North East Ice

The gift of early season ice to climb on Washington makes me a happy birthday gal 💝 Thank you cocksinmocs🥶 #type2fun #iceclimbing #alpine #winterhiking #mountainpeople #northeastice #petzl #tadbitwindy #chickswhoclimb #newenglanders #neiceconditions #sagittariusseason ...

Busting the rust off on “The Geek”, and “Crystal Ice Tower” with Brad Blackway and Rob Belensky. #campcassinadventure #bluewaterropes #wearerab #iceclimbing #northeastice #adkice ...

Bowl Pawtrol Week II. Sarge heads to Lunch Rocks to watch an ice climber top out over the waterfall ❄️🐶❄️ #acadiagoldendoodles #mountwashington #tuckermansravine #skithewhites #amcoutdoors #northeastice #tuckermanravine #skitheeast #whitemountains #goldendoodle ...

I love ❤️ Adirondack chimneys! ▶️ ​There, I've said it. The first step is to admit the problem, or so I'm told.
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​Photo 1️⃣: ​"Haggis and Cold Toast" (WI3), Chapel Pond Canyon.  This may be the most popular chimney in the park. ​📸 colin_climbs
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​Photo 2️⃣: "Material Girl" (M6), Lower Washbowl. A mixed testpiece. 
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​Photo 3️⃣: bencookco on "Old Route", Hurricane Cliff. Also a rock route, but an even better winter route.
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​Photo 4️⃣: "Too Tight for Pleasure", Knob Lock. That's Ade Miller simul-following, below me.
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​Photo 5️⃣: "Gin and Juice", McMartin Cliff. ​📸 mavonax
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Some years ago I compiled a list of chimneys that make great winter climbs. My top 10 favorites are:
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"Rayless and Pathless", Avalanche Lake: Caves and vertical tunnels...what's not to love?
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"Last Rites", Exit 30: Up a short chimney, then into a second taller chimney. Amazing climbing up icicles in the chimney.
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"Welcome to the Sewing Machine", Mineville: A curving chimney with two "pods" left of Mineville Pillar.
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"Haggis and Cold Toast", Chapel Pond Canyon: Very hidden and cool.
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"Too Tight for Pleasure", Knob Lock: If you like "Unexpected Pleasure", then try this tighter testpiece to the right.
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"Old Route", Hurricane: The longest and deepest chimney around is this Weissner classic. If you come up here, don't miss "The Maw" at the far left end of the cliff...for the second pitch of this route, you walk 75' INTO the mountain and climb ice out the back.
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"Material Girl", Lower Washbowl: Excellent dry tooling up a two-pitch chimney high above Chapel Pond. Great for really cold, sunny days. 
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"King Tut", Pharaoh Mountain: An incredible journey, but rarely done. Way better than the boring fat ice of the more popular "Isis".
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"Simple Gifts", Hayes Mountain: One of the best routes in the park. After the obvious ice hose you enter a tall hidden chimney with a difficult exit.
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"Gin and Juice", McMartin Cliff: Remote and wonderful. Finishes in a tight squeeze. Exhale for upward progress.
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​Two chimney routes that I haven't done that should be on the list are "Sky High Rent" at West Canada Cliff, and "Passion and Warfare" in Panther Gorge. Wicked approaches though. ...

A bit of a late start to the #iceclimbing season here in the #adirondacks Great to see #ice forming quickly after a few cold nights, in all the usual, reliable spots. Always fun #climbing with my bud, Chad! The temperature forecast is looking quite good and there is plenty of water to freeze:) ...