Bob's Hill Training Hike - April 14, 2001

Allen, Mark, Rich, and Stuart ready to go
 

Allen, Mark, Rich, and Stuart ready to go (take 2)
 

Just like Tucks... well sortof
 

My shoulders hurt !!!
 

Allen, Stuart, Mark, and Rich at the summit
 

Loon Mountain - April 20, 2001

Bob W., Bob S., Chuck, Greg, and Mark with Mount Washington in the background
 

Greg in the bumps on The Flume
 

Greg in the bumps on The Flume (take 2)
 

Bob W. in the bumps on The Flume
 

Expedition Day - April 21, 2001

John, Rich, and Bob W. walk back to Pinkham Notch from the Wildcat parking lot
 

Getting ready... waiting
 

The whole gang minus Allen (who's taking the picture)
 

The whole gang... 9:00 AM on April 21, 2001... Let's get going !!!
(front row left-to-right) Joanne, Stuart, Kathi, Greg, Chuck
(back row left-to-right) Bob W., Bob S., Anne-Marie, John, Beth, Benita, Rich, Mark, Allen
 

Hike From Pinkham Notch To HoJos

And... they're off !!!
 

Anne-Marie
 

(left-to-right) Chuck, Benita, Mark, Bob S., and Rich
 

"A. Climber", Bob, and Benita
 

Allen "postholed" up to his crotch
 

Where's the water bottle ?
 

The bridge... has anybody seen the bridge ?
 

This is normally a creek
 

"That was the last steep part, I swear."
 

@HoJos

Rich, Benita, Stuart, Mark, and Chuck take a break
 

Bob W. and Greg's butt
 

Anne-Marie shows off her new wicking t-shirt while Joanne and Kathi look on
 

Johnny V. mon
 

Hike From HoJos To The Bowl

(left-to-right) Bob S., Benita, Rich, Stuart, and Mark
 

Benita still smilin'
 

Rich trudges onward and upward
 

In The Bowl

Finally, we made it !!! ... Note the "Son of Inferno" race gates and finish line in the background
 

Advance Base Camp
 

The gallery at Advance Base Camp watches for incoming as the last few stragglers prepare to ascend
 

As if doing Tucks with downhill gear isn't difficult enough
 

Bob S. has that look about him... I think he's going all the way to "the top" this year
 

Break out the inclinometers... That's steep !!!
 

Anne-Marie (before the fall)... that tiny spot in the center just below the horizon
 

Anne-Marie (after the fall)... thankfully she's moving as cheers and applause fill the bowl
 

Mark finishes a run in the bowl
 

Benita finishes her first ever run in the bowl
 

Greg and Anne-Marie return from their "epic"
 

Bob Walker returns from "the top"
 

Bob Sagusti completes his first time run from "the top"
 

Celebration In Pinkham Notch Parking Lot

Mark and Bob S. drink the traditional martini
 

Party
 

Party, Party
 

Stuart replays the video of Anne-Marie's tumble
 

Party, Party, Party
 

Party, Party, Party, Party
 

Party, Party, Party, Party, Party
 

Party, Party, Party, Party, Party, Party
 

Party, Party, Party, Party, Party, Party, Party... Hope they don't kick us out of the parking lot !!!
 

Celebration In Room 110

More Party (indoor style)
 

More More Party Party (indoor style)
 

Royalty Inn and Gorham, NH

Just chillin' on the back porch
 

Main Street Gorham, New Hampshire
 

That cool Victorian across from The Royalty
 

Wildcat Mountain - April 22, 2001

Tuckerman Ravine with serious clouds descending into the bowl
 

Allen with Tuckerman Ravine in the left background... I'd hate to be up there today
 

Everyone else with Tuckerman Ravine in the left background
 

View of Tuckerman Ravine from the famous old original Wildcat Ski Trail
 

Another view of Tuckerman Ravine from the famous old original Wildcat Ski Trail
 

Chuck skidding to a stop
 

Stuart and Bob S. in criss-cross formation
 

Mark Miller (a.k.a. Surfer Joe) catches a wave
 

Greg takes on one of the legendary fall-line streams of Wildcat
 

More stream action
 

O.K... This is nuts
 

More nuts but oh so much fun !!!
 

"Wish I had my poles."
 

Stream at the base of Wildcat
 

A bit windy today
 

That's all folks... What an awesome trip !!!  See ya next year