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Maybe it is the chill in the air, the overall dryness or the shorter days, but assuredly the foliage has definitely popped over the past day or 2. I've been overwhelmed with work and music stuff so I haven't climbed this week, but I have been out enough to be able to appreciate what it's like out there right now. Of course the traffic is a mess with the leaf peepers everywhere, but that's just what it's like living in a tourist town.
I did take a ride a couple of daze ago to check out Crawford Notch, and it was pretty nice then, and I'm sure even nicer now. I took a few pictures of what will be ice climbs soon enough, and and a few other nice shots. It was a beautiful morning. Here's a few shots:
Selected Ice Conditions effective November 9, 2025
There is no lower elevation ice to be had at this time.
Huntington Ravine
it's been climbed
Repentance
OUT
Standard Route
OUT
Dracula
OUT
For the full current conditions report, CLICK
HERE
VALLEY CYCLING:
I've been so frustrated with not riding the mountain bike this summer that when I friend mentioned he was going to do our annual circum-valley ride, I just had to jump in. Surprisingly enough, the hands did survive the 21 mile ride and it was a lot of fun. If you're interested here's the Strava track and map:
INSTANT BUG REPORT - Bug CON 1:
YUP, still a 1, but likely not for long...
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:
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
If I have learned one thing in my 54 years, it is that it is very good for the character to engage in sports which put your life in danger from time to time. It breeds a saneness in dealing with day to day trivialities which probably cannot be got in any other way, and a habit of quick decisions.
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.
