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January 5, 2023
Hi Folks,
I really don't have a lot to say today. I think that the Ice Report really says it all. Between the basically non-existent ice and the really soft bike trails, I'm stuck with the gym right now. Not that it's a bad thing mind you. I just want to get my endorphins outside, if ya know what I mean. If ya get my drift...
Thank you once again for your support...
I will be playing at Ledge Brewing on Saturday Jan 7 with the Jim McLaughlin Band. Swing by if you're feeling it... The music will be hot and beers cold! This is the place where we all meet up and get outfitted for Ice Fest.
This is the 30 year anniversary of Ice Fest and it's going to be a good one! The official date is February 3-5, 2023. Stay tuned for website and registration updates, guest guide information, and party details. If you have any questions, you can call IMCS directly at (603) 356-7064.
Here's something cool - IMCS guide Mark Vanover and I will be co-leading a clinic on Friday titled "Just For Seniors 55+". Since Mark and I are still out here doing our best to get at it, I gotta figure that we have something that we could impart to those of us still wanting to climb as we get older. I for one am looking forward to it. That said, you could jump in if you're only 50! [LOL]
https://www.mwv-icefest.com/clinic/just-for-seniors-55/
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The official date is February 3-5, 2023. Stay tuned for website and registration updates, guest guide information, and party details. If you have any questions, you can call IMCS directly at (603) 356-7064.
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SOME LOCAL/NATIONAL PANDEMIC STATISTICS AND THOUGHTS:
7 new Covid related deaths in New Hampshire over this past week. On Tuesday the U.S. surpasses 100 million reported COVID-19 cases!
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/pandemic-data-initiative/data-outlook/u-s-surpasses-100-million-reported-covid-19-cases
New Hampshire:
7 new deaths reported so far this week
1,795 active cases
56 Current hospitalizations being treated for COVID
2,866 Total deaths due to COVID-19
United States:
Confirmed: 101,044,051
Deaths: 1,095,235
Global:
Confirmed: 662,435,628
Deaths: 7,508,844
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/us-map
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/covid-19-daily-video
OUR ONLY WAY OUT IS IF YOU GET VACCINATED, WHERE RECOMMENDED PLEASE STILL WEAR A MASK, WASH YOUR HANDS!
Weather has just been too crappy to ride IMO. And besides that, if you get out there you will make a mess of the trails. It either needs to totally dry out, or freeze up again. Hopefully the latter!
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:
http://www.neclimbs.com/mobile
Check it out and if you have issues on your specific phone, please feel free to let me know.
Join us and LIKE us on Facebook. I'll try and post interesting pix every Thursday and the latest Ice Report in the season, tho certainly not the whole Report. Here's where you can check it out:
http://www.facebook.com/NEClimbs/
Remember - climb hard, ride the steep stuff, stay safe and above all BE NICE,
Al Hospers
The White Mountain Report
North Conway, New Hampshire
| It lasted but a year of two, till all the routes were done. The pace so fast that most forgot that climbing could be fun. |
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