Vermont / New Hampshire ice climbing partners

I'm your huckleberry, Luke.

I just moved to the east and am living in Burlington. I'd be up for ice climbing on the weekends and after work if I can find partners! I'm pretty new to ice climbing, but have all of the stuff, and some decent fitness!

I'm looking to get into some climbing in the Notch this winter. Have most of the gear and willing to give a belay.

Seamus, perhaps consider changing the name of the thread to vermont/new hampshire ice climbing partners.

good idea. it can be our mini-meetup thread.

Just changed the name of this thread. Good call, Zac.

lukeweiss,

I hope you've got some time on your hands wanting to do Garcia-Vega. 34 years it's been on my tick list and have not seen it form very often though it looked "in enough" to thrash to the base three times. De-lammed, thin, shit ice each time. Even when my partner and I were doing pretty bold stuff we never really gave it a go. In fact I think I know personally only two people who've done it. Both pretty well known climbers.

I'll keep my eye on this thread for partners - retired in September at 55 so have lotsa free time to climb. Though for me these days it's more about mileage than how hard (though I can still lead 4, maybe a 5 if I'm feeling good!).

Mark

Good to know, Mark, thanks! That really just makes me want it more!

The "lows" for the next couple weeks are below freezing. Im thinking up high is gonna get some decent ice soon. gonna head up into huntington or tuckermans this coming tuesday. will report my findings.

Bah. Wish I could join you.

Hey guys,

I'm thinking of trying to climb Henderson Ridge this Saturday with my brother. Anybody know if this ridge tends to have ice build up on it? I've climbed it with him twice before so my only concern is we get there and can't climb it without crampons (he has no experience on ice or snow.) I'm thinking besides it being cold, it will still be climbable in rock shoes. Anybody think otherwise? If I make it out there, I'll post what I find as far as the gullies and ice conditions.

Seamus, this time of year it will depend highly on the weather the day or two leading up to your climb. If it's dry and sunny, climbing in rock shoes will be fine. If the snow showers that are forecasted continue, it's likely that you'll find most/all of the ridge plastered with rime. Either way expect to find pockets of snow in the shaded parts of the ridge. Good luck! November is a rough time to climb alpine rock on Mt Washington.

Climbed pinnacle gully this morning. There was ice but boy was it spicy. Crux section was great but the ice got worse and worse as I climbed.

Yesterday some friends and I hiked up mt.washington by way of Tuckerman's ravine. It had some nice ice comeing in on it. Still only a inch or two thick but in a few weeks, it should be great for climbing in Tuckerman or Huntington ravines. I have no idea how it looks below the lake in the clouds but some guys that I met comeing down said that it was too thin for vertical climbing, but the low angle stuff was do-able for climbing.

Thanks for the update, gents. I didn't make it to Mt. Washington on Saturday...decided to change our plans. Zac, sounds like you soloed the route? Probably too thin for much pro I'm guessing.

Way to thin for pro. Plenty of rock pro around I suppose. Yes, soloed.

Looks like next week will be better. Here are the next 7 days from Weather.gov (for the observatory):

Tonight - Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Wind chill values as low as -2. Strong and damaging winds, with a northwest wind 60 to 65 mph increasing to 70 to 75 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 105 mph.
Monday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as -5. Strong and damaging winds, with a northwest wind around 80 mph, with gusts as high as 115 mph.
Monday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Wind chill values as low as -11. Strong and damaging winds, with a north wind 70 to 80 mph decreasing to 55 to 65 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 110 mph.
Tuesday - Sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as -7. Very windy, with a southwest wind 50 to 55 mph decreasing to 40 to 45 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 75 mph.
Tuesday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Wednesday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy.
Wednesday Night - Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Windy.
Thursday - Showers. High near 41. Very windy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday Night - Showers. Low around 34. Very windy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday - A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Very windy.
Friday Night - A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Very windy.
Saturday - Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Very windy.
Saturday Night - A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Very windy.
Sunday - A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Windy.

Nice job Zac. Pic on Instagram sure looks like it would have been spicy! I'm on an ice quest from Thursday this week till turkey day as I have that time off. Get in touch if you want to plan an adventure.

Mark NH wrote:Nice job Zac. Pic on Instagram sure looks like it would have been spicy! I'm on an ice quest from Thursday this week till turkey day as I have that time off. Get in touch if you want to plan an adventure.

I could do something on wednesday (the day before thanksgiving)if you're available.

Anyone for Wednesday?