Recent content by NH Tramper

In New Hampshire there are no requirements. Though the WMNF as well as your outfitter insurance company may not be so content with the minimums. If guiding rock or ice I'd suggest you work with the AMGA as it's a recognized route. If guiding hiking, I'd stick to the sort of route I went: I...

Date of Hike: Dec 28, 2014 (wow, it's been ages since I've posted one of my hikes) Trail Conditions: The trail was certainly packed out, Willard sees lots of people (even those wearing dungarees), so it's no surprise. It was soft on the edges, though, and people were postholing from few inches...

Date of Hike: Dec 2, 2014 Trails: Olivarian Brook, Square Ledge Branch, Square Ledge, Walden, Passaconaway View Spur, and Passaconaway Cuttoff Trails Trail Conditions: It'll be easier to describe all trails as one so that's what I'll do. All trails had about 2-4" of snow building to 4-6"...

Date of Hike: Nov 18, 2014 Trail Conditions: The snow on the surface was crusty making footing ideal if only a little thicker. There was very little clear ice on the trail so hazards in this regard were minimal. It was warm enough that rock was wet instead of icy. It did take some courage...

Date of Hike: Nov 10, 2014 Trail Conditions: All of the trails were in roughly the same shape. One blowdown, I think it was on Avalon Trail though I'm not sure. Nothing tricky. All crossings easy, even the one near the start of Zeacliff Trail (which was really fun). Snow near nothing down low...

Date of Hike: Nov 8, 2014 Trail Conditions: We started by walking into Dolly Copp Campground to access the trailhead for the Daniel Webster Scout Trail. Great trail, nice variety, well blazed, easy to follow, no crossings, and no blowdowns. There was plenty of snow up high with drifts over a...

Date of Hike: Oct 28, 2014 Trail Conditions: Did some redlining today, but no summits were killed in the making. Hancock Notch Trail was wet, but it was drizzling out. There was water in all the places I remember (though lots of work has been done it seems). Fortunately, the critical water --...

Date of Hike: Oct 20, 2014 Trail Conditions: Again I will lump together both trails because they all basically offered the same things. Both had some blowdowns (especially on the Attitash Trail east of Table Mtn) and both had some mud. That said, the notorious mud patch/s weren't too terrible...

Date of Hike: Oct 19, 2014 Trail Conditions: We hiked on the Morgan and Percival Trails, in addition to the Morse Trail Connector and .8 of the Crawford-Ridgepole Trail. All of the trails were basically the same way. A bit of mud here are there, a little wetness, but basically in good shape...

Date of Hike: Oct 12, 2014 Trail Conditions: We ascended via Weeks Brook Trail, purposely leaving late and going this way to avoid the crowds. The trailhead for Mt Kearsarge North Trail was jammed packed as we expected so we dropped one vehicle road-side and made our way over Hurricane...

Date of Hike: Oct 7-10, 2014 Trails: Dry River Trail, Crawford Path, Monroe Summit Loop, Mt Eisenhower Summit Loop, Mt Eisenhower Trail, Dry River Connector, Dry River Cuttoff, Mt Clinton Trail, and Mizpah Cuttoff. Trail Conditions: We hiked in in some pretty wet conditions, heavy rains at...

Date of Hike: Oct 4, 2014 Trail Conditions: The fine drizzle meant everything was damp and that made the newly modified Tuckerman Ravine Trail slick and muddy. Not soupy, but a mess nonetheless. I had previously noticed some of the work on that trail while working in the area. But I hadn't...

Amazing! Simply amazing.

Mt Tremont & Owl's Cliff Mtn via Mt Tremont, Brunel, & Owl's Cliff Spur Trails - 9/22 Date of Hike: Sep 22, 2014 Trail Conditions: At first the Mt Tremont Trail was fairly sedate. A comfortable grade alongside an unnamed Saco tributary. As I approached the switchbacks, however, the grade...

Date of Hike: Sep 21, 2014 Trail Conditions: The Sugarloaf Trail was in great shape. No mud, no blowdowns, no problem. The same could be said of the Trestle Trail (which we warmed up on) with one exception: the bridge which spans the Zealand River is missing. This is old news to those in the...