Where it All Started…

Our first few dates we tackled several of New Hampshire’s great 48 four-thousand footers in the winter of 2020/21. Unbeknownst to one another, we were both silently testing each other’s limits while attempting to hide our own fatigue. We eventually came to the conclusion that both of us were true hikers, humbly admitting we were gassed, and had a good laugh.

Five weeks into our hiking ventures, we headed to Vermont to summit Mount Mansfield, Vermont’s highest peak, for a sunrise hike. CeLynn is a Vermont native, growing up and living there for over 20 years. With severely declining conditions – we’re talking negative 30 with windchill, 50 mph winds, maximum visibility of roughly 30 feet, goggles freezing over, all of our layers on – we decided to press for the summit. Once we hit the summit, Brad grabbed CeLynn’s head, pulled her in close, and yelled over the howling of the wind “Will you be my girlfriend?” and CeLynn famously said “WHAAAAAT?”, … “WILL YOU BE MY GIRLFRIEND?!”. Needless to say, we made it off the mountain in one piece, barely…but with a new Facebook status (In a relationship). 

We made our way through the 48 four-thousand footer list together, completing our final peak along a one-day Presidential Traverse in 2022.

What We’ve Been Up to…

Although we haven’t been together long, we’ve fit in quite a few travels. We’ve made our way to North Carolina, Utah, Arizona, Florida, Nepal, and Costa Rica.

Currently, we’re working on the 52 With a View and Terrifying 25 – two other popular NH hiking lists. Most weekends, you can find us meandering along trails in the White Mountains, camping in National Forests, or paddle boarding on local ponds.