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As every year goes by I feel ever more strongly how fantastic it is to be able to live with people I love, in a place that I love, doing what I love to do... I truly wish that you enjoy this special day and enjoy it with people that you love. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.
I don't have a whole lot to say right now as I've been over the top with work and the holiday, so here's an abbreviated Report. The weather has been very up and down, but still quite cold at night. That's good… A system from the North brought major winds here in the Valley and vicinity all day on Wednesday, leaving debris and downed trees everywhere and causing some scattered power outages. That was bad, but at least it was cold and we were lucky not to have any major problems here in the Valley. It looks as if another system will be moving through tonight, bringing more cold temps and the proverbial Wintry Mix. This is really the kind of thing we're been waiting for as it will fill in things with snow and build the ice. I'm hoping to get up into Crawford Notch on Saturday to scope out the state of things and possibly get up into the ravines on Monday. I've got my fingers crossed, cross yours too.
FLASH - On Friday morning we got our first significant snowfall here in the Valley. Probably only around 3/4 to 1 inch, but it's very cool. It's now officially winter...
Ice Conditions Report:
Selected Ice Conditions effective March 21, 2024
I can't actually say that there is nothing out there that can't be climbed. That would be foolish. But for the average, or a little above average climber, that's probably correct. That said, I did hear that there is climbable ice on Parasol in Dixville Notch. Not sure how that will be after we get a foot of heavy wet snow on Saturday. Regardless, here's a few pix I took today just to document things.
Huntington Ravine
AVALANCHE
Repentance
OUT
Standard Route
OUT
Dracula
OUT
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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
Climbing for speed records will probably become more popular, a mania which has just begun. Climbers climb not just to see how fast and efficiently they can do it, but far worse, to see how much faster and more efficiently they are than a party which did the same climb a few days before. The climb becomes secondary, no more important than a racetrack. Man is pitted against man.
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.
