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Last weekend, I co-led a bushwhack to Northwest Hancock (4020) with a small group of experienced hikers from the Appalachian Mountain Club. This was my second attempt to summit this rarely climbed peak, the first of which was ended prematurely by cold-induced asthma on a -20 below zero day last February. We succeeded this time as you can see by …

I got turned onto the Marmot DriClime Catalyst Jacket  when I was winter backpacking in the White Mountains. Several very experienced hikers on our trip had the DriClime Catalyst and they raved about it. Whenever you carry a backpack in winter, sweat accumulates on your back under your pack. What you need is a layering system that will wick that …

Last weekend I bushwhacked to Bald Cap, a 3,000 footer located to the north of the Mahoosuc Trail (Appalachian Trail) in New Hampshire’s North Country. I co-led this trip as part of the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Map and Compass Navigation Workshop. We do a bushwhack in this course to teach students cross-country navigation and to demonstrate just how effective it …

Autumn has arrived in the White Mountains and with it a flurry of hiking before  the need to gear up for snow, ice, and winter hiking. Bagging the higher or more remote peaks becomes far more difficult in the winter months due to the severity of the New Hampshire weather and above treeline conditions, so it’s best to get the …