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This is Ice Fest Weekend and I know this Report is coming out a day early, but unfortunately I won't be in the Valley on Thursday-Saturday so I figured better early than not at all! [wry grin] Tho I won't have a way to get things to folks via email, if something happens I will do my best to get it out FB and IG.
I know folks are all worried about ice conditions and the weather for Ice fest. But after being a part of it since I think '96, it always comes off and folks are always happy. The past 2 years are good examples. Last year temps were in the double-digit negative numbers, and we all had a wonderful time. Two years ago there was a major snowfall the night before the festival started, with little to no plowing taking place on Friday, and we still pulled it off. There have been years where it poured rain literally 2 days before the start, and we still managed to have a great fest. So I promise it will be good, it will be fun and you'll see all your friends.
CLIMBING ACCIDENT:
There was an accident on Repentance that took place around mid-day on Sunday. The leader climbed P1 and was linking P1 and P2 together, as has become the norm lately. He placed a good screw in good ice behind the column at the crux junction of P1 and 2. As he moved up into the chimney a piece of ice holding both tools came off, leading to a fall down into P1. The screw held, but in falling onto the lower-angle of P1 they seriously injured their leg. The belayer lowered him to the ground where they were aided by first responders and taken to Memorial Hospital. It has been noted that while the screw did hold, there are 2 pretty good rock placements under the column. They are well worth finding and using.
Let's all hope for a full and speedy recovery.
NEW BOOK REVIEW:
If you haven't seen it, there is a new book review on NEClimbs.com of Inner Ranges by Geoff Powter. Dennis Crean did a great job on this review and this is one I have to read very soon. Check it out...
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
For the full current conditions report, CLICK
HERE
The usual pictures will be on NEClimbs.com and FaceBook if available.
VALLEY CYCLING:
Right now things are pretty good. Trails at Marshall and Rogers Crossing have been recently groomed. Tho it got warm, then it chilled down again. So as long as it stays chill these will all be good. Both bear Notch and Sawyer River Roads have been groomed for snow machines, so they are fine right now. If you find yourself sinking in more than 1/2" please DO NOT ride as the ruts will remain for some time.
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
Boulder /n./ place close to the ground to practice falling. When climbers aren't climbing, they like to sharpen their skills by bouldering on large rocks located in places frequented by impressionable tourists. Because bouldering is done without protection, the rule is never to climb higher than you'd like to fall. That is why so many climbers stand around discussing boulder problems instead of climbing them.
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.
