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January 11, 2024
Hi Folks,
I hate to repeatedly have the main topic of conversation between everyone I talk to be about the weather. Sure, the climate has been changing a lot over the past several years, and yes, not for the better. There often have been seasons where we've had rain & warm up events into January, but for some reason this seems different. This was the warmest December and wettest on record. And altho we are finally getting some snow, it has unfortunately been accompanied by torrential rains and a following day or two of abnormally warm temps. [sigh]
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20240111/Weather.jpg
I think in particular the report and the pictures from the Avalanche Center about conditions on Mt Willard yesterday (1/9) are well worth perusing. I have moved through this particular space probably hundreds of times in my 35 years of climbing in this area. From what I can tell it appears to be right around the East Face Slabs left of Upper Hitchcock. This is a place where I always have my "spidey senses" on high alert and at times I've been concerned. I have seen Cinema avalanche, but not here! Needless to say it is significantly concerning!
https://www.mountwashingtonavalanchecenter.org/observations/#/view/observations/b00abb9e-1b03-4554-8f58-717fe95ffcc9
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20240111/Diagonal.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20240111/Repentance_Remission.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20240111/goofers.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20240111/elephantHead.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20240111/flumeCascade.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20240111/Unicorn.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20240111/standardRoute.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20240111/Frankenstein_RightSide.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20240111/Dropline_Machine.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20240111/LHMW.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20240111/Shoestring.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20240111/MtWillard_UpperTier.jpg
The usual pictures will be on NEClimbs.com and FaceBook if available.
Mud and deep snow right now... "I can't go for that!"
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20240111/SawyerRR.jpg
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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