Mount Washington: Huntington, Tuckerman, Kings Ravine, etc.

[mattyb]

Conditions we found in Tux 11.23.16

https://youtu.be/rAr4npZzJ9A

[Admin Al]

Amazingly enough there was ice climbed on Mt Willard today!!!

Matt Bowman climbed LH Monkey Wrench and the Cleft this morning. you can see a video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUiAaNYIfuI&feature=youtu.be

Check out the chockstone! With the predicted rain for the next couple of daze it's probably going to be gone pretty quickly. However we are now finally getting water in the system!

[grubbers]

 

[Admin Al]

so when was this? pretty obviously not this season...

[grubbers]

That was Madison Gulf on Sunday. Much fatter than what we were expecting. It's probably in even better shape now for anyone willing to brave the bushwhacks. That hike off to the ridge was heinous.

[Admin Al]

That was Madison Gulf on Sunday.

now THAT'S amazing! who woulda thought?

[NEAlpineStart]

That was Madison Gulf on Sunday.

now THAT'S amazing! who woulda thought?

Al come on man... you don't recognize Standard when you see it? Madison Gulf LOL

[grubbers]

Here's a broader shot of the area. I'd be checking this spot out more frequently if it wasn't such a pain in the ass to get to.

[phil]

You're all wrong. This is a colorized photo of The Black Dike in winter 1938. Case closed.

I was the one in the first photo and can corroborate Grubbers' claim. Y'all are dense.

[Nemesis]

Not that it's never happened, but I've never seen rime on the trees at Frankenstein.

[NEAlpineStart]

Wow, that first shot really does look like a super fat Standard... serious resemblance!

[Admin Al]

That was Madison Gulf on Sunday.

now THAT'S amazing! who woulda thought?

Al come on man... you don't recognize Standard when you see it? Madison Gulf LOL

hmmm.....

I've never seen trees on the top of the second pitch, and never seen frost on trees at Frankenstein.

that said that does resemble the cave.

[M_Sprague]

With all the heat things are getting a little crazy on the hill

[Admin Al]

I know that this info is embedded in this week's Report (8/31/2017), but do note this paragraph in the MW OBS Weather Report!

"If venturing above treeline Thursday or Friday, expect to be met with wintry conditions in the form of high winds and sub freezing temperatures with wind chills plummeting towards the zero degree mark. On top of the cold and windy conditions, snow showers are possible Thursday night into Friday which will combine with significant ice accumulations to create slick surfaces across the higher summits."