Route

Direttissima

Mountain route

The White Mountains Direttissima links all 48 of New Hampshire’s recognized 4,000-foot peaks in a continuous journey on foot. It has no single fixed route: hikers connect the summits without driving between trailheads.

Peaks linked: 48 recognized New Hampshire 4,000-footersContinuous footpath without driving between trailheads.Source

5 TUM reports · Published coverage below

Publication history

Coverage over time

5 editorial issues

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Jul 2024Peak 2Nov 2026

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In The Ultra Minute

Newest first

September 29, 2026Published in TUM

A Direttissima account

TUM linked Shilletha Curtis’s completed route and fundraising account, including her own first-person attribution. It was not presented as a speed record.

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August 17, 2026Published in TUM

Jigger Johnson records

TUM reported Brown and Jackson’s wins and podiums, with Jackson’s 2025 peak-linkup record as historical context.

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August 14, 2026Published in TUM

Pearson’s White Mountains linkup

TUM reported Pearson’s 35-day completion with her three children. The children are not given directory profiles.

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July 24, 2026Published in TUM

Blacklow’s first Direttissima attempt stopped after four days

Serena Blacklow covered 163 miles and 53,000 feet of climbing during a planned 233-mile link of all 48 official 4,000-foot peaks. She stopped the attempt on day four and wrote that she expected to try again; this was not a completed route.

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July 19, 2025Published in TUM

Drummond’s unsupported Direttissima

Andrew Drummond completed the 2025 White Mountain Direttissima in 4 d 22 h 43 m, unsupported. TUM’s 231-mile/86,000-foot route description is attributed; no seconds or different support category is inferred.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: July 19, 2025

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Repeated links & other mentions (2)

August 17, 2026Repeated link

Whitney Pearson’s White Mountains Direttissima

The issue repeated this link from earlier coverage. It is not a new report.

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July 27, 2026Repeated link

Blacklow’s Direttissima account — repeated link

Repeated link to Blacklow’s earlier account, not a second attempt or finish.

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Connections

Person in this dated completed route account; no speed record asserted

Shilletha Curtis

TUM linked Shilletha Curtis’s completed route and fundraising account, including her own first-person attribution. It was not presented as a speed record.

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Person in the dated completion account

Whitney Pearson

TUM reported Pearson’s 35-day completion with her three children. The children are not given directory profiles.

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Unfinished attempt and first-person account

Serena Blacklow

Blacklow’s first-person account describes 163 miles of a planned 233-mile traverse before stopping. A planned retry is not a finish.

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Andrew Drummond’s 2025 unsupported effort

Andrew Drummond

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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-09-29
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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-08-14
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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-07-27
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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-07-24
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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2025-07-19
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