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Smuggs Ice Bash Weekend
/in Blog/by Bayard RussellGet Your S$%t Together!
/in Blog, Technique/by JanetIce Climbing Is More Fun When You Are a Little Bit Obsessive By CMG Guide Janet Wilkinson Cannon Cliff, Winter 2008ish. As Freddie took off up the second pitch of Fafnir, he complained for the second or third time about his left foot being cold. He placed a piece, stopped momentarily to swing and shake it […]
Conditions: Crawford Notch Jan 1, 2014
/in Blog, Conditions/by Bayard RussellThe ice in Crawford Notch is coming back around. Here’s the rundown: At Frankenstein, the Amphitheater looked better than it has all through the early season with high water volume routes (Pegasus, Chia) finally receiving the cold temperatures they need to begin to freeze. Still not in its full glory, but on its way. The […]