Mount Major | 12.1.2020

Peaks: MajorTrails: Main trail, Boulder Loop TrailMileage: 9.3Elevation Gain: 3,451′Weather: 91% Humidity. Visibility started out very low with thick cloud cover but by the sunset everything cleared up! 60(F), very little wind today!Ground Conditions: Wet, no ice. Boulder loop trail was hiking more like a stream than a trail so I avoided it after one …

Kinsmans | 11.29.2020

Peaks: North Kinsman, South Kinsman Trails: Cascade Brook Trail, Fishin’ Jimmy Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail, Lonesome Lake Trail, Pemi TrailMileage: 12.69Elevation Gain: 3,654′Weather: 94% Humidity, Clear skies, 30(F), very little wind today!Ground Conditions: Plenty of ice and a little bit of new snow out on Fishin’ Jimmy Trail as you climb up North Kinsman. The …

Owl’s Head | Leap Day, 2020

Peaks: Owl’s HeadTrails: LWT, Black Pond, Black Pond BW, Lincoln Brook Trail, Owls Head PathMileage: 16.64Elevation Gain: 3,256′Weather: 86% Humidity, Cloudy, 16(F), feels like 11(F).Ground Conditions: Plenty of snow – snowshoed most of the way.Notes: We went out on the LWT without deciding Bond or OH and guess what we chose! Chilly day out, but …

Zealand & West Bond | 11.27.2020

Peaks: Zealand, West BondTrails: Zealand, Twinway, Bondcliff, West Bond SpurMileage: 15.85Elevation Gain: 4,076′Weather: 100% Humidity, Cloudy, Foggy, 39(F).Ground Conditions: Plenty of icy spots as you make the climb up to the Zeacliff lookout. Aside from a few slabs of granite, there was plenty of ice to step on.Notes: Good to get outside and move the …

Twins | 11.22.2020

Peaks: North Twin, South TwinTrails: North Twin Trail, N Twin SpurMileage: 11.2Elevation Gain: 3,714′Weather: Clear skies, low 20’s, felt like teens at the summit. Not much for wind today, a few breezy moments out on North & South Twin but nothing crazy.Ground Conditions: River crossing wasn’t bad. As you approach the 4k foot mark climbing …

Whiteface Passaconaway Loop | 11.20.2020

Peaks: Whiteface, PassaconawayTrails: Blueberry Ledge, Rollins, Dicey’s Mill, Walden, Dicey’s MillMileage: 11.6Elevation Gain: 3,977′Weather: Cloudy, 38(F) at the trail head but felt like mid 40(F)’s for most of the day! Humidity 69% with a steady breeze for most of the time at and between peaks. Ground Conditions: Plenty of ice (Pictured below) at either summit. …

Bondcliff | November 18, 2020

Peaks: BondcliffTrails: LWT > Bondcliff TrailMileage: 18.00Elevation Gain: 3,171Weather: Cloudy, cold, 19(F) at the trail head and felt like below zero at the summit with the wind chill. Once I got past the short scramble near the summit, there was a steady wind with occasional gusts. Overall limited visibility and wasn’t able to get any …

Mount Moosilauke | 11.16.2020

Peaks: MoosilaukeMileage: 8.94Elevation Gain: 2,694′Weather: Mainly overcast with decreasing visibility as I approached the summit. Trailhead was 77% humidity & 36(F) and the summit was very cold, felt like low twenties maybe. Plenty of winds at the summit too!Ground Conditions: Pictured below, plenty of snow and ice heading up to the summit. I was able …

Mount Pierce & Eisenhower | 11.14.2020

Peaks: Pierce, EisenhowerTrails: Crawford PathMileage: 8.82Elevation Gain: 3,444′Weather: Cloudy, low visibility, temps at the low twenties high teens at the summit of Eisenhower. Strong gusts on Eisenhower combined with the temps felt a little chilly.Ground Conditions: There was a little dusting on the trail from last night. Things were plenty slippery at points and at …

Lonesome Lake | 11.09.2020

Mileage: 3.62ElevationGain: 1,070′Weather: Clear, Sunny, 60’s(F), 60% humidity.GroundConditions: Virtually no snow, some blow downs easily navigated. Notes: Only a few blowdowns on the way up. Had a great view across the street for the sunset!Map & Strava Details