Archive for November 2009
Stairs Mountain
Venus and Moon over Stairs Mountain, New Hampshire, 08/07/2005. Photo Details: Nikon D2X on tripod w/ 70-200mm AF-S VR lens @ 200mm, 1.3s @ f/2.8 and ISO 400.
Read more...Central Couloir II
Ryman McLane descending the middle section of Central Couloir on Mount Webster in Crawford Notch, NH. Mount Willey in the background. Photo Details: Canon 30D w/ EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM lens @ 17mm, 1/800s @ f/5.6 and ISO 400 w/ +0.33 exposure compensation. Mark Synnott just below an icefall in the lower section of…
Read more...Central Couloir
With over a foot of snow in the mountains and winds well over 100mph on Mount Washington, it seems like winter has finally arrived in NH. The above photo was taken on March 3, 2008. Jim Surette and Mark Synnott approaching the upper section of Central Couloir on Mount Webster in Crawford Notch, New Hampshire.…
Read more...Recompense and Beyond
Climber and photographer Anne Skidmore rock climbing the route Recompense (5.9) on Cathedral Ledge in North Conway, New Hampshire. Anne’s birthday is today, so you should head to her blog and wish her a happy birthday! Photo Details: Taken 09/28/2005. Nikon D2X w/ 10.5mm f/2.8 and 1/500s @ f/5.6 and ISO 200 w/ -0.33 exposure…
Read more...In Two Weeks
The large granite dome on the right is The Sheepshead in Cochise Stronghold, Arizona. I’ll be flying to Arizona in exactly two weeks and hope to check out some of the multi pitch routes on The Sheepshead. Photo Details: Nikon D2X on tripod w/ 70-200mm f/2.8 VR AF-S lens @ 175mm, 1/80s @ f/5.6 and…
Read more...Day and Night at Greenleaf
05/20/2005: Helicopter from JBI Helicopter Services bringing supplies to the AMC’s Greenleaf Hut on Mount Lafayette in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire. Photo Details: Nikon D70 w/ 70-200mm f/2.8 VR AF-S lens @ 200mm, 1/1000s @ f/5.6 and ISO 200. 05/20/2005: Night at the AMC’s Greenleaf Hut on Mount Lafayette in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire. Photo…
Read more...VTFO
David Crichton in the halfpipe at the 2004 Vermont Freeskiing Open. Photo Details: Nikon D2H w/ 17-35mm f/2.8 lens @ 17mm, 1/2500s @ f/5.6 and ISO 200.
Read more...Schouler Park
Heading back into the archives again, this photo is from July 29, 2004. The location is Shouler Park in North Conway, New Hampshire during a music concert and fireworks display. Photo Details: Nikon D70 on tripod w/ 17-35mm f/2.8 lens @ 20mm, 30s @ f/8 and ISO 200.
Read more...Dracula
My ice climbing gear is still packed away as I’m writing this post. That’s because this November has been sunny and warm in northern New Hampshire, but I’m not complaining because it just means an extended rock season. When the ice does come into condition, the climb Dracula at Frankenstein is fairly reliable and long…
Read more...Bryce Hoodoos
Hoodoos in Bryce Canyon National Park. Photo Details: Nikon D2X w/ 70-200 f/2.8 AF-S VR @ 200mm, 1/100s @ f/8 and ISO 200.
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