mountainmatt
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Nice Paaaaaaalka! I love that route, even though my fat fingers never really fit into that crack.
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Wow! That is one awesome trip!
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Did you send anyways?
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Wow, Sol is right, way to get up there so early!
Can't wait to see some pics from the trip!
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Love the pics of lost arrow spire, very cool!
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Awesome Rad! Thanks for establishing such a cool are at X38!
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Wow, your site has some really amazing pictures! Looks like an awesome trip out!
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ADKman is correct. Camped at the parking lot, hiked to the carbon and camped, climbed to thumb and camped, summit and back to the car. Summit day was 5/5 if I remember correctly. We had a perfect weather window with the only downside being that the snow was like walking in a bathtub full of mashed potatoes.
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The fact that the rock is pretty clean probably tells you everything.
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Very nice! Looks like a fun one
The large picture shows a large number of good looking lines up there. I really do need to make the trip to the Daks...
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Awesome! Way to land a bunch of NE ice classics in one trip!
Are the bolts still in the cave on Standard route?
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Nearing the top of Liberty Ridge
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Liberty ridge
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Evan leading the crux pitch of the Scoop during the first ascent
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Totally clips, Red Rocks
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Iceberg surfing in the enchantments
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I have been meaning to get up there all season, but I seem to keep heading up to NH. Thanks for the TR, nothing like a fun looking trip to inspire me to turn my car the other direction
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This is pretty painful to watch, but...
Apparently he is a sponsored climber as well...
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Basecamp in the Shaler Mountains Unalaska, Alaska
That picture looks familiar:
http://www.hilleberg.com/home/usa.php
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Looks like a great trip!
You definitely covered a lot of distance. How did you like Jubilant song? I did that route a few years ago and found it to be a little spicy in places.
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w00t! That looks like a fun one!
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Trip: Kinsman Notch New Hampshire - Various
Date: 12/23/2012
Trip Report:
The cold conditions have been slow to arrive to the east coast, but luckily the ice had come in just enough by the time my friends Stewart and Courtney were making their way out here for the holidays. We met up at about 6AM in Concord, NH. Stewart and Courtney had two friends visiting from New Zealand that had lugged ice gear across the pond as well. After sorting some gear, we jumped into a Subaru and headed up to Kinsman Notch.
The ice was difficult to see from the road, but the approach was short so we just cruised up to take a look. Although the ice was thin, there were several routes that were climbable. Stewart took a lead up Leprechauns Lament (WI2/2+) while Courtney and the Kiwis went to set a TR on Shamrock (WI3+/4-). We all took several laps up each of the routes and had a pretty nice day overall. We ended the day by scouting conditions up near Franconia Notch and grabbing beers at the Woodstock Brewery.
Packing up da caaaa:
The base of Shamrock:
Stewart leading Leprechauns Lament:
Courtney on the start of Shamrock:
Woodstock brewery:
Gear Notes:
Ice screws and trees
Approach Notes:
Right out of the parking lot, follow the line of least resistance to the base.
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Nautilus wall. Hard to see at first as you can't see the large distinct block on the top. Steep, burly offwidth for sure!
http://www.mountainproject.com/v/nautilus/105745214
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First off, cool trip! You have to love the fall colors down there
As for Looking Glass, I climbed there about 10 years ago and the thing that I remember about the eyebrows is that you always had to place gear when you could. While you might get several good pieces every 5-10 feet, if you passed one up, there might not be another one for 20+ feet. That being said, the climbing was super fun and unique.
Mosquitos in the enchantments
in Alpine Lakes
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Has anyone been up in the enchantments recently? How bad are the Mosquitos right now?