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Trip Reports
- Eastern Mountain Sports Convergence (and Schools Training) May 18, 2013
- Schools to Stores Training May 12, 2013
- Wilderness Medicine Training April 15, 2013
- Mount Washington Ascent 4/6/13 April 8, 2013
- 2012/2013 Avalanche Course Season Recap April 5, 2013
- AIARE 1 Avalanche Course, 3/30/13 – 4/1/13 April 2, 2013
- Odell’s Gully, Huntington Ravine, Mount Washington March 30, 2013
- AIARE 1 Avalanche Course 3/23/13 – 3/25/13 March 26, 2013
- AIARE 1 Avalanche Course 3/16/13 – 3/18/13 March 19, 2013
- Private Ice Climbing, Frankenstein Cliffs, 3-11-23 March 14, 2013
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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Mount Washington Ascent
Great day out on the mountain yesterday with Camilla and Martin. No one else on the Lion’s Head Trail and great views up to Lion’s Head. We didn’t summit, but we had a blast. Got to teach the “arm wrap” … Continue reading
Avalanche Course
Yesterday concluded the last avalanche course of the season. Every course had interesting snow conditions to look at, engaged students, reasonable weather, and some pretty good skiing at the end of the day! With 5 human triggered avalanches on Mount … Continue reading
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Mount Washington Winter Ascent
Yesterday, the LAST day of winter, I had the opportunity to take mother and son team, Amy and Will, on their first ascent of Mount Washington. These two had done some other adventurous stuff around the world; climbing in the … Continue reading
Hitchcock Gully
Earlier this month I had the pleasure of introducing NYC brothers Chris and Greg to the joys of winter mountaineering. We had a blast climbing at Cathedral Ledge and Mt. Willard, so much so that I made a short iMovie … Continue reading
Level 1 AIARE Avalanche Course
Yesterday brought the conclusion of the 2nd to last Avalanche Course of the season. 6 aspiring mountaineers, skier’s, and climbers spent 3 days in North Conway and surrounding notches learning the basics of traveling in avalanche terrain and backcountry decision … Continue reading
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Ice Climbing in the Rain
On March 7th a regular client came up for two days of climbing with Paul and I. We have a history of climbing in the rain and unfortunately this trip was no different. We got a pitch of climbing in … Continue reading
Gulf of Slides Accident Report
Accident Report: Gulf of Slides, Mount Washington, New Hampshire Date: March 1, 2011, Time: approximately 12:30 pm Location: Gulf of Slides, about 1 mile south of Hermit Lake Shelters Author: David Lottmann, EMS Climbing Guide and Avalanche Instructor Summary: One … Continue reading
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2 Day Winter Mountaineering Course
I had the pleasure of taking brother’s Chris and Greg on their first few climbs as they quickly discovered their new passion for ice climbing and mountaineering. We started the first day at the North End of Cathedral Ledge, working … Continue reading
Avalanche Course 2-25 thru 2-27
This winter’s avalanche courses have been excellent as we seem to get some new snow the day before every course! This past weekend’s course was no exception, with over 8 inches landing in North Conway, and much more up on … Continue reading
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