Wednesday, July 18, 2018 Start: Col de la Croix du Bonhomme, Refuge de la Croix du Bonhomme End: Rifugio Elisabetta Mileage: 10.0 Elevation: 3482′ gain, 4464′ descent Stage: part of Stage 2 variente, stage 3 As it turned out, our 2 roommates never showed up last night, so we had the room to ourselves. … Continue reading Day 3: Tour du Mont Blanc
Tuesday, July 17, 2018 Start: Les Contamines, Chalet CAF End: Col de la Croix du Bonhomme, Refuge de la Croix du Bonhomme Mileage: 8.3 Elevation: 4749′ gain, 552′ descent Stage: part of Stage 2 This morning, we got up at 6am, had breakfast at 6:30am, and were on trail by 7am. The first hour or … Continue reading Day 2: Tour du Mont Blanc
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
Transcending Mountains 