Monday, July 16, 2018 Start: Les Houches, Gite Michel Fagot End: Les Contamines, Chalet CAF Mileage: 11.7 Elevation: 5223′ gain, 4719′ descent Stage: 1, variente taken We woke up at 6am, had breakfast at 6:30am, and started out from Les Houches around 7:15am. The first portion of the hike was a road walk, until … Continue reading Day 1: Tour du Mont Blanc
We started at started at Prediger Rd at 5:50am. We made it to the psychological half way point of Stony Clove Notch around 12:45pm, and arrived at the car on Spruceton Rd at 7pm. There was water present on-trail at: Mink Hollow (piped spring), Notch Lake, Devil’s Acre shelter, Diamond Notch Falls, and on the climb up West Kill. Continue reading The Devil’s Path – NY
This hike was debatably the hardest hike I’ve done so far for the New England 100 Highest. It was steep, and the terrain was excruciatingly difficult. Continue reading New England Hundred Highest: Scar Ridge
This bushwhack was much easier to follow than Scar Ridge. The underbrush was much lighter, and it seems like it’s a more common bushwhack, so more feet have tramped down a herdpath. There were also some orange ribbons to follow; it was still challenging, but it make it a lot easier to find my way through the thicker areas of forest. Continue reading New England Hundred Highest: PATN
After working remotely at The Notch Hostel, I headed out to the Drake’s Brook trailhead. I was on trail by 3pm, and decided to head up the easier Drake’s Brook Trail to the intersection with the Sandwich Mtn Trail. It only took me just over a hour to hike the 3.2 miles; it was sooo much easier than my last attempt where there was 3 feet of untouched powder. I sent straight to the top of Sandwich and then headed over to Jennings Peak. Continue reading New England Hundred Highest: Sandwich Dome
A quick, Memorial Day trek up to the top of Mt Jackson Continue reading The Grid: Jackson
A brisk hike to bag Mt Field, Mt Willey, and Mt Tom Continue reading The Grid: Field, Willey, & Tom
Saturday May 26, 2018 Miles: ~9.2 The Grid: Mt. Pierce and Eisenhower Elevation gained: 3046′ MapMyRun Companion: Little Engine (Mt Pierce) Continue reading The Grid: Pierce & Eisenhower
A nice rainy day hike to summit The Bulge, The Horn, and Mt Cabot Continue reading New England Hundred Highest: The Bulge & The Horn; The Grid: Mt Cabot
Initially, I had planned to hike Peak Above the Nubble (PATN), which is on the New England Hundred Highest list. Unfortunately, when I got to the turnoff for Haystack Road, the road was still gated for winter. Instead, I decided to hike Mount Hale since it was maybe 10 minutes away by car. Continue reading The Grid: Hale
Transcending Mountains 