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MWV Climbers COOP annual open meeting for members and anyone interested in realizing our goal of a climbing gym in the region on Dec 10 @ Cheese Louise.
This is quite short as I took and posted the pictures the day before Thanksgiving. Around noon on Thanksgiving day I took a hike up to the top of Elephant Head with friends and then had turkey dinner with them at the Highland Center. We also took a while afterwards to admire the collection of Brad Washburn photos. I wish a very Happy Thanksgiving to you all. Ours was great and I hope yours was wonderful too...
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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Black Dike -
WI 5 M3 IV
A true classic of the genera. While it's lost a bit of its mystique, it can still be a very serious undertaking. As with all alpine routes in a good year it can be fat and moderate grade 4, but in lean and cold conditions it deserves every bit of the Grade 5 M3 grade. There have been several instances of climbers being avalanched and injured on the approach so be aware of the snow conditions.
If you take risk out of climbing, it 's not climbing anymore.
—Yvon Chouinard
The Black Dike is finally getting climbed...
Cannon Mountain, Franconia Notch
Selected Ice Conditions effective December 6, 2025
COLD COLD COLD...and more on the way! 11 degrees Saturday morning at 9am! It's absolutely feeling like winter at last. The recent storm dropped about 8-9" of light stuff up here in the Valley. Fortunately it wasn't that difficult to snowplow and shovel thank goodness. I had to drive over to Portland Wednesday at 6am and quite surprisingly the roads were reasonably clear. Even in Maine! There was a lot more to our south and that it was heavy and wet. I am really quite optimistic about the upcoming ice season, so stay tuned folks.
Huntington Ravine
good stuff
Repentance
OUT
Standard Route
OUT
Dracula
OUT
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V-thread ice anchors are an easy, secure and inexpensive rappel anchor for ice climbing. In this article I will describe how to make the anchor, how to use it, what kind of gear is needed, and how to make your own tool. Everything about v-threading is easy and they have become popular at ice crags all over the world.
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.
