2010 Ice Fest Amateur Photo Contest

I was asked to help judge the 2010 Ice Fest (hosted by IMCS in North Conway, NH) Amateur Photo Contest, you can sign up and enter here: 2010 Ice Fest Amateur Photo Contest Josh Hurst (leading), Kevin Mahoney, and Ben Gilmore on the elusive Myth of Sisyphus on Whitehorse Ledge in North Conway, New Hampshire.…

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60f & Sunny or 35f & Rain?

I’ll take 60f & Sunny. I just returned from a two week climbing trip in California and Arizona. While there were a couple days with cool and cloudy weather, the trend was highs around 60f and sunny. New Hampshire has greeted my return with 35f and pouring rain, at least the ice climbing will be…

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Touchstone Vertical Panoramic

This photo is of the rock climbing route Touchstone Wall (V 5.8 C2 or 5.13b) on the Cerberus Gendarme cliff in Zion National Park, Utah. The route mostly follows a crack system in the middle of the photo, you’ll probably be able to pick it out. Photo Details: 3 vertical photos taken with Canon SD800…

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Sail Away

February 7, 2006. Andy Hale on the classic 5.8 crack, Sail Away, in Joshua Tree National Park, California. Photo Details: Nikon D70 w/ 17-55mm f/2.8 lens @ 55mm, 1/250s @ f/5.6 and ISO 400 w/ +1 exposure compensation.

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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.

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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