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Cilley-Barber, Mt Katahdin Maine 12/18/11
The Cilley-Barber (IV 4) is “IN!” Max Neale just returned from a trip to Katahdin. Here are some photos Max took during his climb, Zebediah Engberg climbing. [slideshow id=19] Photos by Max Neale
Winter Is Here!
Fafnir, No “Small Victory”. Well it looks like winter is here, finally! Things are starting to form nicely on Cannon Cliff. The shortest days are just around the corner and the weather is slowly getting colder. Looks good! …lets hope it does not melt away. Erik Eisele shared some photos from his weekend ascent of “Fafnir”, Cannon Cliff, Franconia Notch NH. Conditions look […]
Harvard Cabin Report – 12-15-11
Greetings Mountaineers, Well, Ladies and Gentlemen, it seems that Mother Nature and Jack Frost have a lot to sort out these days. Just as things start to appear green and spring-like again, old man Jack decides to sprinkle just a little bit of his seasonal specialty across the mountain. Not too much, not too little, […]
Small Victories
It’s mid-December and things are still looking like it’s early November. Nevertheless, there IS some ice to climb out there! People are finding ice up on Mt. Washington and Mt. Webster, the Dike was climbed again, and there was ice to climb on the North Face of Pitchoff this weekend. I managed to finally get […]
Harvard Cabin – Opening Weekend 2011/12
Seasons Greetings Mountaineers, It’s our favorite time of year again! Winter is right around the corner and that means everyone is looking forward to another fantastic season at Harvard Cabin! I spent the last couple of weeks out west enjoying some wonderful early season winter conditions in the Rocky Mountains. A late Fall trip to […]
False Start…
5 yard penalty – repeat first down Article by Patrick Cooke It seems like every year I find myself in the same position -I’m ready for the season to start, but that perfect alignment of weather, work, partners, and family commitments just isn’t quite right. Working at a boarding school, I am fortunate to have […]
Rhythm of the Seasons – Part Three
It’s been a busy few weeks, but the essays are graded, the exams are printed, and there’s time to relax and think about ice climbing again. In Part One, you learned about my affinity for seasonal beverages and my one-track mind when it comes to the off-season. In Part Two, I got all “dippy and […]
Is Winter Cancelled?
Earlier this month, NEice staff meteorologist, Smike, hedged his bets and gave a gloomy November forecast for ice aficionados: “Warm temps with a short bout of cold over the next 15 days. (Go grab some extra rock time) End of the month will crash into winter and it should hang on this time.” Recent evidence, […]
Is this Ice Climbing?
We have been told by some that the real ice climbing season has not started and what we are doing is not real ice climbing. Well we want you to have a look at these photos and tell us if we are ice climbing – real ice climbing, that is. Alfonzo and I think we […]
Kings Ravine 11/13/11
Mobile Post Alfonzo climbing delicately up the thin ice.
