#12 06-08
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#12 06-08
Appalachian Mountain Club's list of forty eight 4000-foot peaks in New Hampshire.
From left to right: Washington, Clay, Jefferson, Adams, Madison:
The 06-08 on this bolster means it's the sixth of eight made. As of yesterday it now records the date I completed the From left to right: Washington, Clay, Jefferson, Adams, Madison:
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Congratulations. That's quite an accomplishment. How long did it take for you to do all 48 and did you tackle them in any specific order?
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The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
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Wow, great accomplishment! Very cool that you had a special PK along with you for the occasion.
Mike
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There are those who are...and those who wish they were. He himself decides.
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Thanks. I first hiked the White Mountains in 1976, but didn't care about peak-bagging until 9 June 2012, when a scary attack of muscle cramps and spasms on my first backpacking trip of the season convinced me that doing the NH 48 would be an age-appropriate challenge. During the next two years, I bagged 36 of the 48. I had done the other 10 previously.jerryd6818 wrote:Congratulations. That's quite an accomplishment. How long did it take for you to do all 48 and did you tackle them in any specific order?
On Saturday I spoke with a young hiker who did her 48 in six months. I've met several hikers who have done the grid (all 48 in the month of January, all 48 in February, etc).
I did them in no particular order, but a three-day backpack around the western Pemigewasett netted 11 of the 48; some people do that in a single day. A Presidential traverse covering 8 of the 48 is much easier to do in a day, but I did those in three separate hikes. Excepting Moriah, I covered the Carter Range in a single day hike. Several other pairs or triples were most easily done together (Tom/Field/Willey, Cannon and the Kinsmans, the Tripyramids, the Wildcats, the Hancocks, the Osceolas, Whiteface and Passaconaway).
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That is some beautiful country, thanks for sharing! What is the sheath knife / machete you have on your belt in the '76 picture?
Mike
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Mike, if you lived there, you'd be trying to get 'em all done on a holiday weekend.
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
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That's a friend whose name I've forgotten; I was taking the picture. His knife was military surplus, and I've been told it was the original version of the Woodman's Pal. On that two-day trip, he didn't use it at all.313 Mike wrote:That is some beautiful country, thanks for sharing! What is the sheath knife / machete you have on your belt in the '76 picture?
He could have, of course. Less than two weeks ago, I had opportunity to use the hatchet I was carrying. Before: After:
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Jerry you are right...I wanna get out and HUMP THOSE HILLS! Unfortunately never had the opportunity to explore that part of the country much, sure does look beautiful though.jerryd6818 wrote:Mike, if you lived there, you'd be trying to get 'em all done on a holiday weekend.
Mike
There are those who are...and those who wish they were. He himself decides.
There are those who are...and those who wish they were. He himself decides.