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Coming out of bluesky lurking as a former northeasterner/ north carolinian climber, now colorado-ite, to note: Mt. Washington is the true avatar of the northeast: mean, small, and ready to mess you up in a HURRY if you disrespect it. Also fastest officially recorded windspeed anywhere on earth.

The west coast may have a lock on altitude training, but Mt Washington produces world class Marco Polo champions every winter.

We used to have a rule that you never under any circumstances let Mt Washington know you are there to climb. You are there to take the gear for a walk. You might be exploring ideas for future climbing. But never ever are you there to actually climb rock or ice or anything up there. No sir.

Northeasterners understand that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. The trails were built before switchbacks had even been invented.