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
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
Sunday, April 28 Summits: Garfield, Galehead, North and South Twin Start: Garfield winter parking lot Finish: Gate at the end of Haystack Rd. Biked to connect back to start. Miles: 18.25 (bike: 3mi) Elevation gain/loss: 6243′ After a full Saturday, I drove up to NH, spotted my bike, and got to sleep around 11pm. It … Continue reading Garfield, Galehead, Twins – Apr
Sunday, March 3 Summits: Galehead, N/S Twin Start/Finish: Beaver Brook Picnic Area Miles: 16.2 Elevation gain/loss: 4577′ After a full day and a later bedtime yesterday, I let myself snooze once before getting up and driving to the trailhead. I also treated myself to some Dunkin’ on the way – calories and caffeine helped boost … Continue reading Galehead, N/S Twin – Mar
Sunday, December 17 Summits: Zealand, Guyot, Bond, West Bond, N/S Twin, Galehead, Garfield Start: Zealand Falls hut Finish: Garfield winter TH Miles: 21.93 Elevation gain/loss: 7671′ After getting up around 4:45am, I was hiking by 5:25am. In spikes, I headed up Twinway towards Zeacliff; it was well packed until the overlook and then there was … Continue reading Half a Super Pemi – Dec
Saturday, May 27, 2023 Miles: 27.85 Start: Garfield TH End: Lincoln Woods TH Elevation gain/loss: 8383’/8658′ Peaks: Garfield, Galehead, South Twin, North Twin, Zealand, Guyot, West Bond, Bond, Bondcliff I met my shuttle from Ali’s Rides at 6am at Lincoln Woods TH. I was in a hurry and didn’t realize that I’d left my heart … Continue reading Grid: Semi-Pemi Traverse
Saturday, February 18, 2023 Miles: 18.49 Start/End: Gale River Rd/Rt 3 Elevation gain/loss: 6604′ Peaks: Garfield, Galehead, South Twin, North Twin After a relaxed evening, I was awake early. I swung by Gorham to get breakfast, and then drove the 45 minutes to the trailhead. I started out at 6:30am; I was the first person … Continue reading Grid: Garfield, Galehead, N/S Twin
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
Sunday, November 21, 2021 Start: Gale River Rd End: Lincoln Woods Miles: 22.57 Elevation gain: 6315′ After meeting Alyssa and Megan at Lincoln Woods, we carpooled up to Gale River Rd and the Gale River trailhead. We started hiking at 5:45am, and made steady progress, arriving at Galehead hut just after 8am. We summited Galehead … Continue reading The Grid: Galehead, N/S Twin, Bonds
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
Transcending Mountains 