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Madison Gulf
Madison Gulf and Mt. Adams The Great Gulf is a massive area shroud with mystery. In the early years of hiking for many of us here in the White Mountains, the huge drainage of the West Branch Peabody River, the “Great Gulf Wilderness” was a place filled with intrigue. The remote drainage with its […]
AK Climbing On A Budget – Slideshow 2/23/2013 at IME
Alaskan Climbing, On A Budget. The last three seasons in the Alaska Range, and other road trips West before that, have taught me a lot about how to climb big objectives without a big bankroll!
More Storage Capacity!
Meet the newest addition to my editing room. I just purchased a 2-TerraByte G Drive with FireWire ports for storing all the video files. I will still be using my USB 1-TB Seagate drive for the backup, but all my editing will be off of this drive. I can now clear out my computers storage, […]
An Ice Climber's Guide to the Catskill Mountains 3rd Edition
$29.95
Available for Pre-Order. Will ship sometime this month.
Aerial Photos – in Black and White & Color
National Geographic Topographical Maps
Many New Routes
New Areas
Spray Ice!
Well you don’t have to travel to Helmcken Falls, Canada to climb “Spray Ice”. You just need the right weather and timing.
Matt McCormick-Climbing Adventures – Winter 2013
Winter always seems to sneak up on me and then fade to spring as quickly as it came. An early December spent on warm sandstone in the Red River Gorge fades to chilly return to Vermont. A seemingly annual vow to spend more winter days in Rumney ends after one freezing day bouldering on a rope at a windy Waimea. Soon snow is flying and I’m packing late at night for an early start, pulling out the dusty ice tools, still dulled from last year’s last day out along crampons, specter hooks, and the other arsenal of gear that comes out for mixed adventures. – Matt
High and Dry, Mt. Lincoln NH
“High And Dry” ( erroneously named Woodman/Dorcy in my post Spirit, the names of the FA team) is an excellent introduction to the wonderful climbing in Franconia Ridge back country
Live Free or Die!
I’ve now been in New Hampshire for a week. The first few days were taken up with the Mount Washington Ice Festival, a crazy thriving festival of the likeminded, but then the climbing began, and I blame that flight – nothing could be as dangerous or as scary as that could it?
Seeking Repentance
“What the fuck do I do here?” I don’t know who I’m talking to… it’s just me and the huge chockstone looming above. Doubt is creeping in, but it’s kind of a moot point. I’m committed. The ice below the chockstone is ok, but it isn’t really of the quality that I’d be psyched to […]
Back into the Editing Room
Well, it’s back into the editing room. We are getting ready for the Catskills Ice Festival this coming weekend and along with tuning the helicopters, the footage needs a little tuning as well. I won’t be able to go, but I’m handing off the film to Doug to bring down with him and show off […]
