Photos by the_pirate

Julia deciphering the crux on Tensile Strength.

Jeremy leading at the Gunks. Son of Easy Overhang.

Ambler at the belay atop pitch one of Son of Easy Overhang.

Ambler at the belay atop pitch one of Son of Easy Overhang.

Jeremy leading the first pitch of Son of Easy Overhang.

Jeremy leading the first pitch of Son of Easy Overhang.

Scott on the GT ledge above The Last Will Be First.

I was set up to photograph climbers on my left. While waiting for them to rope up, Robb came up on my right. Grabbed a quick shot without thinking too much about it.

Ambler leading Outside Corner picture 1 of 3.

Ambler leading Outside Corner picture 2 of 3.

Ambler leading Outside Corner picture 3 of 3.

Orangekyak leading Outside Corner picture 1 of 3.

Orangekyak leading Outside Corner picture 2 of 3.

Orangekyak leading Outside Corner picture 3 of 3.

Dbyte looking pleased at just finishing the upper right variant of Tensile Strength.

Would you trust this fixed draw come spring?

While all the soft left-coasters were enjoying a warm and sunny New Year's gathering at J-Tree, a small group of hardy New Englanders ventured north to Rumney. There, they climbed frigid rock amongst hanging pillars of ice. Uasunflower is seen here exploring an unmapped line to just to the right of Glory Jeans. Twas a fabulous way to ring in the new year.

Dbyte using a top rope self belay to grab the second ascent of Finger Flux.

Lovely New Hampshire as seen from the saddle between Madison and Adams.

Mt. Washington and Mt. Adams as seen from Mt. Madison.

Robbovius battles his way through the pumpy jams at the top of Outside Corner.

Uasunflower climbing Tensile Strength on a fine December day in New England.

Uasunflower climbing the Reflector Oven wall above a frozen quarry pond.

Three days before christmas and Santa himself (wideguy) takes time out of his busy schedule to belay Robbovius on Double Overhang.

New England native TKS returns to his roots to show the massclimbers how it's done out in Cali.