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This weekend is July 4th and things are going to be crazy here in our Valley. The tourists are definitely here now and the traffic is very nuts everywhere. If you’re coming into town, often the traffic is totally backed up waaay before the Kanc. While you could take a left and ride out to Passaconaway Road and come back to West Side road, there is a better way. As you come down the hill past Karla’s Pet Rendezvous you will see the Coleman place and Rt 153 on the right. Turn there, take the next street to the left, Cranmore Shores, continue onto Pequawket Dr, wind your way through Quint and then on to Tasker Hill Road. A left will drop you right at the intersection of West Side Road and 16, north of Conway Village. Put this one in your GPS, you will love it in the summer.
Boy have we been going through some up and down weather the past week. It seems like every time I try to go climbing, it rains. And when I say it rains I mean it pours. Yesterday was supposed to only be a day of showers, but it rained cats & dogs almost all day long. Go figure… It was drag that I had to drive to Concord for an all day jazz trio rehearsal, but at least I was inside most of the day. This weekend brings me 1 guiding morning, 4 music gigs, 2 rehearsals and a trip to Portland to take the wife & boy to the airport between now and Sunday night! WHEW. I hope that your holiday weekend is more relaxing.
BTW While on the ride described below, I did spot an interesting slab as I rode down the obvious spur out right we rode as we headed up the forest road. I don’t know what that is, but it’s likely been climbed. In addition we saw a car with Mass plates that was parked up at the top of the forest road, about 200 yards from the intersection of Bear Notch Road. There was a small trail heading uphill right there & I gotta wonder if it’s the newish access to Green’s. Very interesting…
Ice Conditions Report:
Selected Ice Conditions effective February 19, 2026
Just as you would expect following Ice Fest AND a week of truly balmy temps, going to be upper 30's today, the ice can be a mixed bag. I saw someone post about how things are terrible. But digging into it, I realized they were talking about places like the North End that are very well used. It probably gets the most use of all. There are only a few places that have really easy access to moderate climbing and where you can set up a bunch of top-ropes. So that's not unexpected. And of course the climbs that are getting a lot of full sun are getting somewhat punked-out. On my way back from Wolfeboro mid-afternoon a few days ago I took a look at Rainbow Slabs which look as if they are getting pretty funky. And I watched a hunk of the bottom of Way In The Wilderness fall down! IMO it's really the time to start paying attention to what you're walking underneath, any time of the day. Enjoy this weather, but keep paying attention...
Huntington Ravine
numerous options
Repentance
iffy
Standard Route
GREAT conditions
Dracula
IN & very fat
For the full current conditions report, CLICK
HERE
Valley Cycling Notes:
I took a great explore-ride on Tuesday that started at the bottom of Bear Notch Road, went up the dirt roads on the right that wind up through the Bartlett Experimental Forest to the top of the Notch, rode back down with a stop at the amazing upper overlook, continuing down to a trail on the right (2 boulders) that winds through the woods over a couple of stream crossings and comes out right by the gate at the bottom of the hill. The bit at the bottom is a part of some ski and old hiking trails and is pretty neat. We also tried one up a bit higher, but it got too overgrown to ride. It might make an interesting explore on foot sometime tho. Here’s a picture of the ride:
Peregrine Closings:
I got this rather late this year, but here is the info.- Temporary access restrictions are posted at the following five New Hampshire cliff sites in 2015:
Peregrines are present at a number of additional cliffs where no closure has been posted. Climbers are advised to alter plans, and report incident, if you encounter aggressive falcons during a climb. All areas will be open effective August 1.
AAC Craggin’ Classic Get-together:
Put this on your schedules - September 11-13. More details will come later.
Instant Bug Report - BugCON 3:
I’m sticking with the BC 3 rating right now. Tho the blackflys and mosquitoes aren’t that bad, you gotta still beware of the ticks tho.
Mobile Version Of NEClimbs:
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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