Raleigh North Carolina Based Rock Climbing Guiding, Climbing Trips, Climbing Classes and Instruction » frankenstein cliffs http://www.ascentadventure.com Website of North Carolina rock climbing guides and team building facilitators Ascent Adventure Consultants. We are the preferred guide service in the southeast United States, offering climbing trips (day and weekend trips) on the best routes and areas in NC, outdoor climbing instruction, and team building and leadership development programs. Make Ascent your guide service for 2009. Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:17:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Changed My Life Forever http://www.ascentadventure.com/2009/07/changed-my-life-forever/ http://www.ascentadventure.com/2009/07/changed-my-life-forever/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:57:39 +0000 brandon http://www.ascentadventure.com/?p=1448 The trip with Ascent was an amazing experience that will surely change my life forever. From sitting around at 5000 feet waiting out the weather, to crossing a see-through bridge with crampons, the trip let me and my dad see and do things that most people will never do. It was amazing.

Patrick, Mountaineering and Ice Climbing Course Participant

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Here is a great testimonial from the Mount Washington 09 Trip

Thanks for everything. It was an amazing experience that will surely change my life forever. The trip let me and my dad see and do things that most people will never do. It was amazing. 

Thanks a Ton!

Patrick Begley

 

Patrick Begley

Patrick Begley

 

 

 

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We began the approach to Mount Washington at Pinkham Notch  early Friday morning, at 6:00am. Apparently, it was the coldest and windiest day they had all year on the Mountain. -5 Farenheit, with 80 MPH gusts at the summit. It made it about a -40 degree windchill! We broke trail that day…no one else was in front of us. After a few hours of hiking and climbing, we passed tree line, where the wind slammed us and made conditions almost impassable. The group was actively checking in on each other, making sure that everyone was feeling ok and staying warm. We had an emergency and had to go back down, and most likely wouldn’t have made the summit that day anyways due to the forecast calling for worse weather later in the day. When we returned to Pinkham Notch Lodge, we saw the weather report for Saturday was for partly cloudy skies and slightly warmer weather.

Saturday morning we woke up at 4:00am and headed out to Mount Washington. What a beautiful day! According to the weather observatory, it was “an unusually glorious day” on Mount Washington. Here is a picture so you can see what I mean:

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We summitted successfully on Saturday. The weather truly could not have been better!

Sunday we woke up early again and went ice climbing at Frankenstein Cliffs. It was everyone’s first time ice climbing, and it was an exhilarating experience for everyone! The hike in was even exciting, since we had to walk across a long train tressel with a metal grate looking down a hundred feet! The group loved every moment of the trip! Keep checking back for additional postings with testimonials!
People are already talking about coming on next year’s trip, which is up on our website: http://www.ascentadventure.com/mtwashington.html
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