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, March 8 Summits: Lafayette, Lincoln, Liberty, Flume Start/Finish: Lafayette Place Miles: 14.17 Elevation gain/loss: 5971′ After looking over the forecast, I knew that a big storm would be coming in Sunday morning that would negatively affect hiking and driving conditions. Therefore, I decided to prioritize hiking on Friday, even if that would take my … Continue reading Franconia Ridge – Mar
Monday, January 1 Summits: Lafayette, Lincoln, Little Haystack, Liberty, Flume Start: Falling Waters TH Finish: Basin TH Miles: 12.34 Elevation gain/loss: 5850′ I was at the trailhead by 5:30am and heading up the trail by 5:40am. It was pretty cold and snowing and I wasn’t excited to start my day in the dark. It was … Continue reading Franconia Ridge – Jan
Saturday, December 9 Start: Falling Waters TH Finish: Liberty Springs TH Miles: 12.96 Elevation gain/loss: 5679′ In order to fit in the two hikes I needed to do today, I started very early in the dark. I made my way up the Old Bridle Path from the parking lot, carrying my snowshoes on my back … Continue reading Franconia Ridge – Dec
Friday, April 14, 2023 Miles: 13.92 Start/End: The Basin TH Elevation gain/loss: 5098′ Peaks: Flume, Liberty, Little Haystack, Lincoln, Lafayette I headed to the Basin trailhead in the afternoon, and then headed out towards Flume. The first few miles of trail were snowfree and quite pleasant, with some roaring water crossings. But as I traveled … Continue reading Grid: Franconia Ridge
Saturday, October 29, 2022 Start: Garfield TH Finish: Lincoln Woods TH Miles: 17.77 Elevation Gain/Loss: 6299’/6614′ Peaks: Garfield, North Lafayette, Lafayette, Lincoln, Little Haystack, Liberty, Flume I started out from the Garfield trailhead on Gale River Loop Rd with Toby right around 7:15am. We methodically hiked together up toward the summit of Garfield, with Toby … Continue reading The Grid: Garfield, Franconia Ridge
Saturday, September 3, 2022 Start/Finish: Lincoln Woods Trailhead Miles: 42.13 Gain/loss: 14,498′ Start time: 4:10am End time: 8:31pm Total time: 16:21:24 I was up early and at the trailhead by a bit before 4am. I paid for parking, grabbed my gear, and headed to the south side of the bridge. I headed out right at … Continue reading Super Pemi, Take Two
Saturday, November 20, 2021 Start/end: Old Bridle Path/Falling Waters trailhead Miles: 18.85 Elevation gain: 8310′ I was up at 5am and on trail by 6am. I had to stop a few times to make layering adjustments – once on the way up to the hut to take off my jacket as the sun rose and … Continue reading The Grid: Franconia Ridge, Cannon
Saturday-Sunday, September 11-12, 2021 Start: Nineteen Mile Trailhead End: Old Bridle Path Trailhead Mileage: 51.88 Elevation gain/loss: 18,957′ Total time (car to car): 24:02:48 Moving time: 22:52, 1:10 water/hut stops Clock: 4:45am-4:45am I was awake at 3am, and met Ali’s Rides at the end trailhead at 3:45am. We drove over to the Nineteen Mile trailhead, … Continue reading Hut2Hut Traverse
Saturday, August 28, 2021 Start/end: Lincoln Woods trailhead Mileage: 42.7 Elevation gain/loss: 14,800′ Total time: 17:28:38 Moving time: 16:12, 1:16 water/hut stops Clock: 4:03am-9:31pm GaiaGPS track (pulled from Coros watch) I was awake at 3:15am, and quickly hit the road by 3:30am. At the trailhead, I paid for my parking, got my gear all sorted, … Continue reading Super Pemi
Transcending Mountains 