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This is quite short as I took and posted the pictures the day before Thanksgiving. Around noon on Thanksgiving day I took a hike up to the top of Elephant Head with friends and then had turkey dinner with them at the Highland Center. We also took a while afterwards to admire the collection of Brad Washburn photos. I wish a very Happy Thanksgiving to you all. Ours was great and I hope yours was wonderful too...
2025/2026 FUNDRAISER:
HELLO FRIENDS - It's definitely time for my annual Fundraiser for NEClimbs and The White Mountain Report. Like every year for the past 15 or so, I humbly ask you readers and subscribers for a small donation. Tho I have been doing this report since 1999, I didn't always ask for donations! That started in 2004. And realistically folks, without your support and as much as I actually like doing it, it would be very difficult to justify keeping it going.
Year-round I put out my weekly White Mountain Reports on Facebook, Instagram and the NEClimbs web site. But I usually do the fundraiser only for 4-5 issues of the Report. It's kind of like those pesky NPR fundraisers. [wry grin] 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 at least 6 hours a week. That's not insignificant for anyone, and I'm just like every other overworked, semi-retired 78 year old 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
MUSICAL NOTES
I will be at Tuckerman Brewing playing some duo jazz and funky tunes on Friday Dec 5th from 4-7. Great news, excellent pizza and creative music.
If you are at all interested in what else is coming up with me musically, you can always see my schedule here: http://www.alhospers.com/?PageName=2
VALLEY CYCLING:
I rode up Cathedral Ledge Road on Tuesday and then went out Red's snowmobile trail that goes around behind Cathedral and Whitehorse and then back through Hale's. It was actually a nice ride with minimal water/mud. However I'm sure it is muddy now.
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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