A Fool’s Paradise
It’s the ice fest weekend. During this event many think every route in the White Mountains will be crowded. This is not the case, that is if you know what to do and when. The rains came just 24 hours before the official start to the fest, and once again many were lamenting.
Shoestring Gully
However, with the impending invasion of low temperatures, my friends and I saw the opportune time open up for many routes.
The Canadian air arrived Thursday night, with Friday dawning sunny and cold. We decided on Mt. Willard, totally alone excellent ice was found. Knowing Saturday would be busy we went for the dawn patrol mission of Shoestring Gully on Mt. Webster. The cold was doing it’s work on the mountain.
Upper Hitchcock
The ice on Mt. Webster was in fine shape. Now it was Sunday and time for something long, adventurous and completely new. Starting at the same spot as Central Couloir and taking off left, the line of Fools Paradise fit perfectly. Enjoy the slideshow below of this wonderful route. Suffice it is to say, the start is rarely in, but it is now.
Cheers!
~Alan Cattabriga
Photos from ” A Fools Paradise” 02/03/2013
Mt. Webster, Crawford Notch NH
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Terrific photos! Fools Paradise looked really cool.
Awesome as always.
Thank you!