To the Extremes: The Geology of Adventure in the White Mountains

Plymouth State University’s Museum of the White Mountains, in collaboration with Mount Washington Observatory, present To the Extremes: The Geology of Adventure in the White Mountains March 28 through May 28 at the Mount Washington Observatory Weather Discovery Center in North Conway, NH. Organized by the Museum of the White Mountains and curated by New…

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Zion and Red Rocks | November 2010

Sunset and moon in Zion National Park.

November is often a good time to travel out of New Hampshire because it’s getting too cold to rock climb, it’s not cold enough for consistent ice climbing, and the snowpack is too low for skiing. Here are a few photos from a personal climbing trip I took to Zion National Park, Utah and Red Rock National Conservation Area, Nevada.

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October Flight

Aerial view of Cathedral Ledge and Whitehorse Ledge.

I took a scenic flight over the North Conway, NH area on October 13, 2010. I bid on and won this flight during a silent auction at a Kismet Rock Foundation fundraising event. Perspective from the Diamond DA40 plane:Photo details: Canon 5D w/ 16-35mm f/2.8 lens @ 16mm, 1/1000s @ f/5.6 and ISO 200. The…

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Cannon Bolts

Most rock climbers know to be cautious when climbing on Cannon Cliff, but this is underscored when you see loose talus with bolts in place. Taken in September of 2004, this photo shows some talus below Cannon Cliff in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire. The climbers are Jennifer Tennican and Will Mayo, we were heading up…

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Nobody Walks in LA

Bernadette Regan on Nobody Walks in LA (5.9). December 15, 2009. Joshua Tree National Park, California. Photo Details: Panasonic Lumix LX3 in 16:9 ratio format, 1/800s @ f/5.6 and ISO 80, basic B&W conversion in Photoshop.

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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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Penitentes and Glacial Ice on Kilimanjaro

Heading way back into the archives, this photo is from March of 1999. Taken near the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro (19,340′) in Tanzania, you’re looking at penitentes and ice layers in the margin of the Southern Icefield. You can also see the summit of Mount Meru at 14,980′ on the horizon. Photo Details: I think…

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Flakes, Jugs, and Splitters

*Update* Sarah’s book Flakes, Jugs, and Splitters won Best Book in the Mountain Exposition category at the 2009 Banff Mountain Film Festival! Flakes, Jugs, and Splitters is A Rock Climber’s Guide to Geology by Sarah Garlick. This is a great book if you are a rock climber, geologist, or just interested in the processes that…

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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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Dusk and Moon at Dead Horse Point

December 25, 2004. After sunset at Dead Horse Point State Park in southern Utah. Photo Details: Nikon D70 on tripod w/ 70-200mm f/2.8 VR lens with Singh-Ray graduated neutral density filter, 2.5s at f/16 and ISO 200.

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