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Well some weeks I have stuff to talk about and some weeks I just really don't. This week is one of the latter. I could babble on about the huge thunderstorm on Tuesday night that lasted 3 hours dropping inches of rain and huge lightening flashes, or the massive amount of yellow pine pollen that's blowing in plumes off the trees in the Valley like a massive forest fire and coating everything, or about the fact that Rumney's finally open to climbers again, or some other such. But frankly it would mostly be just babble, and I have too much pride to want to subject you to that.
So here's the deal...don't sit inside on your computer reading my drivel, get outside & do something. Right now, today, the weather is absolutely incredible. Get off your duff and go outside and find something to do; climb, hike, ride...SOMETHING. You owe it to yourself. That's what I'm going to do right now, as soon as I get this email into my mailing program to send it out to you all.
Ice Conditions Report:
Selected Ice Conditions effective February 19, 2026
Just as you would expect following Ice Fest AND a week of truly balmy temps, going to be upper 30's today, the ice can be a mixed bag. I saw someone post about how things are terrible. But digging into it, I realized they were talking about places like the North End that are very well used. It probably gets the most use of all. There are only a few places that have really easy access to moderate climbing and where you can set up a bunch of top-ropes. So that's not unexpected. And of course the climbs that are getting a lot of full sun are getting somewhat punked-out. On my way back from Wolfeboro mid-afternoon a few days ago I took a look at Rainbow Slabs which look as if they are getting pretty funky. And I watched a hunk of the bottom of Way In The Wilderness fall down! IMO it's really the time to start paying attention to what you're walking underneath, any time of the day. Enjoy this weather, but keep paying attention...
Huntington Ravine
numerous options
Repentance
iffy
Standard Route
GREAT conditions
Dracula
IN & very fat
For the full current conditions report, CLICK
HERE
BUG REPORT:
Bugs aren't too bad right now, mainly because it's been cool and breezy for the past couple of days and the big storm on Tuesday seemingly knocked them out of the air. But that's not to say that they aren't out there folks. Another couple of hot days and we'll be back into the swarms. Keep that DEET close by!
Good Music This Weekend:
Sounds Clever & The Valley Horns are playing at the Wildcat Tavern in Jackson on Friday & Saturday night this weekend. Yes it's my band. Yes I think it's great. Check out the tracks on the web site & see if you don't agree - www.soundsclever.com. If you are more into jazz, the Jazz Meisters quartet is also at the Wildcat from 6-9 on Sunday. Classic jazz from the 40-70's. And if you are at Weir's for Bike Week check out the Tony Sarno Blues Band playing at the Winnipesaukee Marketplace on Saturday and Monday from 12:30-4. Hope to see some of you at one or more of these.
Mobile Version Of NEClimbs:
Up on one of the Mount Washington Valley's finest crags and want to know what that climb you're looking at is? Or maybe you're on your way up from Boston and want to check out the Ice Report for your upcoming weekend plans. Or more likely, you're at work just want to daydream about your next adventure. Well if you have a smart phone handy, you can get to NEClimbs from anywhere you have cell service. While it doesn't offer every single feature of the site and it's not an "app", in mobile form, it does do a whole lot and is very useful. Here is the live link to the mobile version of NEClimbs:
Check it out and if you have issues on your specific phone, please feel free to let me know.
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Remember - climb hard, ride the steep stuff, stay safe and above all BE NICE,
Al Hospers
The White Mountain Report
North Conway, New Hampshire
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.
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.
