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I saw this from another source and almost posted it here as well. Great team building exercise! Good luck pal, you're on your own. I guess they didn't get the memo about starting as a group and finishing as a group. Doesn't sound like they had a group leader either, so they're all to blame.

A sampling of photos from the 5 days.

I returned to NH last week for my annual visit with the goal of chipping away at the peaks I still have remaining on the 52 WAV list. I've been working my way back into hiking shape slowly over the last two years after a serious illness, so this was going to be a real test of strength, stamina...

It's good to know that I can "officially" count Hibbard and West Royce, so that puts me at 36. If the weather cooperates, I might get to 40 this year. We'll see. Rain or shine, I enjoy spending time in NH especially in the White Mts. The 52 WAV guidebook is excellent. Thanks Ken.

Oh no, I am devastated to hear of his passing. He had such wide-ranging knowledge about hiking in the Whites as well as New Hampshire and New England environmental and political issues. As Kerry has stated, he was the heart and soul of VFTT and vital to its continuance after Tim's retirement. I...

Well, if Tower Rd is still washed out in 3 weeks, I guess Magalloway will not be on my itinerary this year. It was just one of many possibilities so it can wait. I still have more than a dozen 52wav peaks to go so I have no shortage of new peaks to climb and a narrowing window in which to climb...

Damn, I was hoping to cool off when I got up north. It's been hot as hell here for nearly a month straight with little or no rain. In the mid 90s almost every day. If I do not walk right after breakfast, then I can forget about it until 7:30 pm at the earliest. We went to hear some free outdoor...

I agree with Ken, that any joy we can find in this world is a good thing and that to celebrate the fact that others are finding joy, even in unconventional ways that do not align with our personal standards, cannot be a bad thing. Would I bring a pet rabbit on my hikes? No, I definitely would...

The hiking gods are fond of irony.

It has been my experience that if there is a really stupid thing to do like defacing boulders on the summit of a high peak, then sooner or later some moron will step up and get the job done.

He flies pretty low to the ground with constant ground visibility. It would probably be more difficult in the Whites given the tree cover. One might need to fly higher with less reliance on visual tracking. Since many rescues involve high winds on Washington and its environs, I also have to...

Very nice photos especially that shot of Madison and Star Lake.

We live in a culture that is often defined by attention seeking, self-promotion, and self-congratulation. Social media has definitely played a role in stoking this development. I did not even begin to record my hikes until the mid 1980s when someone showed me the list of the 48. There are no...

Your instincts for saving the planet are admirable but please don't assume any guilt on my behalf. It's presumptuous and unnecessary. I hope to make that trek this summer and do a couple of waterfalls in addition to the Big M. I've never been that far north in NH so just seeing the Connecticut...

"a meteorological observatory, a museum and cafeteria, equipment for radio transmission and an historic shelter known as the “Tip Top House” and also is the terminus for the Cog railway and Mount Washington Auto Road." Referring back to another thread, this may be why Adams is considered a...

Monadnock was the first NH mountain that I climbed way back in 1973 with my college girlfriend. Many moons ago. Don't really remember the hike that well and couldn't say what route we took but I know we reached the summit. She convinced me to do Lincoln, Lafayette and Washington too, though not...

Run away!!!

Is that little stove still sitting up on the summit? Welcome to VFTT Vincent.

That wasn't me. I think you handled that discovery in a respectful manner in regard to the person memorialized, the person who left it, and to the mountain as well. As to the painted rocks, skiguy, that is definitely over the line, and so are gnomes and little gnome homes, which are popping up...

I basically agree with the notion that nothing should be left on summits or anywhere on the mountain for that matter. However, (confession time) I must admit that I once did a climb in honor of my dad and left behind a small token in his memory. I buried it so hopefully it won't change anyone's...