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
Sunday, January 7 Summits: Zeacliff, Zealand, Guyot, West Bond, Bond, Bondcliff Start: Zealand Road winter TH Finish: Lincoln Woods TH Miles: 22.85 Elevation gain/loss: 5440′ After spotting a car at Lincoln Woods at 5:30am, driving through 3″ of snow, and avoiding plows, we started out from Zealand Rd winter parking at 6:20am. It snowed all … Continue reading ZBonds – Jan
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, December 16 Start: Zealand winter TH Finish: Zealand Falls hut Miles: 7.44 Elevation gain/loss: 2799′ After getting a ride back to my car, I quickly changed all of my sweat-soaked clothes and prepped my overnight bag. I then drove back around to park at the Zealand Road winter parking lot, and start hiking by … Continue reading Hale – Dec
Sunday, November 5 Start/Finish: Hale Brook TH Miles: 13.59 Elevation gain/loss: 4318′ After Cabot, I got in the car and drove over to the Hale Brook TH. When planning for my Nov grid, I was delighted to realize that most seasonal roads don’t close until mid/late November so I had fewer miles to cover than … Continue reading Hale, Zealand – Nov
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-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
Sunday, February 2, 2020Start: Zealand HutEnd: AMC Highland Center/Crawford NotchMileage: 10.72Elevation gain/loss: 2820’/3502′GaiaGPS track After dinner and chatting with new friends, I headed to bed around 9:15. The bunkroom was quiet and fairly warm – probably around 40 degrees. By morning, it was probably around 45-50 from all of the warm breathing. I woke up … Continue reading Winter 48: Tom, Field, Willey
Saturday, February 1, 2020Start: AMC Highland Center/Crawford NotchEnd: Zealand HutMileage: 19.02Elevation gain/loss: 5988’/5081′GaiaGPS track After staying the night in the Shapleigh Bunkhouse, I was up at 6am. I ate breakfast at 6:30am and then walked over to the trailhead for a 7am start. I hiked up towards Mt Tom and then followed the A-Z Trail … Continue reading Winter 48: Zealand, West Bond, Bond, Bondcliff
Transcending Mountains 