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Rhythm of the Seasons - Part Two
In Part One of this article, we looked at the off season. The off season is largely self-explanatory - there's no ice to be climbed. ...
Rhythm of the Seasons - Part One
As the Sam Adams commercials claim, "there is a rhythm of the seasons." This is especially true when it comes to ice climbing. Where does the ...
Ice Climbing Nova Scotia
Where will your next road trip be heading? Ouray? Canmore? Norway? If you're looking to break out of that NH/NY/VT routine but don't want to ...
Proposed Bozeman Ice Tower
World Class Climbing Arena Coming to Bozeman By Doug Millen, NEice.com A team of Montana State University students has won a local competition to design an 85-foot ...
Gear Ready for Adventure... Climber Not
It's 4:00am Sunday morning, and the gear is packed and ready for a run up Mt. Lincoln. Unfortunately, the climber is not. The culprit? Laziness, sloth, lethargy, ...
Northeast climbers win Piolet d'Or!
Piolets d'Or 2012 The 2012 recipients are: Mark Richey, Steve Swenson and Freddie Wilkinson (USA) for their ascent of Saser Kangri II (7,518m), India. The first ascent by ...
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Rhythm of the Seasons - Part
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Ice Climbing Nova Scotia
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Proposed Bozeman Ice Tower
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Gear Ready for Adventure... Climber Not
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Northeast climbers win Piolet d'Or!
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May 14, 2012
GPS: REVEALED
Date:May 26, 2012
FOR THE ADVENTURER AND GEAR-HEAD IN ALL OF US: MASTER LAND AND MOUNTAIN NAVIGATION. CONQUER BEGINNER AND ADVANCED FUNCTIONS OF GPS UNITS. PRACTICE RISK MANAGEMENT AND SOUND DECISION-MAKING IN THE BACK COUNTRY. ALL IN YOUR BACKYARD.
A HANDS-ON WILDERNESS NAVIGATION CLINIC, RIGHT IN THE HEART OF MANHATTAN. LED BY IFMGA LICENSED MOUNTAIN GUIDE, SILAS ROSSI
http://www.alpine-logic.com/clinics/gps-revealed
Source: http://www.alpine-logic.com
May 8, 2012
Add technical climbing to the list of activities protected by House Bill 1551.
New Hampshire climbers –
I just caught wind of this today, but state lawmakers are reviewing legislation to bolster landowner protections for people who open their property to recreational uses. New Hampshire law currently protects landowners who open their land "for hunting, fishing, trapping, camping, horseback riding, bicycling, water sports, winter sports, snowmobiling, or OHRVs as defined in RSA 215-A, hiking, sightseeing, or removal of fuel wood" from getting sued if someone gets hurt on their property. Landowners who open their property to technical climbing are not explicitly protected. This proposed bill is an opportunity for us to change that.
The state senate judiciary committee is set to review HB 1551 on Thursday. It has already passed the house. If we can get the senate to amend it to include "technical climbing" among the activities explicitly protected under state statute it would make it much easier to convince private property owners to open their lands to climbing. It would be very difficult to convince lawmakers to consider a bill just to make this one minor change to the law, but with HB 1551 already making its way through Concord it may be possible to tag on protections for the entire climbing community.
So... PLEASE contact your state senator and ask him or her to add technical climbing to the list of activities protected by House Bill 1551.
If you live in the southern Mount Washington Valley chances are your state senator is Jeb Bradley: jeb.bradley@leg.state.nh.us or (603) 271-8472
If you live in the northern Mount Washington Valley chances are your state senator is John Gallus: john.gallus@leg.state.nh.us or (603) 271-3076
If you live in the Rumney area chances are your state senator is Jeanie Forrester: jeanie.forrester@leg.state.nh.us or (603) 271-4151
If you live outside those areas you can find your state senator here: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/senate/members/senate_roster.aspx
Phone calls are better than emails, but any contact you make with your senator will help. For this to work you need to call in the 24 to 48 hours, otherwise HB 1551 will pass the senate without the necessary changes. If we can raise enough of a ruckus, however, we might be able to change the law. It only takes a minute.
The full text of HB 1551 is available here: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2012/HB1551.html
Please forward this to any New Hampshire climbers you know.
- Erik Eisele
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2012/HB1551.html
Source: Erik Eisele
May 3, 2012
Amazing Climbing - Two new routes on Mt Bradley AK
NH Climbers score BIG!
"I have re-entered the "real world" after an amazing climbing trip to the Ruth Gorge with Peter Doucette. We climbed two new routes on Mt Bradley. Full write-up and more photos coming soon. Many thanks to Polartec, Sterling Rope, Brooks-Range Mountaineering, OR, Lowa Boots, and Snap My Life. A truly fantastic trip!" ~ Silas Rossi
http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web12s/newswire-bradley
Source: Facebook
April 19, 2012
The North Face's 2012 Spring Speaker Series
The North Face Never Stop Exploring Speaker Series
Mark Synnott presents "Life on the Vertical"
—New Haven, CT & Burlington, VT
April 26, 2012
Prime Climb
340 Quinnipiac Street
Wallingford, CT 06492
May 1, 2012
Higher Ground
1214 Williston Rd South
Burlington, VT 05402
Source: http://www.thenorthface.com
April 18, 2012
Wild Stone: Climbing the Unclimbed
Date: 4/18/2012
Location: Boston REI
Event Fee: Free
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Presenter: Sarah Garlick
"Wild Stone: Climbing the unclimbed, from the Arctic to Arabia," is a multi-media presentation by New Hampshire climber Sarah Garlick. With professional photography, audio clips, and short videos, Garlick tells stories from her latest two expeditions: a journey to the granite big walls of South Greenland, and an exploration of the Wadi Rum desert in Jordan."
http://www.rei.com/event/36983/session/46600
Source: http://www.rei.com
April 17, 2012
Pinnacle Gully 4-16-12
"200 feet of ice, and finding out that the exit was a raging waterfall. Unreal! I have video of it that ill try to post. So we rapped."
http://www.iceclimbingforums.com/showthread.php?8811-It-s-not-over-till-it-s-OVA!/page2
Source: NEice.com post / mtnstoke
April 16, 2012
Bozeman 2012 / Urgent Call to Action
"We are applying for grants to help support the 2012 Bozeman Ice Festival. If you've been to the fest anytime in the past few years, your feedback on three quick questions is critical! Thanks in advance!" - JoJo
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PCPFDVW
Source: http://www.Facebook.com
April 13, 2012
Khumbu Express II
Expedition to Nepal - April 2012
Ueli Steck and Freddie Wilkinson
Real time updates from Nepal at Ueli's website.
http://www.uelisteck.ch/en/news/news/286-expedition-2012.html
Source: http://www.uelisteck.ch/
April 12, 2012
Spring: Spring Training!
"Alright, it’s SPRING in some parts of the world now, and my snow-blind eyes and pasty skin are rejoicing. In the last few weeks I’ve been in Maine (definitely NOT spring), Charlotte, North Carolina, (spring), White Salmon, Washington (trying to spring, but delayed a bit), back east to Texas, (SPRING!), down to Portland, Oregon (flowers, but still sorta spring)." - Will Gadd
Source: http://willgadd.com
April 12, 2012
231 mph
"78 years ago today, the fastest wind ever observed by man was recorded by Mount Washington Observatory staff-- an astonishing 231 mph. "Will they believe it?" wrote observer Sal Pagliuca in the log book." - Mount Washington Observatory
https://www.facebook.com/MWObs
Source: https://www.facebook.com/MWObs
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