6/24/2020 · The Direttissima The White Mountain Direttissima is not a trail but an idea: hike all of the (48) 4,000 footers of New Hampshire in one continuous hike without resupplying. This brutal endeavor spans about 240 miles and 80,000 feet of.
1/12/2012 · Thousands of people have climbed all 48 of New Hampshire ’s 4,000-footers. Very few have tagged them all in one single continuous hike. In a recent post on SectionHiker.com, Philip Werner muses on the “White Mountain Direttissima .”The premise is simple: Summit all 48 of New Hampshire ’s 4,000-foot peaks in one continuous hike without outside support.
For hikers desiring access to Glen Boulder Trail from Pinkham Notch Visitor Center, The Direttissima eliminates a road walk on NH 16. Although, in general, the trail is almost level, it is somewhat rough in in places, with several significant ups and downs.
In late July, I set the record for the fastest thru hike of the 48 New Hampshire 4,000 footers, also known as the White Mountains Direttissima . In the course of five days, 13 hours, and five minutes, I hiked and ran about 252 miles with 80,000 feet of elevation gain, all while unsupported.
“ Direttissima ” is an Italian word meaning “most direct route.” In the context of the NH 4’s, the idea was hatched by Reverend Henry T. Folsom, who in the December 1971 edition of Appalachia defined the endeavor as climbing the 4000 footers in the most direct manner using only trails and roads, starting at one end and walking all the …
Direttissima is Italian for “most direct route”. The White Mountain Direttissima is an unsupported 240+ mile hike through the White Mountains traversing all 48 4,000′ peaks. I’ll be embarking on this adventure at some point during the end of July. When: July 24 – 30, 2016, 8/11/2020 · 2020 FKT of the year award nominee for the speed record of the White Mountains Direttissima (Unsupported New Hampshire 48 Thru-Hike). I’m a long distance hiker and ultra-runner I got started in long distance when I thru-hiked the AT NOBO in 2019. Follow me on instagram @_will.peterson, On July 30, exactly 5 days, 23 hours and 58 minutes after starting on New Hampshire ’s Mount Moosilaukee, trail runner and ski-mountaineer Andrew Drummond set a new fastest known time, or FKT, for one of the quirkier concepts in the White Mountains, the Direttissima —a continuous push over all 48 4,000-foot peaks that includes a combination of roads, trails and bushwhacks …
