Presidential Traverse

[Greg]

I agree....I don't ever account for getting hurt...I don't like to think about it , but your is one of the opinions on this topic that I truly value as I know you post quite a bit on VFTT and know you know the area..

Indeed. Dave is truly the authority here. for those that haven't been to it, he runs Hike the Whites!, formally the White Mountain Info Server. The WMIS has been online since the early 90's I believe and is a fanastic site that describes every 4K peak in detail from a fellow hiker's perspective. Dave's site was part of the inspiration for me to start AlpineZone in 1998. I used to spend hours browsing his site and checking out the pics and reading the descriptions of the peaks, trails, notches, other features, etc. in the Whites. He's been giving valid White Mountain hiking advice on The AMC BBS, VFTT and AlpineZone for years. He's an asset to this site.

 

[Mark S]

It's an arse-kicker for sure, but doable by strong hikers as a day hike. Be honest with yourself about the kind of shape you and your dad are in and train adequately. Here's the trip report my partner wrote-up about our traverse (sans Webster and Jackson) last Labor Day. Good luck.

http://www.summitpost.org/trip-report/170430/presidential-traverse.html