Bit of a blustery weekend in New Hampshire:
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photos curtesy of Dave Reid and Peter McVey
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peter wrote:Thanks for the feedback on the avalanche risk.
The advice we received was that if the route had avalanched already, apparent from debris or otherwise, it would probably be safe to climb, as the gullies are narrow, the accumulation/transport not huge, and multiple slides in the same area unlikely. We waiting only to give it a chance to slide.
The centre had slid in some parts of North Gully, but not all. There was clear ice to climb in several sections. It was only the deep snow at the top that spooked me, but we only climbed a small section of that. We anchored mainly on rock, at sheltered locations.
Judgement was called for, no doubt about it.
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