Author Archives: egilbert@alum.mit.edu

Saddleback Mountain August 14, 2006 Eric and Matthew Gilbertson We climbed Saddleback as part of our Appalachian Trail hike over the summer of 2006.

Baldpate August 12, 2006 Eric and Matthew Gilbertson We climbed Baldpate during our Appalachian Trail hike in the summer of 2006.We had just finished a 26-mile day over the mahoosucs (almost a full mahoosuc traverse, though we started about 3 miles in from Gorham), and set up camp on the… Continue reading →

Stratton Mountain August 4, 2006 We climbed Stratton on our Appalachian Trail hike in the summer of 2006.

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 →