Winter nh 48 canine finishers

[sierra]

What a beautiful dog. Congratulations ��

 

[bikehikeskifish]

Lili, accompanied by her mom, Samantha, finished her winter 48 on Mount Washington on March 18, 2022. Congratulations!

Updated List - 2021-2022 Winter Season

1-- Brutus Jan. 18, 2004
2-- Feb. 22(?), 2007
3-- Denali Feb. 25, 2007
4-- Marley March 16, 2009
5-- Pepper Jan. 29, 2011
6-- Ella Feb. 16, 2011
7-- Romeo March 15, 2011
8-- Izzy-Israel March 16, 2011
9-- Lauky February 16, 2012
10- Cinilla March 7, 2012
11- Quinn March 10, 2012
12- Kali Feb. 16, 2013
13- Tobi March 10, 2013
14- Pemi March 15, 2013
15- Hannah March 8, 2014
16- Dusty March 1, 2015
17- Harley March 1, 2015
18- Thor March 1, 2015
19- Lucy March 15, 2015
20- Kibo March 20, 2015
21- Esther March 6, 2016
22- Cole March 19, 2016
23- Marlie January 17, 2017
24- Gryffin March 13, 2017
25- Leoni March 14, 2019
26- Bennett Feb. 23, 2020
27- Eva March 3, 2020
28- Baxter March 7, 2020
29- Bennett March 11, 2020
30- Sarge March 10, 2021
31- Lili, March 18, 2022


Tim

 

[bikehikeskifish]

Obi, accompanied by his dad, Mark, on Mount Madison, January 31, 2024



Updated List - 2021-2024 Winter Season

1-- Brutus Jan. 18, 2004
2-- Feb. 22(?), 2007
3-- Denali Feb. 25, 2007
4-- Marley March 16, 2009
5-- Pepper Jan. 29, 2011
6-- Ella Feb. 16, 2011
7-- Romeo March 15, 2011
8-- Izzy-Israel March 16, 2011
9-- Lauky February 16, 2012
10- Cinilla March 7, 2012
11- Quinn March 10, 2012
12- Kali Feb. 16, 2013
13- Tobi March 10, 2013
14- Pemi March 15, 2013
15- Hannah March 8, 2014
16- Dusty March 1, 2015
17- Harley March 1, 2015
18- Thor March 1, 2015
19- Lucy March 15, 2015
20- Kibo March 20, 2015
21- Esther March 6, 2016
22- Cole March 19, 2016
23- Marlie January 17, 2017
24- Gryffin March 13, 2017
25- Leoni March 14, 2019
26- Bennett Feb. 23, 2020
27- Eva March 3, 2020
28- Baxter March 7, 2020
29- Bennett March 11, 2020
30- Sarge March 10, 2021
31- Lili, March 18, 2022
32 - Maddie January 21, 2023
33 - Lucy March, 2023
34- Obi, January 31, 2024


Tim

 

[KRooney]

I noticed there's no dog's name under #2. Did the owner not want the name listed?

 

[maineguy]

Why does the AMC not issue winter 4K certificates to dogs?

 

[bikehikeskifish]

I noticed there's no dog's name under #2. Did the owner not want the name listed?

Exactly. Similarly, Grid Finisher #1 wished to remain anonymous.

Tim

 

[bikehikeskifish]

Why does the AMC not issue winter 4K certificates to dogs?

Officially they say this (FAQs | AMC Four Thousand Footer Club):

Q. Can my dog become a member of the Club?

A. Dogs may be recognized for completing the White Mountain 4000-footers (non-winter) as a companion, assuming of course that they (or their human representative) pay the application fee. Because Baxter State Park does not allow dogs, they cannot be eligible for either of the New England lists. Dogs are not eligible for winter list recognition. (There is one dog recipient that predated this policy decision.)

If you do hike with your dog, please be courteous in your interactions with other hikers (who may not appreciate dogs as much as you do), be aware that a dog's needs and abilities may be very different from yours and always consider the dog's safety and comfort as well as your own.

I've seen text over the years about concerns of not respecting a dog's limits when it comes to winter (as the dog will follow its people, like it or not). My own personal experience suggests some dogs (mine, for example) are perfectly fine out in winter, at least on a day where I am comfortable. It also suggests there are days in the summer that are too warm, but the AMC does not preclude dogs on that basis. I'm pretty sure that contained within the pages of VFTT there is a story from Kevin himself about Brutus and how he finished the winter 48 and how the AMC was unprepared for that application.

Bob (of BobNGeri fame) and Ed (Ed and Lauky fame) put together their own collection of patches, and listed the dogs here. Ed's moved out of New England and Bob asked me to take care of the patches, which I have (See post #175 in this thread.) I don't really go out of my way to advertise them, beyond one post a year on the Facebook 4K pages, but Obi's dad contacted me through a mutual friend. And, from the it's-a-small-world department, I met two people on North Pack Monadnock today who saw my dog's winter patch and mentioned Obi to me.

Tim

 

[maineguy]

Thanks for that explanation Tim.

 

[Hikes with Hannah]

I forgot this thread was here - my previous dog Hannah (who was a W48 and grid finisher) passed away June 2019. I adopted Maddie December 2019 and she finished her W48 on Jefferson on 1/21/23.