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You ever wonder how far it is from the Frankenstein parking lot to the base of Standard Route? No? Well I'm going to tell you anyway. LOL It's almost exactly 1 mile! I know 'cause rode the bike in along the tracks there this afternoon. The Scenic RR folks were working on the rails just past Dracula. When I rode up close they told me that I was trespassing. [sigh] But hey...they were nice about it so it's all good.
ICE FEST 2022:
Yup, unless there is some serious issue, the Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest is happening this year. One VERY IMPORTANT thing to be aware of is that all attendees are going to be required to provide proof of vaccination. Unlike some other events, no negative tests will be permitted. So, be sure to bring your card and picture ID, or you won't be able to participate.
The official date is February 4-6, 2022. Stay tuned for website and registration updates, guest guide information, and party details. If you have any questions, you can call IMCS at (603) 356-7064.
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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
SOME LOCAL/NATIONAL PANDEMIC THOUGHTS:
According to the CDC community transmission is high here in Carroll County. I wear a mask any time I'm in a place like the grocery store, pharmacy, coffee shop, etc. I do this even tho I have gotten my booster.
I think that the 750,000 PLUS number of deaths in the US stands for itself. We're in first place, and that's not a good thing!
New Hampshire:
11 new deaths reported
635 new cases reported
4,089 Active cases
194 patients are currently hospitalized 0
1,581 total deaths
United States:
Confirmed: 46,312,359
Deaths: 751,231
I find JHU's Daily COVID-19 Data in Motion report to be very informative. It shares critical data on COVID-19 from the last 24 hours in a short 1 minute animated video format.
OUR ONLY WAY OUT IS IF YOU GET VACCINATED, WHERE RECOMMENDED PLEASE STILL WEAR A MASK, WASH YOUR HANDS!
REMEMBER - WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER
VALLEY CYCLING:
I got in a couple of rides this past week, in between the weather. One was a new loop I found last winter that starts on Eagle Way by Kennett HS, heads up a snowmobile trail to the Pine Hill water tower, over to the Rec Trail, back along the Saco to the Police Station, across East Conway Rd, back along the RR tracks, through the woods on Redstone and then back to the car. It's a fun little 7.5 mile ride that's even more fun in the winter on the fat tire bike. Then today I just did the short ride down the Frankenstein RR tracks to Dracula and back, even tho apparently that's not allowed except during the winter. Oh well... I'll do it again in early ice season like I've done several years now.
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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
The solitary ascent of the Dru had the immediate effect of expanding the horizons of my ideas about mountaineering. It made me aware of possibilities well in advance of the times, which were characterized by very restricted mothods. This was how the suberb pyramid of K2 surfaced once more in the list of my projects. But I chose K2 as a way for giving concrete form to my new concept of mountaineering: to climb the second highest montain in the world solo, alpine style, and without oxygen.
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.
