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DADGUMMIT spring is sure being a teaser right now. One nice-ish day, a day of rain, another mediocre day, one more with pouring rain, one sunny and today the traditional April mix. Rain at my house, sunny in town, light showers over in Redstone and gorgeous here at the house at 6. [sheesh] The real downside is that the cliffs are damp, even when it's sunny. We just don't get enough sun, low humidity and warm temps to really dry things out. Of course it's going to happen, it's just a little frustrating. Oh - and the prediction is for possible SNOW SHOWERS tonight!
Except for the first year of Covid, I've pretty much been a gym rat for the past 6 years, hitting it as much as 5 days a week. It's been a good thing for sure, and I can tell the difference. The ice climbing I did this last winter was better than I actually expected. Black Pudding was the peak of my winter and actually it felt surprisingly easy. Who woulda thunk? On recommendation of a massage therapist I know, I started seeing a personal trainer last month to work on my "core" strength. I've never really done that kind of work, so it was much more strenuous than I expected. Work with the big ball, all kinds of planks and a lot more. The idea being to mix it up with my weight training. Oh, one other thing... I've been working out 4-5 days a week. She says that I should only do 3 days as week to give my muscles time to recover. With bike weather on the way, alternating the gym and bike will be the way to go. I'm really looking forward to seeing where this takes me. I find all this quite interesting and I do think it is already making a difference, we shall see. Next thing is my diet! [yikes] Stay tuned.
NOTE: There are starting to be flying bugs out and there assuredly are ticks! Just sayin'.
GO FUND ME FOR ED WEBSTER DAUGHTER AND ARCHIVES::
Henry Barber has put together a GoFundMe for Ed Webster's Climbing Archives and his daughter. Please check it out. If you click the "Read more" link just left of the second picture down you will get a lot more information. Ed gave so much to the climbing community, here's a chance to support his legacy.
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
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VALLEY CYCLING:
Despite all the rainy daze we've had, many trails are in surprisingly decent good. I've ridden the Electric Loop, Power Lines, the new Rec Path, Muffler and the Swenson/Grout trail in Redstone. There was some mud on the power lines, but that's usually the case in the spring. Everything else was good. Go for it folks...
Remember - climb hard, ride far, stay safe and BE NICE.
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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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