Tuckerman Ravine via Right Gully
Tuckerman Ravine is one of my favorite alpine playgrounds in New England. Its big alpine vibe and...
Read Moreby Grant Ritter | Mar 2, 2014 | Hiking, mount washington, mountaineering, new hampshire, trip report, white mountains, winter | 0
Tuckerman Ravine is one of my favorite alpine playgrounds in New England. Its big alpine vibe and...
Read Moreby Grant Ritter | Dec 12, 2012 | 2013, mount washington, mountaineering, winter goals | 6
Winter officially starts on December 21 and ends on March 19. That may seem like a long time but if you work or go to school during the week then it is really just 13 weekends, or 26 total days, to get out there and make your...
Read Moreby Grant Ritter | Jul 29, 2012 | camp muir, disappointment cleaver, mount rainier, mountaineering, trip report | 8
Getting started, photo by Melissa KelleyThe crunch of snow under my crampons, the sound of rock and ice falling, climbing as a rope team and feeling like crap from the altitude are just a few reasons why my recent attempt to...
Read Moreby Grant Ritter | May 31, 2012 | mount rainier, mountaineering, training | 7
My 3 climbing partners and I will be making an unguided attempt to climb Mount Rainier this July. Mount Rainier is a 14,411 foot glacier laden behemoth that comes with all the risks that mountaineering has to offer such as...
Read Moreby Grant Ritter | Mar 30, 2012 | mount rainier, mount rainier national park, mountaineering, summer goals | 6
Facing Mount RainierMy 2012 summer goal is to stand on the summit of Mount Rainier. I have dreamt of this climb for a long time and after many years of training, education and gear buying I feel that the time is right to make an...
Read Moreby Grant Ritter | Jan 11, 2012 | cathedral ledge, Eastern Mountain Sports, EMS Climbing school, mountaineering, winter 101 | 3
I recently took Winter Climbing 101 with EMS Climbing School in North Conway, NH where I learned a lot, expanded my mountaineering comfort zone and had a great time!Winter Climbing 101 is a full day instructor led class that...
Read Moreby Grant Ritter | Dec 21, 2011 | Eastern Mountain Sports, ems, helix, helix jacket, mountaineering, shell jackets | 3
The Helix works for me! photo by Dave Arruda The Eastern Mountain Sports Helix Jacket has withstood some of New England’s snowiest, coldest and most windy conditions. The Helix is my go to shell for skiing and any hike above...
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