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February 6, 2007
Ice climbing trip
I just returned from my annual ice-climbing trip with my brother in law Dan, and our friend Ethan from Nashville. Dan and I left around 3:00AM on Thursday, picked up Ethan at JFK airport in NY, and arrived in North Conway, NH around 5:00PM.
On Friday, we climbed Standard Route, one of the coolest climbs in the area. It's rated 3+, and the ice was really fat. It's about 250 feet high. The first belay is in a cave about 100 feet up, with some great views.
On Saturday, after 6-8 inches of fresh snow, we hiked to Arethusa Falls, the highest waterfall in NH. It's a really scenic spot, and sheltered from the wind, which was nice since the wind was really blowing that day. 
We climbed right up the center of the falls. Right near the top, the ice was really slushy and you could see running water through the ice-screw holes. At one point I punched a softball sized hole through the ice and at that point the crust was only a centimeter thick. Anyway, it was pretty unnerving and cool at the same time.
Dan was hosting a Super Bowl party at his house, so we left at 2:52AM on Sunday in order to get back in time. Nate, you had better come next time!
You can see all of the pictures here
Posted by mark at February 6, 2007 9:34 AM Subscribe (FeedBurner)