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Mountainfest 2012 – Day two report
Some clinics, soup delivery & a few new pieces of gear…. The new Cassin X Dream The Black Diamond Stinger Chapel Pond Canyon clinic Plenty of hot soup for the climbers on this cold day.
Mountainfest 2012 – Day one report
The 16th annual Mountainfest 2012 is under way. A cold and frosty start. Breakfast at Rock & River Matt and Bayard talking about the up coming day of guideing All the gear you want to demo. Stay tuned for updates during the Fest.
Playing Pachinko on Mt.Webster
Crawford Notch, Mt. Webster 4×4 1/8/12 words & photos; Alan Cattabriga The Horses are on the Track In late October the first ice was climbed. The ice season was starting. As usual I was chomping at the bit and wanted more. Then the temperature started to show signs of being bipoler. The swings so far […]
Mountainfest 2012
The 16th annual Adirondack International Mountainfest January 13-15, 2012 Mountainfest is an annual celebration of ice climbing and mountaineering, featuring guest athletes who entertain us with tales of climbing adventures, instructional clinics taught by visiting climbers and local guides, demo gear, and a chance to gather with the climbing community for an exciting winter weekend. […]
Katahdin Tales
Mt. Katahdin, Baxter State Park ME 11/30/2011 – 12/6/2011 By Alan Cattabriga Katahdin, late November. Doug, Fred, Chris and I are booked. All our friends thought we were nuts. I think the Baxter State Park Rangers did too. I guess I don’t blame everyone. After all, early season ice is a gamble, never mind the […]
Unfinished Business…
Cannon and I have a checkered past: I’ve backed off of more routes there than I’ve finished. I’ve crawled my way down the talus after spraining my ankle. Many consider consider Cannon their go to crag… for me, knowing I’m going to climb there the next day is a sure recipe for a restless night. […]
Harvard Cabin Update – Happy Holidays!
Seasons Greetings, Just a quick holiday greeting as Marcia and I are about to head back up the trail with our annual Christmas Ham. Cabin visitors over the next few days may get to enjoy some left-overs! Sorry, no guarantees! General Conditions Conditions are improving ever so slightly. Weather is still extremely variable. For example, […]
Pole Dance
Frankenstein Cliff, Crawford Notch NH Pole Dance- NEI 5 FA: December 17, 2010 Kevin Mahoney, Bayard Russell & Matt McCormick “After an exciting afternoon on the ground dodging missiles in the south facing sun, “Pole Dance” went down. This new route at Frankenstein is right of the Bragg-Pheasant in a spot I had never seen any […]
