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While normally we would have had a sliver of lower elevation ice climbing by this time, obviously that ain’t happening this year. Yes, on the plus side there has been some early season climbing on the Black Dike and Mt Washington. On the minus, barely a sign of anything resembling ice at Frankenstein, much less Mt Willard or Cathedral Ledge. That said you just gotta make the best of what you’re given. At least that’s what my mom always told me BITD. I figure this is a time to take that to heart.
I don’t have a heck of a lot to say about ice climbing, snow and winter mountaineering right now, for obvious reasons. I’d just suggest that the best thing to do right now is to take advantage of what Mother nature is delivering. Up here this weekend the weather pundits are predicting 3 consecutive sunny daze, with temps well above average. I’ve got my wood stacked, yard raked, gutters taken down and screens put away, the house & yard all buttoned up for the winter. So that frees me up for some late season rock climbing, mountain biking and hiking. It’s not what I plan on for early December, but it’s not really a bad thing. Winter will be here soon enough, and it will last long enough, so grab these days and enjoy the while you can. Believe me, you’ll appreciate them all the more when you look back from early February!
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Ice Conditions Report:
Selected Ice Conditions effective April 24, 2024
It's all over for 2023/2024.
Huntington Ravine
OUT
Repentance
OUT
Standard Route
OUT
Dracula
OUT
For the full current conditions report, CLICK
HERE
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The trails are great right now, and considering how dry things have been I’ll bet that by Friday afternoon there will hardly be any puddles out there. Sure, unless you have a fat tire bike or studded tires, the mountain bike season is surely winding down. Enjoy it while we have it. I rode several of the east side trails early this week and they were great. That said, someone has stolen 2 of the brand new signposts that the local NEMBA chapter had just put up; one on the east end of the Swamp Trail and the other on the same end of Pillar To Pond. This is a really sad thing, and one that has made a lot of folks pretty angry. I have no idea if it’s someone with an addenda, or simple vandalism. Regardless of whichever it is, it was a hurtful thing. [big frown]
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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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