 6335’/6969′ After a quick Cabot hike and a drive around dropping my bike on the way, I started from 19 Mile Brook TH at 10am. Some bugs … Continue reading Carters/Moriah – June
Transcending Mountains 