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Crow Hill Ice Climbs

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Oliver McMahon · · Nashua, NH · Joined Dec 2013 · Points: 285

Crow Hill is wet so often in the climbing season, so I'm wondering does it get clime-able ice in the Winter?

I was thinking Broadway would have good top-roping possibilities.

Read Januskiewiecz · · Taos, NM · Joined Oct 2010 · Points: 385

don't waste your time with crow for ice. Its south facing gets a ton of sun and doesn't have enough ground water to feed it once the temps drop. We need a TON of snow and really cold temps to make anything even last year with the polar vortex nothing climbable ever appeared. And unfortunately its not really a spot for mixed climbing since the places it seeps are great rock climbs. Pawtuckaway would be a better bet or drive past crow and go explore Farley some awesome ice can come in there still a little hit or miss and needs to be really cold but has more ground water to feed it.

Oliver McMahon · · Nashua, NH · Joined Dec 2013 · Points: 285

Thanks for the tips, Read.

BCavanaugh · · boston,ma · Joined Aug 2010 · Points: 155

did you come across this:
mountainproject.com/v/crow-…

and yes as ppl said above its kinda sparse.

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