Woman completes White Mountains hiking challenge in 1 year
LITTLETON, N.H. — A Vermont woman is believed to be the first person to complete an ambitious hiking challenge in the White Mountains in a single year.
Sue Johnston, 51, says she has hiked every one of New Hampshire’s 4,000-foot mountains in every single month of the year in 2016, The Concord Monitor reported (http://bit.ly/2jqEmHB).
The challenge is known as the “Grid” and it takes most hikers years to complete. Completing the Grid requires hiking each mountain in every month, but doing it all in one year isn’t required. There are 48 mountains that top 4,000 feet in the White Mountains.
Johnston said December was her most difficult month. She spent a total of 21 days hiking last month. In July, she spent 119 hours hiking over a period of 10 days. She completed the Grid on Dec. 26, atop Mount Isolation in Pinkham Notch.