One foggy day many years ago I was taking a break at Galehead Hut before summiting Galehead Mountain on my quest to finish New Hampshire’s 48 4,000-foot peaks. I was pretty excited and exhausted since I thought that summiting a 4,000 ft. peak made for an epic day. That is when a tank top clad […]
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If you like skiing blue trails then Mount Sunapee might be your new favorite mountain. However If you like fancy ski villages and après ski nightlife you might want to point your car toward one of the more popular ski areas. I recently spent a day skiing Sunapee and the lack of lines combined with […]
Read More…My friends and I recently decided to kick off the winter hiking season with a trip to Mount Washington. The weather forecast looked gloomy and we had no idea what to expect so we packed enough gear to be ready for everything from vertical ice to hanging out at camp all day. Thankfully the weather […]
Read More…climbing with a view What do you do on a winter day when the weather is nasty above tree line but perfectly sunny in the valley? Most people go skiing which might explain why we had the Texaco Slab, in Harts Location NH, to ourselves for some top rope ice climbing in perfect conditions. […]
Read More…Don’t put away the winter gear just yet. Some parts of New England are still seeing cold temperatures and you need to be ready to stay warm if you go there. I recently camped near the base of Tuckerman’s Ravine during one of the coldest nights of the winter with temperatures as low as -20. […]
Read More…Winter hikes rarely go as planned and our recent overnight near Madison Hut was no exception. High winds and sub-zero temperatures kept us from reaching any summits but we still had an epic outdoor experience that I won’t soon forget. starting the hike Two friends and I pulled into the Appalachia trailhead with a plan […]
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