March 14, 2016 This weekend Erik, Soojin and I climbed Mt. Washington by the Lion’s Head Route. When we started for the summit the winds on top were a steady 80 mph with gusts up to 97 mph. The weather report predicted a rapid drop in the winds and we were glad that the powers […]

March 7, 2016   This Saturday Matt, Kate and I climbed to the summit of Mt. Washington via the Lion’s Head Route. It was a bluebird day. Clear skies and almost no wind. Kate and Matt climbed like pros and completed the nine mile trip with 4000 ft of elevation gain and loss in under […]

January 31, 2016   On Sunday Joe M. and I climbed Odell’s Gully on Mt. Washington in New Hampshire. The route is close to 1200 ft. long and contains three full pitches of WI 3. After the 2 ½  hour hike to the base of the route Joe and I roped up and set the […]

January 24, 2016 IMG Senior Guide Craig John sent this report over the weekend, along with some great photos.  Conditions have been stellar for ice climbing in New Hampshire. “Paul started the weekend with a day of steep ice climbing.  He climbed seven pitches of grade 3 and 4 ice.  On our second day we […]

December 28, 2015 We had a great trip to the summit of Mt. Washington on Saturday, December 26th. It remained clear and sunny all day long. We approached the base of the upper mountain via the Tuckerman Ravine trail. After almost two miles we connected to the Lion’s Head trail which eventually skirts around the top of […]

December 14, 2015 Paul came to North Conway on December 12 and 13 to work on skills he wanted to brush up on in preparation for his upcoming program which is the Camp 3 option on the Spring 2016 IMG Everest expedition. The weekend started with Paul and I meeting at the Nereledge Inn. The […]