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2011-03-20 End of 2011 Ice Climbing Season

Warm weather had been in Connecticut, and all of the Northeast for that matter, for the second to last weekend in March.  All but the hardiest snowbanks in CT were gone.  However the warm temps hadn’t done as much damage up in New Hampshire’s White Mountains.  While they had done some damage, with many climbs […]

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Early March Adirondacks Ice Climbing

Once again I headed up to the Adirondacks this winter for more ice climbing.  This trip was with AMC.  Early on the objective was to give Gothics North Face another try.  Unfortunately as the date grew closer the weather started not cooperating.  The weekend prior the Dacks got about 2 inches of rain.  That switched […]

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Frankenstein Cliffs and Huntington Ravine

Over the weekend (Feb. 20-21) me and a friend from the gym, Boris, headed up to the White Mountains to get some more ice climbing in while the season lasts.  We headed up Saturday morning with gusty winds and sporadic snow.  Our plan was to hit Frankenstein Cliffs in Crawford Notch.   While the weather wasn’t […]

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Gothics North Face, Feb. 12-13

Feb. 11 through Feb. 14, Chris Wisel and I headed up to the Adirondacks to climb Gothics Mountain’s North Face. Planning began weeks ago as we looked over maps, read forum posts, and found a great mini guide online.  Our plan was to make it a two day trip.  Hiking into a shelter then going for the […]

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Catskills Ice Climbing

Chris and I took a trip out to the Catskills to do some ice climbing on Saturday.  I just got my ebay axes on Thursday so I was itching to get out and use them.  We drove out Saturday morning in snow, heavy at times and got lost a little because I wasn’t paying attention […]