33 Miles Across The Presidential Traverse & Mount Isolation the Most Exposed Hike in the Northeast

Hiking and backpacking the Presidential Traverse in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and climbing Mt. Washington as well as Mount Isolation the most remote 4000 foot peak of the 48.

In June of 2021 Dan, Jon and I were looking to hike the Presidential Traverse in NH. Being from NYC we wanted to make the most of our time up there so we devised our own route. The most basic and frequent version of the Presidential traverse goes North to South, starting at the Appalachia Trailhead and ending at the Crawford Path Trailhead. This is the most popular route for single day Presidential Traverse hikers. We, however, would go south to north starting at the Webster Cliffs Trailhead and ending at Pinkham Notch. Essentially we would be hiking the section of the AT that crosses the Presidential Range while also taking a detour to climb Mount Isolation, the most remote 4k peak in the Whites. The basic peaks along the traverse are Pierce, Eisenhower, Monroe, Washington, Jefferson, Adams, and Madison. On our trip we would tack on both Isolation as well as Jackson, a side peak of the Presidential Traverse not required as it isn't named after a President. Nonetheless the plan was to summit nine 4k peaks along our trip.


Leave No Trace:
https://lnt.org/why/7-principles/

Maps provided by GAIAGPS:
https://www.gaiagps.com/

Dan shoots amazing photos on our trips. You can find his work at:
https://danieltornatore.com/

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Chapters:
0:00 - Teaser
1:19 - Opening Theme
2:08 - Day 0
4:59 - Day 1
7:03 - Beginning of Hike Day 1
17:16 - Mount Jackson
20:45 - Camp Night 1
23:48 - Bump 1
24:08 - Day 2
28:30 - Beginning of Hike Day 2
30:30 - Mount Pierce
34:08 - Mount Eisenhower
40:23 - Mount Monroe
50:28 - Camp Night 2
51:48 - Mount Isolation
53:14 - Bump 2
53:36 - Day 3
1:01:52 - Beginning of Hike Day 3
1:06:48 - (Agiocochook) Mount Washington
1:12:07 - Mount Jefferson
1:16:07 - Mount Adams
1:17:44 - Camp Night 3
1:18:52 - Bump 3
1:19:14 - Day 4
1:21:00 - Beginning of Hike Day 4
1:22:00 - Mount Madison
1:28:52 - Bump 4

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