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There are 3 things to think about right now - what's IN, what's OUT and how are you going to get around... I think if you go through the pictures and read the weather report, you'll get the idea. The Nor'easter that came through yesterday dropped 48" in the south west part of the state, 5" here at Cathedral Ledge and a foot + in the Notches. I'll leave it to your imagination as to how it will be wandering around up there...
PETER SANDBERG OBITUARY::
I spotted this in last week's newspaper. I was turned on to Peter by George Hurley. George and Jean published a book of short climbing stories by Peter that are very well done. The book is entitled GABE'S FALL AND OTHER CLIMBING STORIES. I highly recommend it, if you can find it. RIP Peter...
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 STATISTICS AND THOUGHTS::
Johns Hopkins has stopped keeping current, as has the state of NH. So I'll just say this - be careful folks. I know plenty of people who have gotten COVID and there are still folks dying. Get vaxxed and be cautions. That's all I have to say.
VALLEY CYCLING:
Everywhere other than the snow machine trails are not rideable right now. Here's a picture of Sawyer River Road, which was just groomed this morning for the snow machines. I'm not sure how this will last. Grab it while you can...
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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