"Very cloudy day, in the 20s. All summits socked in except Bondcliff. Did the Bonds traverse, in at Galehead, out at Lincoln Woods. Encountered all possible trail conditions, used micro spikes mostly. 20.9 mi., 4550 elevation gain. Finally got our Winter 48!" — Alohabuffy • Jan 3, 2024

"Spectacular weather with well above average temps made this hike incredible. The entire ridge was at peak foliage. Just fantastic views everywhere, makes the 19 miles well worth it." — Alohabuffy • Oct 3, 2023

"Early morning start for a full epic day in the mountains ! This day was one for the books ! Met plenty of nice people on the trail and Violaine finished her NH48 on a perfect day ! " — HoJo • Sep 2, 2023

"A Zealand Bond Traverse today. Snow was firm on the way in. We managed to cross the river at Zealand Hut and reach Zealand, thus closing out my April Grid. Our group of 5 continued onwards over Guyot and the Bonds. It was windy on Guyot and on Bondcliff. The snow was getting softer on the long walk out from Bondcliff. " — newenglandwarrior • Apr 8, 2023

"Dropped a car at the Zealand Tr parking lot and headed for Lincoln Woods where we began our ascent at 7:15am. We were in for a long and very hot day, but were ready to tackle five peaks and see if we could beat our own time estimate of 13 hours. And we would have, too! If not for an unintentional detour. Word to the wise: when blood sugar and hydration are getting low, and you've already been on the trail for 9 hours, don't trust your memory... and there's no such thing as checking the map too many times. Lincoln Woods to Bondcliff, West Bond Spur, Twinway, then an unfortunate detour down Zeacliff (longest 1.4 miles of my life) and Ethan Pond before finally making it to the Zealand Falls Hut and taking Zealand Trail down to the car. 5 peaks, 22 miles, 14.5 hours, 1 detour, many liters of water, and a cup of lemonade... Views were spectacular, trail company was good, and in spite of the mayhem, I'd love to do this climb again with a few tweaks." — gooner • Aug 6, 2022

"Was going to stay at Zealand , but web site was down. So I dropped my overnight pach and took my day pack. Hit the trail head at 6:45 am. Got back to the hut, grabbed my pack and head lamp and headed out to the car, reaching it at 8:33. Almost 14 hours. Views were AMAZING! " — Bucky • Jul 15, 2022

"Pemi Loop. 20 hrs, 2 minutes. 4 of us. Flume was the first peak, Bondcliff the last. We also threw in Galehead and West Bond for 10 peaks total. Got some blisters out of this hike. Glad to have finally done one. " — newenglandwarrior • Jul 1, 2022

"The last peaks I needed for my September Grid. The weather wasn't as good as I was expecting it to be. I was socked in all day. I covered the 22.6 miles in 8 hours, 50 minutes. A new best time for me. " — newenglandwarrior • Sep 17, 2021

"Shooting for all 3 Bonds today. Started out from Lincoln Woods @ 6:50 AM. Relatively mild but 2-3 inches of new snow. The track on the old railroad bed was good but the snow slowed us a bit. As we climbed Bondcliff Trail, the snow went to 5-6 inches and there was considerable unconsolidated snow during the last mile and a half to the summit. Also the ridge line slopes a fair amount and the base track was poor, narrow. A lot of slipping even with the snow shoes. Near the summit we ran into deep drifts, especially those last few feet of tree cover. The best part of the hike was the sudden brilliant sunshine as we summited. So we got treated to beautiful views for about 15 minutes. Along with calm winds, it was awesome. However we were done for the day. Gazing up at Mt Bond and analyzing the hike up, we knew it was time to turn around. Too bad those 2 would have been our Winter 47 & 48. As usual, the 4.7 miles out on Lincoln Woods was an exercise in mental and physical torture. We'll be back!" — Alohabuffy • Feb 23, 2021

"Finally, a Zealand Bond traverse. Doug helped me out with the car spot the night before. Based on a recent trip report, I took a chance and left the snowshoes behind. Doug dropped me off at Zealand Rd and I started up in the dark. The trail was well tracked out by snowmobiles on the road. Along the trail, I followed an old set of tracks. I made my way past Zealand Hut and went up to check out Zeacliff. Socked in at Zeacliff today. I continued on and reached Zealand. Between Zealand and Guyot, I had to contend with some drifts but nothing to crazy. I reached Guyot and dealt with some wind. At this point, it was hit or miss with the clouds. There was an undercast beyond Garfield. I was mostly in the clear. I went over to West Bond and enjoyed the views there. Then I headed over to Bond but I opted not to stay long. I made my way down to Bondcliff. There were pockets of exposed rock along Bondcliff. I finished my January Grid on Bondcliff. I then made my way out making fast time to reach Lincoln Woods. " — newenglandwarrior • Jan 8, 2021