Adirondack Climbing Legend Dies Joe Szot, 51, died of a heart attack while rock climbing in the Shawangunks Mountains of NY, March 14, 2012 Joe was climbing a route and started feeling poorly. He asked to be lowered. Once on the ground he stopped breathing. His partner called 911 and preformed CPR till help arrived. They could […]
Frankenstein Cliff, Crawford Notch NH With the Notch dropping below, Rob Point heads up the super exposed “Dropline” NEI 5. Photo by Klimbermac
Astro Turf (IV M9, WI 4+ R) Lake Willoughby Vermont FA: Matt McCormick and Josh Hurst On Saturday Jan 7, 2005, Josh Hurst and I climbed a new route in the central section of Mt. Pisgah. “Astro Turf” start as for Aurora about 150’ right of Super-Nova in the right facing ice/turf gully on the […]
Newfoundland Ice by Michael Wejchert “Walt Nichol, man of few understandable words, slows the snowmobile to a stop about twenty feet form my battered Toyota Corolla and I jump out. For the third time in as many days, Alden Pellett, Ryan Stefiuk and I thank Walt and step out of his cedar sleigh. We’ve all […]
by Chris Alstrin -The Bingo Pillar is a rarely formed WI 6 pillar of ice located in Hyalite Canyon, MT.Craig Pope during the 2011 Bozeman Ice Festival solos the delicate ice. During his climb Craig shares his feelings on soloing and why he enjoys climbing. Source: Vimeo, chris Alstrin
Cathedral Ledge NH Sunday March 4, 2012 The winter is waning and the lower elevation climbs have their days numbered but Erick Eisele and Peter Doucette are still getting after it on Cathedral Ledge NH. Click photos to enlarge Double V — much harder as an ice climb, especially if it’s falling as you are […]
This winter has been a bust for snow in New England, but have a look at some of these photos! Note: An email with these photos has been traveling around the web titled “Winter in Russia” but “Surfer Bill” has informed us that many of the photos arn’t, but they are fun anyway. We have made the corrections to our […]
New Epic Lines on Cannon
Among the ancient Greek legends, it is impossible to separate the tales of Icarus, Daedalus, and the Minotaur. The same is true of their namesakes on Cannon.
Ice Climbing News and Information from around the Web A Word – “Thank God there are a few young climbers like Hayden Kennedy and Jason Kruk who exemplify the best qualities of alpinism. The magnificent southeast ridge of Cerro Torre has been unshackled and can now be an inspiration to future alpinists who have the courage to climb rather […]
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