The IceCON rating is back to a 5, we got 7-12 inches of heavy snow and the temps aren't all that cold. So what's not to like? Not much really, as long as you don't have to rake or shovel your roof. HA... But the ice is in great shape as long as you can safely get to it.
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Pegasus - Rock Finish -
M3
A very nice and well protected alternate finish to Pegasus. Instead of climbing the main pillars on Pegasus, continue to the right and up to a 2-bolt belay on a ledge, just left of Hobbit.
All ice is dangerous. Grade 4 pillars are pumpy. Grade 5 pillars are pumpy and dangerous. Except for certain rare days of triple-high biorythms and favorable planetary alignments, grade 6 is beyond reach.
—Dougal McDonald
An early morning group on Standard Route.
Frankenstein, Crawford Notch
Selected Ice Conditions effective February 14, 2019
The ice is in great shape right now and even after the snow/warm-up we just had, darn near everything is IN! We've been VERY fortunate this year all the way around. I'm hoping that we continue down this same path for the remainder of the season, tho with a bit less snow! I bumped the IceCON rating back up to a 5 this week, so get out there and enjoy it.
Huntington Ravine
options, but beware snow
Repentance
IN
Standard Route
IN
Dracula
IN
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