Crawford Notch is the steep and narrow gorge of the Saco River in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, located almost entirely within the town of Hart’s Location. Roughly half of that town is contained in Crawford Notch State Park.

The notch is at the upper or northern end of this gorge (constituting the extreme southern end of a panhandle at the southeastern corner of the town of Carroll), where the land descends both to north and south, and ascends both to east and west. However, the steepness of the south-flowing Saco’s gorge (in contrast to the leisurely descent of the northward drainage into the watershed of Crawford Brook and eventually the Ammonoosuc River) makes it natural to attach the name to the gorge.

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Guides

Kevin Mahoney has been climbing for nearly two decades and is IFMGA/ UIAGM internationally certified through the AMGA. Whether you prefer rock, ice, mixed, or alpine climbing, Kevin can facilitate the climb of a lifetime. Mahoney Alpine Adventures is based in Madison, N.H. on the eastern edge of the White Mountains and can take you anywhere in the world at any time of year. Kevin will help you reach your personal peak.

Synnott Mountain Guides is a year-round mountain climbing guide service operating out of New Hampshire’s Mount Washington Valley. They are your Mt. Washington experts, offering winter ascents, mountaineering courses, ice climbing, Observatory summit overnights, Presidential traverses, and backcountry ski adventures.

Mooney Mountain Guides LLC is a New Hampshire based year round mountain guide service, specializing in guiding, small groups and personal instruction. Offered are enjoyable private climbs, lessons and courses for all ages and abilities. In addition to guided rock & ice climbs, we offer ski mountaineering tours, and expeditions worldwide.

Guide Book

An Ice Climbers Guide to Northern New England
by S. Peter Lewis & Rick Wilcox – Out of print

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