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October 10, 2025
Hi Folks,
While we did have some rain last week, it was far from enough. I actually hope we get some from the nor'easter that's moving up the coast. There is a hard freeze predicted tonight (Thursday). I guess winter will be here, like it or not... I saw a picture from this afternoon of frost coating the summit of Mt Washington! [wry grin] There is lots of news below, unfortunately not all great. But that's life, or not, I suppose. Be well...
A celebration of life for well known climber and general outdoors person Ran Glennon will be held on Sunday, October 19, from 1-4pm at the Highland Center in Crawford Notch, NH.
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/10/08/obituaryharrison-randolph-ran-glennon-iii-2/
ALERT: FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT FRIDAY
An upper-level ridge continues moving eastwards closer to the valleys overnight. Along with it, the center of the high pressure crests overhead. As the high pressure center shifts to our east through the night, northwesterly winds shift towards westerly winds. This will allow temperatures to slowly creep up through the night.
As we go into Friday, the upper-level ridge begins to flatten out putting us in a zonal flow pattern. The high pressure to our east slows down and sits off the coast of New England. This allows return flow to bring warmer air to our region and warm our temperatures above freezing. Any remaining ice build-up from Thursday should finish melting from the hiking trails by Friday morning.
Friday night continues more of the same weather pattern with the upper-level zonal flow in place and high pressure parked off the coast. Some high-level clouds will begin trickling in thanks to some upper-level moisture advecting into our region. However, the valleys will remain under partly cloudy skies.
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The high pressure offshore finally weakens and pressure gradient relaxes overhead. Temperatures will reach again to the mid 60s.
https://mountwashington.org/weather/regional-weather/mount-washington-valley-weather/
https://www.rainwise.net/weather/wdc
Last week I got the following from Henry Barber. It sounds like a great presentation and if I wasn't working I would be there myself -
"I will be hosting Rick Accomazzo for several days next week and we will be doing a presentation and discussion at IME about his book on October 11th. It will be an interactive evening with Rick sharing images and stories about Tobin and is voracious appetite for hard free climbs and first ascents of cutting edge alpine routes. Rick and Tobin were both Stonemasters from California so this will be interesting element also. There will be a $5.00 charge, all the proceeds of which will go to Friends of the Ledges. Please tell your friends about this fun evening."
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20251009/TOBIN.jpg
Join us for an evening at IME - International Mountain Equipment on Friday, October 17 at 7PM to learn about the results of the recent ice climbing economic impact study that was conducted by our partners at Vermont State University . Local climbers Kurt Winkler and Nick Aiello-Popeo will also be on hand to share stories of ice climbing in the valley from the early days in Crawford Notch to modern day, boundary pushing ascents.
I'm at the Old Mill Tavern in Harrison ME on Friday with the great guitarist/songwriter Bruce Marshall 7-10 and then at Ledge Brewing in North Conway on Saturday with my own band 6-9. Good times...
If you are at all interested in what else is coming up with me musically, you can always see my schedule here: http://www.alhospers.com/?PageName=2
I've been riding a wide variety of cool stuff over the past couple of weeks. Most recently I did an almost 16 mile ride up Sawyer River Road. It was a beautiful afternoon so I rode past the Sawyer Pond trailhead to the Hancock/Sawyer River Trail intersection. I took a left on the Sawyer River Trail and road about a mile and turned back Then I rode back to the intersection by the Sawyer Pond trailhead and rode several miles up that logging road. I didn't see anyone on these logging roads and it was beautiful up there. I really do recommend these rides if you have the time.
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20251009/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:
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:
http://www.facebook.com/NEClimbs/
Remember - climb hard, ride the steep stuff, stay safe and above all BE NICE,
Al Hospers
The White Mountain Report
North Conway, New Hampshire
| Climb if you will, but remember that courage and strength are naught
without prudence, and that a momentary negligence may destroy the
happiness of a lifetime. Do nothing in haste; look well to each step;
and from the beginning think what may be the end. |
| Edward Whymper, 1865, the first ascent of the Matterhorn |
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