Start/End: Caps Ridge Trailhead, Jefferson Notch Road

Peaks: Jefferson (5,712')

Elevation Gain: 3,075 ft

RT Mileage: 6.14 mi

Duration: 6 hours, 34 minutes

Rock Difficulty: Class 2+

My friends really enjoyed Tuckerman Ravine last month and have been wanting to go hiking again with me ever since. Since I now have just two short hikes left to finish the 48, I decided I could afford to take another weekend off from peakbagging to take them hiking again. Caps Ridge was one of the most fun short hikes I've done in the Whites, and this was a good excuse to revisit it. For the descent, I decided to make a loop with the Castle Trail and The Link and bag another Terrifying 25 route for myself. Read more...

Start/End: The Basin parking lot

Peaks: Cannon (4,100'), "NE Cannon Ball" (3,769'), North Kinsman (4,293'), South Kinsman (4,358')

Elevation Gain: 5,035 ft

RT Mileage: 15.27 mi

Duration: 10 hours, 48 minutes

Rock Difficulty: Class 1+

For this weekend I decided to get Cannon-Kinsmans, the last long hike I had left to finish the 48, out of the way. Of the two days in the weekend, Saturday looked to have the better weather, so that's the day I went for it. Read more...

Start/End: Pinkham Notch Visitor Center

Peaks: "Boott Spur" (5,492'), Washington (6,288'), Monroe (5,384')

Elevation Gain: 5,475 ft

RT Mileage: 11.76 mi

Duration: 9 hours, 48 minutes

Rock Difficulty: Class 1+

I had been waiting all summer for an exceptional weather day to bag Monroe and Washington, and it finally came on July 14th. For my route, I decided to ascend via the incredibly scenic Boott Spur Trail to Boott Spur, cross Bigelow Lawn and summit Washington, hike over to Monroe, cross Bigelow Lawn again, and descend via Tuckerman back to Pinkham. Read more...

Start/End: Great Gulf Trailhead, Rt. 16

Peaks: Middle Carter (4,610'), South Carter (4,430'), "Hight" (4,675'), Carter Dome (4,832'), Wildcat A (4,422'), Wildcat D (4,050')

Elevation Gain: 6,220 ft

RT Mileage: 17.40 mi

Duration: 9 hours, 59 minutes

Rock Difficulty: Class 1

For Fourth of July weekend I wanted to get the Carters-Wildcats Traverse, my longest hike of the summer, out of the way. Of the four-day weekend, the Fourth of July itself looked to have the best weather, so that's the day I decided to go for it. Read more...