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This past weekend was the 25th Annual Ice Fest in North Conway, NH and I was fortunate to have the chance to travel from Washington State and do some ice climbing.\u00c2\u00a0 It started with a swing by Holderness School to pick up daughter Audrey, who is a senior.\u00c2\u00a0 Then, we headed over to North Conway to link up with IMG guides Craig John and Dan Riethmuller for a fun weekend of ice climbing and general festivities.\u00c2\u00a0 It was great to see my old friend Rick Wilcox again at his IME shop in North Conway.\u00c2\u00a0 Rick and I climbed Mt Everest the same day (5\/15\/91) with Rick coming up from the South and me (and George Dunn) from the North.\u00c2\u00a0 We also ran into Mike, Scott, and George who summited Rainier with Craig, Audrey, and me last year. \u00c2\u00a0This was my first time ice climbing back east, and Audrey\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first time ever (other than the Kautz Route on Rainier). We had a blast!\u00c2\u00a0 It was cold (glad we brought big down parkas) and wintery and there was ice everywhere.\u00c2\u00a0 For me it was very memorable to see the famous Cathedral and Whitehorse Ledges (cliffs). \u00c2\u00a0These crags are iconic, some of the most famous in American climbing history, and the home of some of our best climbers. \u00c2\u00a0Add a Super Bowl party at the Nereledge Inn (thanks, Steve) and it was a 5-star weekend!\u00c2\u00a0 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s always fun to go to a new place, and when you can do it with some old and new friends, so much the better.\u00c2\u00a0 One more tick off my bucket list!<\/p>\n
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