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It's only a few days till Xmas and this year Christmas day, the 1st day of Hanukkah and Kwanza all 3 fall on the same day. A great reason to say Happy Holidays in celebration of them all. I don't need any "things" so my wish for the year is for PEACE and HEALTH for all. This is a difficult time, and why I continue to reiterate the concept of simply being NICE. Many of the things happening around the world likely require complicated solutions. But if we all are simply NICE, that could change a lot.
2024/2025 FUNDRAISER:
I misstated the number of donors in last week's Report. This year so far it is only 67 donors that have currently contributed to NEClimbs and the White Mountain Report. Last year at this time it was 97!!! Even tho ice conditions are not great, I still get out there and take the pictures and write the Report EVERY THURSDAY so you know what's happening. Every year I humbly ask readers and subscribers for a small donation. And without YOUR support it would be very difficult to justify keeping this going like it is. Altho 67 obviously is a MUCH LOWER number than in the past, I am grateful nonetheless.
I put out the weekly White Mountain Reports on Facebook, Instagram and the NEClimbs web site every week. And who knows, maybe BlueSky soon... This fundraiser usually only lasts for 4-5 issues of the Report. I know that it's kind of like those pesky NPR fundraisers. The business of keeping you up to date with happenings in the Whites, providing the latest ice and rock conditions, reporting on events and people in the local climbing community and more consumes around 6 hours a week. That's not insignificant for anyone, and I'm just like every other overworked semi-retired dude you know.
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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
So here are some of the pictures from Thursday. For ALL of the pictures and full Conditions Report go to the Ice Conditions page.
MUSICAL NOTES:
On Friday the 20th I will be playing some cool jazz at the Majestic Cafe 7-9 with Tom Robinson and Peter Moutis, then with my own band Saturday the 21st 6-9 at Big Day Brewing in Gorham, and then on December 28th with the Jim McLaughlin Group at Ledge Brewing 6-9. I hope to see you at one or more of these.
VALLEY CYCLING:
I rode the well groomed trails at Rogers Crossing on Tuesday, but have no idea how they are now. That said it's going to be cold over the next few days so I guess things will firm up well.
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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Remember - climb hard, ride the steep stuff, stay safe and above all BE NICE,
Al Hospers
The White Mountain Report
North Conway, New Hampshire
Boulder /n./ place close to the ground to practice falling. When climbers aren't climbing, they like to sharpen their skills by bouldering on large rocks located in places frequented by impressionable tourists. Because bouldering is done without protection, the rule is never to climb higher than you'd like to fall. That is why so many climbers stand around discussing boulder problems instead of climbing them.
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.
