Poko-O-Moonshine – Adirondacks, NY 01/14/2011 Adirondack Mountainfest 2011 Story Up-Date 1/20/11 from Bayard Russell True to Mountainfest tradition of establishing new climbs, Bayard Russell, Matt Horner & Matt McCormick established – “Endangered Species” M6+ NEI5+ R. The climb is just to the right of Jeff Lowes legendary line “Gorillas in the Mist”. “It’s so cool […]
The 15th annual Adirondack International Mountainfest takes place January 14-16, 2011 (this weekend!). This year’s event will kick off with a slide show by Freddie Wilkinson on Friday night. Saturday’s speaker will be renowned Exum guide and mountaineer Mark Newcomb, and Sunday’s entertainment is Vermont’s star climber Matt McCormick. Freddie, Mark and Matt will join […]
Dangerous Liaisons Warm spells can create freeze-thaw cycles that are the stuff of new route dreams. But, as NEIce member RAH found last week, underestimating how much warmth is too much could have been fatal. For the whole story, see RAH’s post: https://www.neice.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=56833#Post56833 Another close call last winter at Willoughby for NEice member dpowers. A […]
Photo of the Week AAC Grant Deadlines Fast Approaching The American Alpine Club awards more than $50,000 every year for projects ranging from worldwide exploration to local conservation. The application deadline for two of the AAC’s more prominent grants, the Lyman Spitzer Cutting Edge Award and McNeill-Nott Award, is January 1, 2011. Deadlines for other […]
To create and produce an innovative product we must first understand the needs and wants of our customers during their various sports and activities. The following link is a Lighting Market Survey created by Petzl France that will be disseminated and used as they develop future lighting products, packaging, marketing, etc.. It is important that these […]
Whitney-Gilman Ridge 12/10/10 Eugene Kwan on a cold but fun day. The approach was burly! – Kevin Kevin Mahoney Mahoney Alpine Adventures www.mahoneyalpineadventures.com
In any developing sport, the high end of the equipment spectrum is constantly changing. This is the case in the growing sport of ice climbing. Today’s difficult mixed routes require a delicate touch, and a thin pick is a clear advantage. It enters the ice with greater ease, causes less fracturing, and helps ensure that […]
AAC Grant Deadlines Fast Approaching The American Alpine Club awards more than $50,000 every year for projects ranging from worldwide exploration to local conservation. The application deadline for two of the AAC’s more prominent grants, the Lyman Spitzer Cutting Edge Award and McNeill-Nott Award, is January 1, 2011. Deadlines for other AAC grants are quickly […]
Winter! Here it comes… After the last thaw, most of the good climbing has been up high. That is about to change. After torrential rains last week the cold is back with a vengeance. A temperature of -4 is forecast for Lake Willoughby VT Thursday night. Look for perfect ice making conditions over the next […]
The Ice has Returned to the usual Early Season Locations After a week + of warm weather, which took it’s toll on what little ice we had, the cold temps have returned! Climbable ice was found in the Adirondacks & Northern New Hampshire over the weekend.
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