It looks like the weather is going to cooperate this weekend, so if you have been waiting for an opportunity to get up in the Whites to enjoy some climbing or mountaineering… it would be hard to beat this Friday through Sunday. Winter is here and it looks amazing for the weekend! The extended...

The 17th Annual Mount Washington Valley Ice Festival will take place this coming weekend, Feb. 5th, 6th and 7th. It will feature an impressive schedule of clinics and climbs for all abilities. Some highlights are advanced classes with guest climbers, guided mountaineering ascents, and women specific...

New Hampshire’s Mount Washington has lost its claim to the world’s fastest wind speed. A new world record was recorded on April 10, 1996 in Barrow Island, Australia, during Typhoon Olivia. I know what you are thinking… “Wait, typhoons are in bounds?” And maybe you are...

In a previous post, I mentioned that we went on a couple of trips this year with friends who were brand-spanking new to hiking and camping. We had so much fun on our Mt. Greylock trip in August that we immediately planned another trip for early October. We settled on a weekend car camping trip to the...

Attempting to summit all 48 of New Hampshire’s 4,000 foot peaks comes with its own rewards. Along the way you visit little-known sections of the White Mountains, you get to experience remote wilderness and the exhilaration of climbing a mountain, and you can take in some of the most spectacular...

Sad news from the Mt. Washington Observatory. Nin, a rescued stray cat who was taken in by the Observatory, and who inspired the children’s book, “Cat in the Clouds”, has passed away at the (estimated) age of 20. Nin, whose retirement from the observatory back in 2007 made national...

Scott Mason, the 17 year old Massachusetts teen who was praised for his survival skills after spending 3 nights alone on Mt. Washington, has been fined $25,000 for the cost of his rescue. Authorities believe this to be the largest fine levied in the 9 years since New Hampshire adopted a law allowing...

Even though it’s rumored to be the second most-climbed mountain in the world (next to Mount Fuji) and it’s practically in our backyard, Dave and I had never taken the opportunity to climb Mount Monadnock in southwest New Hampshire. With the weekend forecast calling for clear skies and temps in the...

The newly opened NYC-soho Eastern Mountain Sports store will be hosting professional climbers Tommy Caldwell and Joe Kinder this Friday and Saturday.  The two will be hanging out to share stories, sign photos or shoot the breeze with anyone who stops by. Tommy has long been considered one of the best...

From the Nashua Telegraph this morning: A Boston man suffered a broken ankle in a fall while climbing Cathedral Ledge in Conway. Apparently Harrison Hall’s protection failed after a slip and he fell 30 feet to a ledge.  Other climbers were able to help lower him down where North Conway Fire and...