Man hikes all 48 4,000-footers in NH in record time

There's a new speed record for New Hampshire hiking.Philip Carcia, 35, is now only the second person to climb all 48 of the state's 4,000-foot mountains, in each of the 12 months in a single year in a challenge called “The Grid.”>> Download the FREE WMUR appCarcia made 576 climbs and did 2,700 miles of hiking. While it takes most hikers years to complete the challenge, Carcia finished it in 319 days, five weeks faster than the previous record.

There's a new speed record for New Hampshire hiking.



Philip Carcia, 35, is now only the second person to climb all 48 of the state's 4,000-foot mountains, in each of the 12 months in a single year in a challenge called “The Grid.”


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Carcia made 576 climbs and did 2,700 miles of hiking.

While it takes most hikers years to complete the challenge, Carcia finished it in 319 days, five weeks faster than the previous record.