"...a charming, uplifting account...a keen feminist fable for brave girls." -- Publishers Weekly

"As someone who has struggled to keep up with Alex on a pair of New Hampshire 4,000ers in winter, I can testify first- hand to what a remarkable hiker and person she is. Patricia Ellis Herr's charming memoir distills the lessons she learned on the trail with her precocious daughter. UP offers a welcome corrective to the Tiger Mother syndrome."--David Roberts, author of Finding Everett Ruess: The Life and Unsolved Disappearance of a Legendary Wilderness Explorer

"I love this mother-daughter tale of sharing something beautiful and profound together and building upon those shared experiences. It's what every family should emulate. The delightful stories put a smile on my face as they brought back memories of my daughter when she was Alex's age." — Erik Weihenmayer, World Class Adventurer, First and Only Blind Man to Climb Everest, and Star of ABC's 2011 "Expedition Impossible."

TRISH, ALEX and SAGE

This blog documents the ongoing adventures of 9-year-old Alex and 6-year-old Sage.

Alex's earliest hikes, including my original trip reports for the hikes chronicled in UP, can be found at Trish and Alex Hike the 4000 Foot Whites.

Sage's earliest hikes, including many for the New Hampshire Four Thousand Footer list, can be found at Sage Dylan Herr On the Trails of New Hampshire.

NH Four Thousand Footers -- WINTER (Alex)

This is the same New Hampshire Four Thousand Footers list...one just has to hike them during calendar winters. Alex is working on this; she hopes to finish before March 20, 2012. I've linked the peaks she's already done with the appropriate trip reports.

Washington 6288'
Adams 5774'
Jefferson 5712'
Monroe 5384'
Madison 5367'
Lafayette 5260'
Lincoln 5089'
South Twin 4902' -- Completed 2/22/12, trip report coming soon
Carter Dome 4832'
Moosilauke 4802'
Eisenhower 4780'
North Twin 4761' -- Completed 2/22/12, trip report coming soon
Carrigain 4700'
Bond 4698'
Middle Carter 4610'
West Bond 4540'
Garfield 4500'
Liberty 4459'
South Carter 4430'
Wildcat 4422'
Hancock 4420'
South Kinsman 4358'
Field 4340'
Osceola 4340'
Flume 4328'
South Hancock 4319'
Pierce 4310'
North Kinsman 4293'
Willey 4285'
Bondcliff 4265'
Zealand 4260'
North Tripyramid 4180'
Cabot 4170'
East Osceola 4156'
Middle Tripyramid 4140'
Cannon 4100'
Hale 4054'
Jackson 4052'
Tom 4051'
Wildcat, D Peak 4050'
Moriah 4049'
Passaconaway 4043'
Owl's Head 4025'
Galehead 4024' -- Completed 2/22/12, trip report coming soon
Whiteface 4020'
Waumbek 4006'
Isolation 4004'
Tecumseh 4003'
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