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Mt. Washington Winter Lions Head Part II

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

[singlepic=10,320,240,,right]I started moving as soon as possible after the very brief rest. While struggling to put on my heavily insulated mittens I stepped out from the shelter of the refrigerator sized boulder that had been breaking the wind. As soon as I peaked my head out the 90+ mph winds ...

Mt. Washington Winter Lions Head Route

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

The divot in my thigh has almost healed and I have yet to write about the climb that nearly took much more than a chunk of my leg. Mt. Washington is known as the deadliest little mountain in the world. It holds the record for the strongest ground winds on earth. ...