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John Henry: The Hammer Swinger
/in Blog/by Bayard RussellWhen we started bolting routes in the quarry in Evan’s Notch it was a free for all. In two days we had four mixed lines, all with substantial sections of ice climbing. No one was hurt, there aren’t any plants to kill, and after the dust settled we had some great projects. —————— To make […]
Busy February
/in Blog, Conditions/by Bayard RussellThe middle of February is when most of New England gets time off, and that’s when we get really busy, and thankfully so! There have been a few days on Mt Washington and a bunch of days guiding around the ice crags of New Hampshire. Its been a beautiful year. Right now the north facing […]
Love Diet
/in Blog/by Bayard RussellBob Baribeau’s route, Love Diet, is incredible. All I know about the history is that he rope soloed the route in the mid 90’s, but I can imagine it might have been a lonely day. Love Diet is on a 350′ seldom visited, beautiful and steep cliff called the Laughing Lion. The yellow drips that […]