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Two days of rain came through this week, yielding almost 1.5 inches of liquid. YUCK... Yes, it made a mess of some cliff area for climbing for a day or two and made my gig at the Fryeburg Fair on Tuesday night, less than enjoyable. That said, the weekend looks great, foliage is ripening fast and I'm sure that things will dry out quickly.
I've written several times about climbing at the newish little cliff out near Fryeburg. Brad and I have talked about the possibility of adding an additional route to the ones already there and last Sunday we got out and did one. This climb starts up on the right side of the cliff just behind a tree. It climbs past 4 bolts, over a small hump/overlap to a 2 bolt anchor. The rock was covered with lichen and moss and took us a couple of hours of effort to get it cleaned off. When we led it the rock was still dusty and a bit dirty, but the 2 days of rain we just had should have cleaned it off.
Brad had the honors for the FA and I did the second. While we were there a couple came up with their young son. I believe that the woman is Heather and I can't remember her husband's name. She grabbed the 3rd ascent of the route, which is still unnamed. Brad and I thought it was abut 5.5 and she agreed.
If you haven't been out there, check it out. It's a nice alternative to everything else and it's all bolted & moderate. A few pix below. Check out the huge wasp nest we spotted in a tree near the trail. It's bigger than my head, and that's big folks. Nope, it's na-da piñata! LOL
Selected Ice Conditions effective November 27, 2025
There is minimal snow up in Crawford Notch. The pictures below are from Wednesday. While I drove through the notch today, I didn't bring a camera. However there is substantially less ice up there than there was yesterday. Mid day Wednesday it was 46 degrees at the Dry River Campground and 41 at the Highland Center. It rained a bit overnight as well. Today it was 40 at the Center! I have seen some great pictures of Pinnacle Gully from earlier in the week, but none from yesterday or today. That said, things will most certainly get better as the weekend goes on.
Huntington Ravine
UNKNOWN
Repentance
OUT
Standard Route
OUT
Dracula
OUT
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YANKEE ROCK AND ICE RELEASE PARTY:
If you're a climber in New England and you don't know about this book, you certainly should. YR&I is a classic history of Rock and Ice climbing in New England from 1916-1989, with an emphasis on the Gunks and North Conway. The original book was written by Guy and Laura Waterman and first published in 1993 and is considered a classic in its genera. It was reissued in paperback in 2002 and has now been updated by local climber Michael Wejchert and rereleased.
There will be a book release party for the new edition this Saturday, October 6th, at IME at 7PM.
ICE FEST 2019:
This years Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest is February 1-3. Put it on your schedule now. You don't want to miss it.
VALLEY CYCLING:
The Bike For Books ride last weekend was wonderful as usual. It was about as nice a day as you could ask for to do a 20 mile ride. Tho we had 2 daze of rain this week, I rode at Marshall yesterday evening and everything was great. With the foliage coming in it's a great time to be in the woods.
INSTANT BUG REPORT - BUGCon 1:
NONE but the occasional mosquito...oh, and tick!
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:
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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
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