The first time I heard about people ice climbing Flume Gorge, I was probably eighteen years old. It was only a little before then that I even became aware of anyone ice climbing at all. Before the internet, riding your bike around town, you thought the wildest stuff that went down was in the woods…
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Always Worth Another Look: Artist’s Bluff
Yesterday I was over at Cannon Mountain (well, technically Mittersill Alpine Ski Resort) to watch the “Meet of Champions,” where high school ski racers from every division in New Hampshire competed. We had an uncharacteristically beautiful sunny day to spectate, and the racers all loved the conditions. But before the racing began, I had an…
Pulling in a New One at Artist’s Bluff
On Martin Luther King Day, known to be one of the most crowded days on the ski hill in New Hampshire, I opted to avoid the crowds and hit the hiking trail instead. I had never climbed Artist’s Bluff in the wintertime before, and I thought I’d take a stab at it, hoping it would…