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
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, 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
Saturday, August 21, 2021 Start/End: Lincoln Woods trailhead Miles: 30 Gain/loss: 9300′ Time: 12:30:11 Clock: 5:09am-5:38pm With: Justin We stayed the night at Big Rock campground, and were up around 4:15am. We got ready quickly and headed to Lincoln Woods. We started out from the bridge a bit after 5am and ran to the Osseo … Continue reading Pemi Loop
Saturday, July 13, 2019 Trailhead: Lincoln Woods Miles: 30.5 Elevation gain: 8506′ GaiaGPS track After staying the night at the Notch hostel, I was up at 3:50am, and headed to the trailhead by 4:15am. I parked, paid for my parking, got the last of my gear on, and headed across the Pemi River bridge at … Continue reading The Grid: Pemi Loop
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