Hiking Mount Washington, February 26, 1994
By Jim Contois
"The three of us had decided years before, that waiting to see the day's forecast published at Pinkham Notch was a waste of time and we needed to be on the trail very early. We left Pinkham Notch at approximately 6 am. The day started off great."
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Fatal Attraction Part II
As Jim Contois, Bob McCormack and Terry Friello returned to the safety of Pinkham Notch, they learned that a stone's throw from where they were on Lion's Head Trail, two Ice Climbers had frozen to death.
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The Beauty of Climbing Mount Washington
"The Pinnacle is one of those routes that every aspiring alpinist in the Northeast has heard about. It’s Mount Washington’s magnum opus of ice climbs." Click here to read about a successful climb along with striking photographs taken on a blue sky day.
And For All You Adventurers...
There have been joys too great to be described in words, and there have been griefs upon which I have dared not to dwell, and with these in mind I must say, climb if you will, but remember that courage and strength are naught without prudence, and that a momentary negligence may destroy the happiness of a lifetime. Do nothing in haste, look well to each step, and from the beginning, think what may be the end.
–Edward Whimper, 1st known ascent of the Matterhorn
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