Redline Guiding

Excellent, Excellent, Excellent!!! This was a great "shake down" hike for my future thru-hike. First of all, I loved the itinerary my guide, Arlette Laan, proposed and because of her own through hiking experience she was incredibly knowledgeable and answered my gazillion questions with patience and thoughtfulness. Secondly, seeing her gear setup helped me figure out what changes I will make with my own gear. I without reservation highly recommend booking your next outdoor adventure with Redline Guiding.

There are quite a few things that I wanted to accomplish before I was too old to get them done, and one was to traverse the Presidentials in one day, running what was runnable, power-hiking the rest. My wife wisely did not want me to do it alone, so I contacted Redline and they provided the right person for the task. My experience running the FKT course of the Presidentials with a Redline guide was all that I had hoped for. It did take us a while to complete the traverse, which was just fine as I am injury-free and totally happy with how everything went, just a month shy of my 70th birthday. Phoebe, my guide, was a delight to run and hike with; her knowledge of the Whites in general and the Presidentials in particular is amazing. I am very thankful to Redline for providing just the experience that I had in mind at the outset, and I also appreciate the great weather they provided!

Amazing day! Very responsive to questions before the hike and planning appropriate gear and checking weather conditions. My guide shared a ton of additional information and answered even more questions I had about hiking more of the 48 4Ks in the future on my own. Guides are a wealth of experience and knowledge. She also pointed out many different plants and other interesting things along the way. Great conversation, if you like to chat. If not, that’s ok too. Pace was good for me as I’m a slower hiker. Checked on me to make sure I was hydrated and feeling good. I felt very safe. I had wanted to hike both Pierce and Eisenhower on this hike, if possible based on time and my ability. When we got to top of Pierce and had lunch we reviewed how much time it would take and calculated when we’d be back to car based on my ability and how I was feeling. We did it! Time was absolutely perfect! We even had time to see a beautiful waterfall a little bit off trail on the way down. I can’t say enough great things about this experience. I’m already signed up again to hike Mount Washington in the future. In the meantime I feel more confident and better prepared to hike more on my own. Plus they offer other classes to help you learn how to use a compass, introduction to backpacking 101, wilderness first aid, winter hiking and more.

I would consider myself an experienced hiker and I clock a lot of miles every year which includes a lot of time in the winter. I took a two day mountaineering course last weekend which finished with a climb up Mount Washington with 40 mph winds. I am thoroughly impressed with Pat, Mike and the rest of the team for their knowledge and helpfulness. I learned an amazing amount which will last me for a long time.

Huntington ravine is one of the toughest hikes in the Whites!! Pat made ours awesome!!

This was my second time with Redline Guiding. Pat Ferland was invaluable to me and my companions guiding us up Huntington ravine on Wednesday, August 3rd. Could not have navigated it without him! You learn so much with these talented people. I cannot wait to take more instruction from them!

I had a great learning experience taking their wilderness navigation course with Mike last weekend! I was able to do all the classwork virtually, which was awesome considering I live 3 hours away from Intervale. We followed up with the field part of the course a couple of days later for my first official bushwhack! Very informative, easy to schedule, and well worth the money. I would highly recommend!

This is another 5 star review and it is well deserved! The owner took me and my 74 year old mother out on a half day private tour. He took us to a few popular can’t miss spots as well as some places we could’ve never experienced without a local. He kept us laughing and enjoying the White Mountains as we were chauffeured around the beauty of the National Forest.
On top of the tour, Mike made us a video of our day of escapades for us to enjoy and share with friends and family. This guy is talented and knows his stuff. Passion is infectious. Thanks Mike!

This past weekend, I was part of a yoga hike with Redline Guide Samantha Fairfield and we had a marvelous time. We hiked Black Cap in North Conway and then she led a beautiful yoga class overlooking the best peaks in NH. I was actually shocked that the views were so plentiful given the fact we did not have to hike for hours & hours to get to the summit. Samantha is a great guide and well as a great yoga instructor. I highly recommend her. I’ve also been on longer hikes as well as overnights with Redline and would recommend them overall for guides that personalize trips as needed. I’ve never had a bad experience. The guides are always well prepared, organized, safe and friendly.

Excellent class! Mike was very patient with us and made sure we truly understood the material when the class was over. Redline Guiding is the place to go for survival training, backpacking knowledge, guided adventures, etc