It's certainly an interesting time of year. My birthday was a few daze ago, and as always that is a real wake up call. 78 this time! Then we had the time switch, which always turns my sleep patterns around for at least a week. I know people say that you GAIN an hour... But it absolutely doesn't feel that way to me. I just wish we would leave well enough alone!
The MWV Ice Fest is considered one of the premier climbing events in the country. For over 33 years it has provided a great opportunity for those attending to network, socialize, try new gear and participate in multiple day courses, one-day technical clinics and privately guided climbs. Don't miss it!
Feb 5 - Feb 8, 2026 in North Conway, NH.
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The White Ladder - Triumph And Tragedy At The Dawn Of Mountaineering
Within the first 10 pages, I had quickly learned that I had a huge gap in my mountaineering history...
Standard Route Left -
WI 3 II
Scramble up beneath Standard and belay from a tree on a ledge on the left. Climb a series of curtains to the large ledge, belaying in the middle. Finish on Standard or The Penguin.
Many have questioned the quality of this sort of achievement, deploring the use of pitons, tension traverses and expansion bolts, but the record speaks for itself. This is a technical age and climbers will continue in the future to look for new routes. There is nothing more satisfying than being a pioneer.
—Allen Steck, justifying the 1st ascent of Sentinel's north face
Alden Pellett's early season run up Pinnacle!
Pinnacle Gully, Mt Washington
Selected Ice Conditions effective November 9, 2025
There is no lower elevation ice to be had at this time.
Huntington Ravine
it's been climbed
Repentance
OUT
Standard Route
OUT
Dracula
OUT
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One Of Our Articles: Getting Your (Ice) Rack Together
Ice racks are personal, like fine cars and wives. Every climber's rack is different, and putting one together can be as easy or as complicated as you like. Here's a few tips on putting one together that will do most of what you'll need here in New England.
Climbing is a very dangerous sport. You can get hurt or even kill yourself. When you go climbing, you do so of your own free will. Everything on this site is to be taken with a grain of salt. Don't blame us if you get up some totally heinous route, in over your head and fall and hurt yourself.
