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November 2, 2023
Hi Folks,
While it DOES look like we're getting close to ice season, and altho the Dike was climbed today (11/2), overall we're not here yet. I drove up to the Notch today and took some pictures of the dribbles, yet I wasn't totally surprised when Matty Bowman sent me some pictures of he and Jordan Cargill on the Dike. Does this mean that we're going to have a great early ice season this year? I probably wouldn't put it that way. Sure Peter Doucette did Snot Rocket around this time last year. but it never came in again. That said, at least it gives us all some hope.
Over the years folks have gotten on the Dike earlier and earlier. Shucks, it's even been done pre-Halloween! Of course it usually disappears within a day or two, but that's obviously not the point - right? Not that I'm honestly sure what the point of ice climbing actually is. Other that doing it for its own sake, which is how I've approached it for the past 30+ or so years. Well not getting all philosophical, here's a few pix that Matty sent me. I am sure you will enjoy them...
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20231102/BlackDike_1.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20231102/BlackDike_2.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20231102/BlackDike_3.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20231102/BlackDike_4.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20231102/BlackDike_5.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20231102/BlackDike_6.jpg
So you've already seen what's up with the Dike. And now here's what's happening down in the lower elevations... Nothing remotely climbable, but it was a pretty day to be in Crawford Notch and the Valley.
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20231102/Amphitheater.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20231102/Dropline_Dracula.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20231102/elephantHead.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20231102/Fang.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20231102/Hitchcock.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20231102/MtWashington.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20231102/MtWebsterSlabs.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20231102/MtWillard.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20231102/Pegasus_Chia.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20231102/StandardRoute.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20231102/Whitehorse_SouthButtress.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20231102/Whitehorse.jpg
I'll be at the Tuckerman Brewing Company (4-7pm) in Conway Village off Hobbs Street on Friday with the Jim McLaughlin Group and then at Ledge Brewing (6-9) on Saturday with my band. Both are bands with great players that jam a lot and that folks seem to really dig. Both venues have great beer and food. The pizza at Tuckerman is excellent, as are the tacos at Ledge. Please come out and join us...
Here we go again...kind of like the NPR fundraisers. Only I don't have all those volunteers on the phones, ready to take your pledge. And you don't get the exclusive monogramed Tote Bag if you donate some pre-defined amount. [wry grin]
As you know, all year I put out our weekly White Mountain Reports on Facebook, Instagram and the NEClimbs web site. Much like those NPR fundraisers, I ask you for your support. Keeping you up to date with happenings in the Whites, providing the latest ice and rock conditions, reporting on events and people in the local climbing community and more consumes around 10 hours a week. That's not insignificant for anyone. And hey, I'm just like every other overworked semi-retired dude you know.
All that said, the $20 donation isn't a heck-of-a-lot, is it? Heck, that's just a couple of latte's at the Frontside! Don't wait to make YOUR contribution. and don't assume that others will pick up the slack. YOU are the one who signed up to be included on the mailing list! YOU read it every week, and I'm the one providing the service!
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Checking out the current weather, it's time to get the fat tire bike out and put the studded tires back on. And it's definitely time to be concerned about the icy patches here & there. Just gotta pay more attention...
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:
http://www.neclimbs.com/mobile
Check it out and if you have issues on your specific phone, please feel free to let me know.
Join us and LIKE us on Facebook. I'll try and post interesting pix every Thursday and the latest Ice Report in the season, tho certainly not the whole Report. Here's where you can check it out:
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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
| Then came a bigger fear. Not the threat of imminent injury, but the fear that if I didn't go back up, I would be a chickenshit forever. |
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