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November 16, 2017
Hi Folks,
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Brad had heard about a little cliff over in Maine kind of near the Fryeburg Airport that he wanted to check out. It was a somewhat sunny day and in ethics's upper 30's, so I said what the heck... Getting into the place was a bit tricky so I won't try to describe the location, it's down a series of dirt logging roads. The climbing was OK, on a nicely positive Rumny-like schist rock. There were bolts on the 5 routes we climbed and they were generally in the 5.6-5.7 range tho somewhat runout in places. There are lots of little cliffs like this all over Maine, apparently you just need to know where they are. [wry grin]
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Bear Notch Road, Cathedral Ledge Road, Sawer River Road and Hurricane Mountain Road are all closed. Tho I haven't seen anything about Evans Notch I would bet that it too is closed for the season.
In case you had forgotten, the 25 annual Ice Fest is coming up. Mark February 2-4 on your calendars and stay tuned. It's going to be a good one!
http://www.mwv-icefest.com
I rode in light snow on the West side near Echo Lake on Monday and it was great, then again on a beautiful warmish-Wednesday in Whittaker Woods and that was great as well. The trails are good and only a little blow-down here and there. What's not to like?
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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:
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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
| The Puking Gecko, Grand Wall, *** S9 5.12d/e 712m - An intimidating and salacious climb. The final pitch is so exposed, tricky, and continuously strenuous that it is impossible to even contact the rock at any point. Better than making passionate love on top of a Japanese Bullet Train. Superbly magnificent and grimly brilliant. |
| Andy Cairns |
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