This summer, a Jackson man set the record for the fastest known time for completing all 48 of New Hampshire’s 4,000-foot mountains in a single hike, unsupported.

It took 44-year-old Andrew Drummond four days, 22 hours and 43 minutes to complete over 200 miles, beating the previous record by more than 14 hours.

This isn’t the first time Andrew attempted this route, also known as the White Mountain Direttissima. He completed the trail in 2016 and tried again last year, but had to give up halfway because of an injury.

Andrew is also the owner of White Mountain Ski Company, and he spoke with NHPR’s All Things Considered host Julia Furukawa about his experience.

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So why did you decide to go on this big adventure?

This route, the White Mountain Direttissima, came across my pl

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