On the most blustery of days its time to go mixed climbing. It just works out that a surprising amount of the single pitch mixed crags we frequent are sunny, and sheltered from the NW wind that tears across NH this time of year. Its perfect. Hike out in a pair of warm Sorels, slip on some "fruitboots" and have some fun in the sun, knowing full well you could be shivering in the wind while your partner rains down hunks of brittle ice.
Neighbors Kevin Mahoney, Freddy Wilkinson and I spend a lot of these days at the local crag, tucked into the hills of East Madison, NH on Kevin's family's own land. Today, down there in the sun, the climbing was comfortable and the ice was growing, despite the single digit temperatures.
Freddy Wilkinson on an unamed mixed route, Toko Crag.
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