Author Archives: egilbert@alum.mit.edu

Killington Peak August 2006 We climbed Killington on our Appalachian Trail hike in the sumer of 2006. We didn’t get a picture on the top, but these pictures were somewhat close by in Vermont.

Participants: Chris Tracy, Jeff, Brent (of Presi-Traverse fame), Eric & Matthew Gilbertson, Mike Kokko Feb 18, 2006 Peaks Bagged: Field, Willey, Avalon & Tom (well, close enough) Starting Temp: 0° F with snow Lowest Documented Temp: -18.7° F (see Eric’s pics) Estimated Sustained Windspeed: 20 mph Distance Traveled 10.0 miles Elevation Gain: I have no… Continue reading →

Owls Head 4,025 ft Dates Climbed: 2/13/2006, 5/31/2009 Owl’s Head Bushwack + trip report 2/11 Participants: Eric, Matthew, Tom, and Srini Distance: ~16 miles We originally planned on doing Owl’s head as a day trip and camping at the trailhead, but we decided to hike in a few miles on… Continue reading →

Adventures on Wildcats and Carters Participants: Bilal Zia and Eric Gilbertson Jan 30, 2006 Author: Bilal So we wanted to do something hardcore, and having exhausted most hardcore options already (presi traverse, pemi loop), we planned an ambitious peak-bagging adventure just east of the presidentials. We crashed at intervale Saturday… Continue reading →

South Hancock and North Hancock Dates Climbed: 12/9/2005, 8/25/2010 We first climbed the Hancocks as a training hike during our annual Winter School leaders retreat weekend in December 2005.

Mount Moriah 4,049 ft Dates Climbed: 11/12/2005, 9/5/2008

Mount Flume and Liberty Dates Climbed: 2/27/05, 9/14/05, 9/21/08, 5/30/09, 10/7/09 Pemi Loop 9.21.2008 Eric Gilbertson, Matthew Gilbertson, Jon Hanselman, Dave Wentzlaff 36.1 miles 11,342 ft elevation gain 15 hours 37 minutes 6.2 seconds Author: Eric Jon’s just starting on his 4,000 footer list and what better to knock off… Continue reading →

Zealand 4,260ft Datew Climbed: 10/16/2005, 1/15/2007, 9/22/2007, 6/7/2009, 8/28/2010 24 Hour Hut Traverse Matthew Gilbertson, Eric Gilbertson, Mike Kokko 45.39mi 22,045ft total ascent 24h17m 10:45am 9/22/07 — 11:02am 9/23/07 We needed some way to express ourselves. We weren’t that big into sculpture, or painting, or dance, so we instead decided… Continue reading →

North Kinsman and South Kinsman 4,293 ft Dates Climbed: 5/8/2005, 1/12/2007, 5/10/2009, 1/26/2010 Kinsman Pond Hockey – Jan 26, 2010 Leaders: Eric and Petek Participants: Kyle, Ian, Maddie, Yashas, Dan, Sally, Sian Author: Eric We hauled some absurdly large packs up to the edge of Kinsman pond on Saturday and… Continue reading →

Cannon Mountain 4,100 ft Dates Climbed: 5/8/05, 12/14/08, 8/24/10