Matt, Jay and I ventured into the Franconia Notch today with hopes of finding reasonable ice conditions on Cannon. We all were pleasantly surprised as we rounded the base of the Whitney Gilman Ridge and saw a complete runnel of ice all the way up the route. Todays conditions were good but it reminded me of early November type conditions. The temps were below freezing in the shade but on the sunny wall it was a different story. Large slabs of ice were falling all day long in the mid section of the cliff. Let's hope for cold temperatures to come back soon as there is plenty of water flowing and this could freeze into some very fat ice routes.
Black Dike and Fafnir on Monday morning Dec 12.
Matt stepping out onto the steep ground on pitch two.
Trying out my new Petzl Quarks for the first time. An excellent tool for sure.
I am calling this a manchor. Three old pins, two fixed stoppers, and one ice pick driven into the crack.
Jay enjoying the steep technical climbing on the final pitch.
Great day with good friends.
Thanks to Matt and Jay.
Art Mooney
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