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October 11, 2012
Hi Folks,
This week I don't have a heck of a lot to write about, at least as far as climbing goes, because unfortunately the weather basically sucked almost all last week. Fortunately for everyone around me, I did manage to get out on my mountain bike several times last week as the only exercise I was able to do. That's a sport I can do even if it's wet, unlike climbing of course. BTW I'm not in North Conway right now, I'm actually in a place where there isn't a whole lot of climbing - New York City. I'm actually on a road trip that starts here and will land me all the way down in Macon Georgia in a bit over a week!
Hopefully I will get in a bit of climbing while I'm on my way. I'll try and write about whatever I can manage to do on my trip. I'm planning on stopping at Looking Glass and perhaps Tallula Gorge if I have time. The latter is where I first went climbing and hard scrambling with my Grandfather when I was about 12 with a piece of hemp rope tied around my waist, so it has some real memories for me. But this trip is much less about climbing than it is about seeing friends and family that I haven't seen, in some cases 40 years. But I'm sure I'll do some interesting things and have an adventure or two, so stay tuned...
The North Face Speaker Series
Conrad Anker slide shows
TNF Conrad Anker presents: Return to Meru
High-altitude mountaineering demands one skill above all others: the ability to suffer. Mount Everest, which Conrad has climbed three times, is the peak that's always in the media, but more challenging mountains rise in the Himalaya, including India's ice-coated granite fang, Meru. Its East Face had defied climbers for two generations. The saga of Conrad's ascent of Meru's formidable east face, which had defied climbers for two generations, begins with a failed attempt in 2003, followed by a treacherous attempt in 2009, when an epic storm froze feet and forced retreat. Three years later, grit and determination brought Conrad and his team back to complete the climb, which Conrad regards as his most challenging.
Monday, October 15
7:00-9:00 PM
Higher Ground
Burlington, VT
More info (http://thenorthface.inticketing.com/events/241393)
** Reel Rock Film Tour - North Conway
Reel Rock
Thursday, November 1
8:00-10:00 PM
International Mountain Equipment
North Conway, NH
Tickets $10 at the door
Proceeds benefit the Northeast Live Your Dream Grant
The BugCON rating remains at a minimal 1 now. Stay tuned, we'll be in the Ice Report before we know it.
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.
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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
| This is how they die, I thought. They pass out or freeze without caring. They die as spectators, believing it's all happening to someone else. I'd rather be fully alive and awake when I die, I want to be terrified. The last place I want to snuff it is on a slope no steeper than a beginner's ski hill. |
| Mark Twight |
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