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October 10, 2024
Hi Folks,
There are some dark clouds up Valley today and I can't see Mt Washington. That said, the weather pundits are saying that there is apparently as much as ~3" of snow on the summit! There's even snow on the top of Killington. [YIKES] So is it time to get out the rock skis?
v
Unfortunately he died in a fall attempting a new route on Jannu East’s immense North Face. I had only distantly heard of him. He was often spoken of as one of our top alpinists!
https://www.climbing.com/news/michael-gardner-killed-nepal-climbing-accident/
When you say "The Ruth", everyone who knows Alaska or has any interest in climbing knows exactly what you mean. Tho when you see pictures of it, you might think that it's alpine valley in between some pretty major mountains. Recently a group of scientists have been working to quantify just how deep the gorge beneath the glacier is. Here's a pretty cool article about it...
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/08/climate/alaska-great-gorge-deepest.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Q04.WQrf.hEwz8y0Mn83g&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb&
I'm at the Majestic Cafe on Friday evening (10/11) with two very close and very musical friends; Jarrod Taylor on guitar and Craig Bryan on Drums. I play with these gentlemen pretty regularly in a wide variety of formats, but we don't often play trio gigs so this will be fun. The chosen tune choices range from ones by Billy Cobham to Stevie Ray Vaughn to Pat Metheny and as ever Carla Bley. The show starts at 7 and reservations are recommended.
BTW put November 3rd in your calendar. I'll be throwing a crazy big 77th birthday party at Tuckerman Brewing in Conway Village. My band will be playing, and we're bringing along a bunch of special guests. DON'T MISS IT...
If you're interested you can always see my schedule here:
http://www.alhospers.com/?PageName=2
Cross country trails are still in great shape PLUS there are 3 more days of downhill left at Cranmore. get it while you can folks...
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
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