Mt Washington Soaring Association
A cloud deck seen from high altitude in the wave

From the camps

Stories

First-hand accounts from the wave — a bailout over the Presidentials, a greenhorn's first camp, recollections from the early years, and the camp logbooks.

First-hand accounts

What it is actually like up there — including the days that go sideways.

The Mountains Win AgainPDF + webChris Giacomo's account of his 2015 bailout, with lessons learned — required reading in spirit as much as in fact.ReadGreenhorn in the White MountainsPDF + webA novice's preparation and experience at the 2013 encampment.Read

From the early years

The camps before Gorham — White Mountain Airport, North Conway.

Recollections of the wave camps: 1979–1984PDF + webWayne Knapp, November 29, 2018 — wave camps at White Mountain Airport, North Conway.ReadNational Landmark of Soaring dedication — October 8, 2005PDFThe program from the day Mount Washington was dedicated as a National Landmark of Soaring.Download PDF

Camp logbooks

Day-by-day records from past encampments.

2021 camp logbook — Glen KelleyPDF + webRead2016 camp logbook — Rick RoelkePDF + webRead

More to read

For the full sweep — from Lewin Barringer in 1938 to today's Gorham camps — see the history page; press cuttings and the links we keep live on the More page.

The full historyMore