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Many thanks for the greenie and the congratulations! Alex says thank you too. :)

Alex says, "Thank you. It was really fun." :)

Mohamed, looking forward to seeing you again! NeoAkela, many thanks! :)

Thanks for the greenie. And thanks for the compliment regarding Alex's patch. She has a dark sense of humor. :)

Accompanying photos can be found here. Lincoln Woods Trail, Osseo Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail. 11.2 miles roundtrip. At long last, the final winter 4K hike! As is so often the case in the Whites, the weather was odd. Seven days earlier, Alex and I had ascended Mt. Washington in frigid temps...

Excellent!! Many congratulations to you both!! :D

Thanks, Rickie. I'd take either. :) In all seriousness though, we're happy just to have this story out there. It's not about Alex or our family so much as it is a message of girl empowerment in general. If we can inspire even one other girl to get out there and go for it, then that's what...

Thanks, folks! :D Julie and Pam, wonderful, thanks! I hope to see you both at the Coop on the 3rd. :) Eddie, yes, you can get UP on Amazon (it's available for pre-order now) as well as most other bookselling sites. Again, many thanks for the support, everyone!!

I am pleased to announce that Broadway Books, an imprint of Crown Publishing Group, will publish my memoir, Up: A Mother and Daughter's Peakbagging Adventure, on April 3, 2012. Up chronicles then-five-year-old Alex's quest to climb the White Mountain Four Thousand Footers. The book has...

Many congratulations! What a gorgeous day for an above-treeline finish! :)

W.O.W. Thanks for sharing those stunning pictures! I'm amazed at how fast the snow has melted. We were on Washington five days before you and it was a winter wonderland with plenty of snowfields and ice!

Thanks for the greenie, Tom!! :)

Many thanks for the greenie, Tim. :)

I've noticed a definite difference in cultures/perspectives between two general groups I'm associated with. I can't speak for all hikers or all climbers, of course. However, I have noticed that the folks I personally know who are more climbers than hikers, or who routinely do serious...

We'll be there. My youngest daughter, Sage, is getting her certificate and we are very excited to cheer her on! Hopefully, Alex and I will get certificates too, for winter, but we still have one more hike to go and I don't want to assume anything. Regarding dogs: last year, there were a lot...

Joe, that is an amazing accomplishment, wow! Well done!!

Hugh was interviewed by Sanjay Gupta. The half hour feature will air on CNN's "The Next List" on March 25th (Sunday) at 2pm. In addition to discussing his work, Hugh talks about his 1982 accident on Mt. Washington.

Hi Donna, Thanks! The picture in the avatar was taken by Clay Dingman. He's a great photographer. :) I don't know if Alex and I will get Washington/Monroe this winter...it completely depends on the weather. At this point, Alex can handle (and enjoy) what most of the adults on this board...

The weekend looks promising... I know of literally 17 different groups/couples/solo hikers who have their eye on Washington for this weekend. If the weather is good and they all show, plus the dozens I obviously don't know about, then you can probably just follow the parade of people up the...

The white thing is a polar bear...when you push on its head, the mouth opens and a light shines forth. :) Not exactly a substitute for headlamps, but the girls like to play with it.