Saturday, July 12, 2025 Summits: Passaconaway, Whiteface Start/Finish: Downes Brook TH Miles: 12.4 Elevation gain/loss: 3930′ After getting up early and driving for a bit, I started at 7:15am from Downes Brook TH. I tried out a new-to-me bushwhack off of Passaconaway to make a loop with Downes Brook trail. But turns out my shoes’ … Continue reading Gridding WhitePass – July
Friday, July 11, 2025 Summits: Cabot Start/Finish: York Pond East TH Miles: 9.8 Elevation gain/loss: 3077′ After finishing work for the day, Eric and I headed to York Pond. We summited Cabot and then added some time and distance to bushwhack out to the talus field on the side of Cabot for some truly epic … Continue reading Cabot – July
Thursday, July 10, 2025 Summits: Starr King, Waumbek Start/Finish: Starr King TH Miles: 7 Elevation gain/loss: 2900′ After finishing up my work day, I headed over to the Starr King trailhead. I managed to make it all the way up to the parking area, despite the very large potholes present. I made good time on … Continue reading Waumbek – July
Thursday, July 10, 2025 Summits: Jackson Start/Finish: Crawford Notch Miles: 4.7 Elevation gain/loss: 2350′ It was once again a wet rainy day. There were thick clouds and misty rain towards the summit. Lower down, it was very humid though fairly cool. The wet rocks slowed my pace, but I finished in less than 2.5 hours. … Continue reading Jackson – July
Friday, June 20, 2025 Summits: Starr King, Waumbek Start/Finish: Starr King TH Miles: 6.85 Elevation gain/loss: 2890′ Despite getting to bed very late, I was up early. It was cool out, around 55 degrees, with some misting rain and wind up top. There was some mud as well, but overall, it was smooth sailing! A … Continue reading Waumbek – June
Thursday, June 19, 2025 Summits: Isolation Start/Finish: Rocky Branch North Miles: 12.86 Elevation gain/loss: 3500′ After a long day already, I met up woth Eric at the trailhead at 4:45pm. We packed up and headed out at 5pm. We immediately encountered a torrential downpour and an intense thunderstorm with strikes nearby. It passed through after … Continue reading Isolation – June
Thursday, June 19, 2025 Summits: Tom, Field, Willey, Zealand Start/Finish: Zealand Road TH Miles: 21.3 Elevation gain/loss: 5890′ I was up at 5am to head to the trailhead for a 6am start. It was super humid and sticky to start, with the mountains in and out of low clouds, with blue sky above. I branched … Continue reading WTF, Zealand – June
Saturday, April 26, 2025 Summits: Owls Head Start/Finish: Lincoln Woods TH Miles: 16.05 Elevation gain/loss: 3412′ After hiking Iso, I drove the 1+ hours over to Lincoln Woods TH. I left the parking lot around 2:45pm. Even with the rain mostly stopped, water in the Pemi was roaring. As always, I took the Black Pond … Continue reading Owls Head – April
Saturday, April 26, 2025 Summits: Isolation Start/Finish: Rocky Branch North TH Miles: 11.2 Elevation gain/loss: 3670′ It was raining the entire time. And I needed to wear snow shoes for about half of the miles. I took both bushwhacks, and both were fairly hard to follow. The water crossing wasn’t too bad – I was … Continue reading Isolation – April
Friday, April 25, 2025 Summits: Jackson Start/Finish: Crawford Notch Miles: 4.7 Elevation gain/loss: 2350′ It was a rainy day, but fairly warm, and it mostly stopped raining by halfway through. The snow line was around 2800′ and I didn’t need to use my rock spikes until the descent. Overall, a short, smooth hike. Continue reading Jackson – April
Transcending Mountains 