There are a few select locations in the Whites that have a real alpine flavor. Places like Huntington and Boott Spur are well known. Also included here are climbs in King Ravine and Lincoln Brook. This album is an exception to the rule. That is, it's a collection of mountaineering adventures since 1996 which more or less coincides with the end of my backcountry skiing days. Most of these climbs come with the added bonus of a great big dollup of solitude. That for me is one reason why I find these locations so attractive.
STUDENT CLIMBERS GEARING UP AT THE BASE OF THE OPEN BOOK SECTION OF TUCKERMAN'S RAVINE
EARL ALDERSON PUTTING UP A ROPE FOR STUDENTS AT THE OPEN BOOK SECTION OF TUCKERMAN'S RAVINE, WHITE MTS, NH
LANDON FAKE CLIMBING ON THE HEADWALL SECTION OF TUCKS
CLIMBING IN LESS THAN IDEAL CONDITIONS
MIKE HOWARD STARTING UP YALE GULLY, HUNTINGTON RAVINE, MT WASHINGTON, WHITE MOUNTAINS, NEW HAMPSHIRE
MIKE HOWARD CLIMBING NEAR THE TOP OF YALE GULLY, HUNTINGTON RAVINE, MT WASHINGTON, WHITE MOUNTAINS, NEW HAMPSHIRE
MIKE HOWARD EXITING YALE GULLY AT THE TOP OF HUNTINGTON RAVINE, MT WASHINGTON, WHITE MOUNTAINS, NEW HAMPSHIRE
CLIMBER EXITING CENTRAL GULLY AT THE TOP OF HUNTINGTON RAVINE, MT WASHINGTON, WHITE MOUNTAINS, NEW HAMPSHIRE
CLIMBERS CROSSING THE ALPINE GARDEN BELOW THE SUMMIT OF MT WASHINGTON, WHITE MOUNTAINS, NEW HAMPSHIRE
CLIMBERS AT THE BASE OF THE HEADWALL IN TUCKERMAN RAVINE, MT WASHINGTON
CLIMBERS, RIGHT GULLY, TUCKERMAN RAVINE AND HIKERS, HIGH WINDS, SUMMIT CONE, MT WASHINGTON
KATE AND DIANA AT THE TOP OF RIGHT GULLY, TUCKERMAN RAVINE, MT WASHINGTON
CLIMBERS HEADED FOR THE LIONS HEAD TRAIL AFTER A CLIMB IN TUCKERMANS RAVINE
HIKERS IN HIGH WINDS HEADED FOR THE SUMMIT OF MT WASHINGTON
TOM BURKE TAKING TIME OUT FOR A TEA BREAK NEAR THE TOP OF DODGE'S DROP ON BOOTT SPUR, MT WASHINGTON
TOM BURKE CLIMBING NEAR THE TOP OF DODGE'S DROP ON BOOTT SPUR, MT WASHINGTON
TOM BURKE CLIMBING AT THE TOP OF DODGE'S DROP ON BOOTT SPUR, MT WASHINGTON
TOM BURKE HEADED AROUND THE TOP OF HILLMANS HIGHWAY ON BOOTT SPUR, MT WASHINGTON
AFTERNOON VIEW OF ROUTES ON THE HEADWALL IN KING RAVINE, MT ADAMS WHITE MOUNTAINS, NH
KIM SMITH IN CENTRAL GULLY, HUNTINGTON RAVINE, MT WASHINGTON
KIM SMITH CLIMBING THE NOT SO MUCH OF A CRUX, CENTRAL GULLY, HUNTINGTON RAVINE, MT WASHINGTON
DAVE BENDROTH AND PERRIN PRESCOTT APPROACH TO 'THE PILGRAMAGE' NEI 3, MT WEBSTER, CRAWFORD NOTCH
DAVE AND PERRIN APPROACH TO 'THE PILGRAMAGE' NEI 3, MT WEBSTER
PERRIN LEADING 'THE PILGRAMAGE' NEI 3, MT WEBSTER
STEEP BRITTLE ICE TO THE RIGHT (SOUTH) OF 'THE PILGRAMAGE' ON A VERY COLD DAY, MT WEBSTER, WHITE MTS, NEW HAMPSHIRE
LOOKING OVER TO CLIMBS ON MT WILLARD FROM 'THE PILGRAMAGE' ON A VERY COLD DAY, MT WEBSTER, WHITE MTS, NEW HAMPSHIRE
JOHN RICHARDS, JIM NUPP, PAT AND SETH CLIMBING IN SHOESTRING GULLY, MT WEBSTER CRAWFORD NOTCH, WHITE MTS, NH
THE BOYS OF WINTER RELAX IN THE SUN AT THE TOP OF SHOESTRING GULLY, MT WEBSTER, WHITE MTS, NH
LOOKING UP CRAWFORD NOTCH TO MT WILLEY FROM THE TOP OF SHOESTRING GULLY, MT WEBSTER, WHITE MTS, NH
MIDWAY UP THE LONG TWISTING GULLY ABOVE LINCOLN BROOK ON MT LINCOLN, FRANCONIA NOTCH, WHITE MTS, NH
LOOKING DOWN LINCOLN BROOK FROM JUST BELOW THE THROAT
THE HEART OF THE MATTER, THE THROAT IN LINCOLN BROOK
LAFAYETTE FROM THE TOP OF LINCOLN BROOK ON MT LINCOLN, FRANCONIA NOTCH, WHITE MTS, NH
LATE DAY VIEW OF LINCOLN BROOK ON MT LINCOLN FROM THE BRIDLE PATH
ANOTHER LATE DAY VIEW OF LINCOLN BROOK FROM THE BRIDLE PATH
GREAT GULLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEADWALL OF KING RAVINE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MT ADAMS, WHITE MTS, NEW HAMPSHIRE
PERRIN PRESCOTT ABOVE THE STEEPER MID - SECTION OF GREAT GULLY, KING RAVINE, MT ADAMS, WHITE MTS, NEW HAMPSHIRE
PERRIN EXITING FROM THE UPPER SECTION OF GREAT GULLY, KING RAVINE
DAVE BENDROTH AND PERRIN PRESCOTT AT THE BASE OF 'GREAT GULLY' IN KING RAVINE, MT ADAMS, WHITE MTS, NH
DAVE BENDROTH AND PERRIN PRESCOTT AT THE TOP OF THE 'GREAT GULLY' IN KING RAVINE, MT ADAMS, WHITE MTS, NH
ROB GARNEAU LEADING THE SHORT HEADWALL PITCH IN LINCOLN BROOK, FRANCONIA RANGE, NH
JIM NUPP GETTING SOME SUN AT LAST, LINCOLN BROOK, FRANCONIA RANGE, NH
PETER COLE CLIMBING IN LINCOLN'S THROAT, MT LINCOLN
JIM AND ROB CLIMBING THE UPPER SLABS IN LINCOLN BROOK
ROB GARNEAU AND JIM NUPP, LUNCH TIME, FRANCONIA RANGE, NH
THE BIG BOULDER AS YOU ENTER THE FLOOR OF KING RAVINE
JIM NUPP APPROACHING GREAT GULLY IN KING RAVINE
JIM NUPP, MID WAY UP GREAT GULLY IN KING RAVINE