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Adirondack Ice: Back On the Mend
By Courtney Ley I decided to head to the Adirondacks over the weekend to see how things were fairing after the recent thaw. I wanted to do a lot of climbing, so it only made sense to hire Alex Wakeman as my climbing partner. A young buck from Saratoga, he climbs night and day. When you […]
NEice presents at ‘Social Outcast’ at Boston Rock Gym
On Sunday, December 15th, 2013, Boston Rock Gym in Woburn, MA will be hosting the 7th installment of their Social Outcast Club—a unique way for climbers to learn, socialize and share experiences about what we all love in a fun, relaxed atmosphere. During each gathering, several BRG climbers and guest speakers cover a range of climbing […]
BRG Ice Climbing Training Program / Starts Dec. 2. 2013
THE ICE SEASON IS HERE! ARE YOU READY?
The Boston Rock Gym (BRG) is now offering a 24 session, 8-week training program to build your general fitness and train you to maximize technical performance outside on the ice.
Sessions will be scaled to individual fitness levels so beginners as well as advanced climbers are welcome. All equipment is provided.
Sessions start December 2 at 7 PM. All training will take place at the BRG.
Cost is $125 for members and $175 for non-members (which includes a day pass for each session).
Training will be taught by Josh Murphey, a professional mountain guide for Alaska Mountaineering School since 2010.
We’re very excited to be able to offer this training program and hope that you will join us.
Call the BRG at 781.935.7325 to reserve your spot NOW!
REEL ROCK 8 – North Conway NH / Saturday Dec. 7, 2013
Join the AAC and International Mountain Equipment for a showing of the REEL ROCK 8 film tour on Saturday evening, December 7 at 7:00 PM at IME in downtown North Conway, NH. Tickets are $10 at the door.
Get Ready for a Thanksgiving Ice Feast!
(Featured image by rockytop) Climbers are getting out there and posting ice condition reports and photos. Here’s a quick recap of the latest from all over the Northeast. Ice routes in the upper elevations are doing well and things down low are thin, but building fast. Thanks to all the NEice members for sharing their […]
An Ice Climbers Guide to the Catskill Mountains – 3rd edition
Ok, it’s been longer than expected but I am now holding a hard copy proof of the third edition to An Ice Climbers Guide to the Catskill Mountains in my hand!
If everything goes as planned, it will be on shelves before the holidays.
It’s 248 pages now includes 8 new areas, color aerial photos, topo maps, and an additional 200+ routes.
~ Marty
Far North: Suckers Aren’t Made
I blame Hermann Buhl. That rat bastard. For those of you who don’t know (a lot of hands are still up), Hermann Buhl was the Austrian nut who soloed his ass off in the 1950’s. He rode a bike, hitchhiked, slept in hayfields, and did all sorts of stupid stuff to go climbing.
There’s Still Ice!
By Courtney Ley Did the recent warm up get you down? Did you think about rock climbing? Did you… actually rock climb? Once I get in my first ice of the season, there’s no turning back! And no small rise in temperature is going to stop this alpine train! All aboard! It was high noon […]
For the skiers: A November to Remember!
Three straight days of continuous snowfall. What did you expect?
(Shot on-location November 13, 2013)
Driving up Hillman’s Highway
by Doug Millen Ever since Irene, Alfonzo and I have been wanting to catch this drainage, in that perfect moment. We’ve scrambled up Hillman’s in the summer,using it to access the rock ridges of the Boott Spur. The movement of earth and boulders caused by that massive rain event were impressive. We wondered what it […]
