“It’s kind of like Heartbreak Hill on the Boston Marathon,” says Gustafson, 58, of Conway. “(Heartbreak’s) really not much of a hill but it’s where it hits you … that makes it such a tough obstacle. That’s kind of what the summit cone is like. You can see the top and you want to just […]
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Hebron students go to class on Mount Washington
PINKHAM NOTCH, N.H. — The wind was howling at nearly 65 miles per hour and blowing snow across the mountaintops. Despite the brilliant midmorning sun, the temperature had dropped to 17 degrees below zero. “It was awesome,” Hebron Station School student Arianna Durepos as she climbed out of one of two Mt. Washington SnowCoaches at […]
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New Hampshire race is just one hill, but it’s a doozy
MOUNT WASHINGTON, N.H. — The 54th annual Run to the Clouds race on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington is being held Saturday, pitting 1,300 runners against one another and against the tallest peak in the Northeastern United States. Here’s what you need to know about the race: STEP-BY-STEP The race starts at the bottom of the […]
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Hikers rescued after triggering avalanche on Mount Washington
The two were separated from a pair of fellow hikers and missed a turn on a trail because of low visibility and unknowingly entered an avalanche area known as “the Lip,” triggering the avalanche that carried them to the bottom of Tuckerman Ravine, said U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Colleen Mainville. Mainville said the avalanche occurred […]