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September rime ice!

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It was an excellent day above tree line on Sunday.  Cool temps with a bluebird sky above and an undercast below.  Not to mention, evidence of the first overnight freeze of the season! There’s nothing like a little rime ice to feed the psych! [nggallery id=51] (click on thumbnails to enlarge) Photos by Courtney Ley […]

Omega in April

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Franconia Notch NH April 17, 2014 What happens when you get  a ton of rain over a snowpack, and than a cold front moves through…Omega in April…that’s what!  Here again it proves that you have to anticipate and be ready for unique ice climbing conditions. Peter Doucette has been following the conditions all winter and taking […]

Marathon ice climbing in the Adirondacks!

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Eli Minich, only 9 years old had a marathon ice climbing outing in the Adirondacks. Eli and his dad Jerod took advantage of this extended ice season and found some great climbing on some of the Adirondack classics. Eli climbed, Chouinard’s Gully, Crystal Ice Tower, Hot Shots, Ice Slots and Roaring Brook Falls.  It won’t be […]

Beyond Granite: The Geology of Adventure

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” The Face of Winter: Ice Climbing, Skiing, and Snowboarding: How climate has shaped the winter landscape of the White Mountains and how it will likely dictate our experiences in the future.”

Museum Exhibition: March 25, 2014 – March 8, 2015

Museum of the White Mountains
Plymouth State University
34 Highland Street
Plymouth, NH
(603) 535-3210

Single Pitch Instructor Courses Offered by MMG

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The AMGA Single Pitch Instructor Course (SPI)is designed for active climbers who are interested in leading groups (camp, school, scout, gym, etc.) in an outdoor single pitch rock climbing setting.

The SPI course is 27 hours long over 3 days. The assessment is a separate 16-hour process over 2 days. The SPI program is designed to enable climbing instructors to ‘proficiently facilitate and instruct the sport of rock climbing in a single pitch rock climbing setting.’