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February 21, 2013

Hi Folks,

Well it's been a very busy week and honestly I haven't had got heck of a lot to say. On top of that I haven't been out this week 'cause I had something removed from my left forearm on Monday and was told not to climb, bike or ski until after the stitches come out next Wednesday. [ARRRGGGHHH] I'm the kind of person who needs regular exercise and so you can only imagine how frustrated I am right now! The only thing that's been keeping me sane is that I've been able to play the bass, but that's hardly aerobic - in spite of how energetic I am when I play! There have to be at least a few of you who can relateā€¦

Anywho, there were lots of folks out climbing today. Here are a few pics of them:

Pegasus_climbers.jpg
Repentance_climber.jpg
Chia_climbers.jpg
Cinema_climbers.jpg

The one on Repentance is pretty neat since I didn't notice the climber 'till I was home going through the shots. I wonder how often that happens to photographers?

You all know about the big dump of snow last week, well we had a few inches of unexpected powder on Tuesday night and now it looks as if another big storm is on the way. Although from the Mt Washington weather report you wouldn't know it, all the other services are predicting quite a dump Saturday night through Sunday morning.

Here's the AccuWeather report:

http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/snowstorm-to-hit-new-england-a/6588357

Here's what the National Weather Service has to say:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?x=139&y=176&site=gyx&zmx=1&zmy=1&map_x=139&map_y=176

And here's our regional forecast by WMUR TV:

http://www.wmur.com/weather/stormwatch/-Up-to-a-foot-of-snow-possible-this-weekend/-/17328920/19014072/-/13rvgso/-/index.html

Stay tuned...

Skiers and shopkeepers should be happy, not quite so sure about us homeowners who have to cleanup afterwards.
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 Click to see route picture.
Dracula OUT Click to see route picture.
For the full current conditions report, CLICK HERE

Here are some other interesting pics:

AngelCakes.jpg
CathedralLedge.jpg
Cocaine.jpg
HuntingtonRavine.jpg
IceMenQuiche.jpg
Repentance_Remission.jpg
SuperGoofer.jpg
Unicorn.jpg
WayInTheWilderness.jpg
WillardUpperTier.jpg

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I had the unique experience the next day: placing sixteen bolts in a row. It was just blank and there was no way around. But it was a route worth bolting for, and after a time I began to take an almost perverse joy in it, or at least in doing a good job.
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