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Major Ice Climb in Adirondacks - Climbing Magazine

Photo by Matt Horner 1/18/11 - In 1996, Jeff Lowe and Ed Palen scratched up the first ascent of Gorillas in the Mist , a 500-foot thin-ice testpiece at Poke-O-Moonshine in the Adirondacks. The line was immediately repeated by Alex Lowe and Randy Rackliffe, and since then it has never been climbed.

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Adirondacks - Cathedral Mountain Guides

A short video about Matt Horner, Matt McCormick and I’s ascent of a route we called Endangered Species on Poke-O-Moonshine in New York’s Adirondacks. This stunning 65m strip of thin ice came in about 30′ right of the famous Gorillas in the Mist.

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Matt Horner, Stone Carver, - Fine Art Magazine

Matt Horner, Stone Carver, feature coming in our Fall 2013 issue . MATT HORNER . Matt Horner is a stone sculptor based in Keene, NY, a small town nestled in the high peaks of the Adirondack Mountains in Northern New York State.

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Matt Horner - Rock and River

Matt Horner. Known at Rock and River as “Mr. Ice”, Matt has few peers once the cold stuff arrives. Talented and experienced, his ability to determine when climbs are safely in and more importantly, when not, is unmatched.

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Adirondacks in a bottle - ANCA

This is the third in our series of videos produced by Josh Clement Productions, that reveal the inside stories behind the Adirondack North Country's intriguing people and local businesses. This project, as well as earlier videos highlighting Sugar House Creamery and stone sculptor Matt Horner can be found on ANCA's What's Up North blog page.

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Climb Adirondike, Adirondacks - Mountain Project

Adirondike is the striking, yellow-ice "gulley" that forms in the left-facing corner system left of the "Matrix Area" and Trap Dike. Matt, in his usual style, ran the thing out in one long pitch. Most folk would probably belay on the left.

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Matt Horner Stone Work

MATT HORNER. Matt Horner is a stone sculptor based in Keene, NY, a small town nestled in the high peaks of the Adirondacks. Horner’s stones are all local, excavated from nearby rivers and mountains.

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Friends Rally For Keene Climber Injured In Fall - - The ...

Matt Horner, a talented ice climber featured in the current issue of the Adirondack Explorer, took a bad fall while climbing above Chapel Pond last week, suffering serious injuries.. Horner, who lives in Keene, was climbing a route called Rhiannon when he fell about fifty feet and hit the cliff, breaking most of the bones in his face and suffering a concussion and a brain hemorrhage, among ...

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matt horner adirondacks - alfaworkshop.co.za

Matt Horner - Mountain Project Feb 14, 2017· Matt is a Giant of an ice climber and considered one of the best As an artist he is the real deal He works with natural stone that he finds in rivers and mountains in his home range, The Adirondacks...

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Matt Horner Stone Work » Resume

Christmas in Essex, Adirondack Art Association, Essex Gallery, Essex, NY. Dec. 3-5 Contemporary American art and craft show, Jacob Javits Center, NYC, Nov 19-21 Artist’s Choice, Adirondack Art Association, Essex Gallery, Essex, NY.

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A View of Nathan Farb — Art in the Adirondacks

As visitors enter the exhibition “Adirondack View Finders: Farb, Bowie, Battaglia, Heilman”, the first piece that they encounter is “Ray Brook Pond” a 6 by 4 foot photograph by Nathan Farb. Visitors cannot help but be drawn into the magnificently crisp and monumental piece displayed. Farbs photography is a remarkable contribution to the exhibition.

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Matt Horner's Recovery Fund - North East Ice

Matt Horner, one of the cornerstones of the Adirondack ice climbing community needs our help. Please visit the link below and give whatever you can to help. “Matt had an ice climbing accident Feb 8, 2017, at Chapel Pond near Keene Valley.

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Endangered Species on Vimeo

A short video about Matt Horner, Matt McCormick and I's ascent of a route we called Endanger Species on Poke-O-Moonshine in New York's Adirondacks. This stunning 65m strip of thin ice came in about 30' right of the famous Gorillas in the Mist.

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NCPR News Topics - matt-horner | NCPR: North Country ...

Matt Horner is a sculptor who works in Keene, and he carves a rather unusual material. If you've ever climbed a mountain in the Adirondacks, you have...

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Climbing: The Lure of Thin Ice at Poke-O-Moonshine - - The ...

The Adirondack Almanack The Almanack is the online news journal of Adirondack Explorer. Both are nonprofits supported by contributors, readers, and advertisers, and devoted to exploring, protecting, and unifying the Adirondack Park.

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Photography Friday: Matt Horner The ...

Photography Friday: Matt Horner The Colors of Fall in the Adirondacks by Matt Horner. Matt is an award-winning sculptor, as well as a photographer, living in Keene, NY.

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Sculptor Matt Horner using a blowtorch to heat steel in ...

Matt Horner is a sculptor who works with stone, primarily… Matt Horner wields a blowtorch in the process of heating steel in his artist’s workshop. Matt Horner is a sculptor who works with stone, primarily Adirondack anorthosite, and metal. 2016.

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Endangered Species - North East Ice

Poko-O-Moonshine – Adirondacks, NY 01/14/2011 Adirondack Mountainfest 2011 Story Up-Date 1/20/11 from Bayard Russell True to Mountainfest tradition of establishing new climbs, Bayard Russell, Matt Horner & Matt McCormick established – “Endangered Species” M6+ NEI5+ R. The climb is just to the right of Jeff Lowes legendary line “Gorillas in the Mist”.

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A day in the life of an Adirondack North Country ... - YouTube

Nov 29, 2016· Second in our series revealing the inside stories behind the Adirondack North Country's intriguing people and local businesses. A day in the life of an Adirondack North Country sculptor. Matthew ...

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Endangered Species on Vimeo

On Friday January, 14. Bayard Russell, Matt Horner and I climbed a line on the "Big Wall" section of Poko-Moonshine in the Adirondacks. The line paralleled the legendary Jeff Lowe route Gorillas in the Mist which hasn't seen a 3rd ascent since Alex Lowe and Randy Rackliff repeated it …

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New Hard Mixed Climb in The Adirondacks - Climberism

New Hard Mixed Climb in The Adirondacks Poke-O-Moonshine is home to many great rock and ice routes, some of the best in the Northeast. This past weekend during the Adirondack Ice Festival, Matt McCormick, Bayard Russell and Matt Horner carried on tradition by making the first ascent of Endangered Species, a 3 pitch, M6+ NEI5+ R.

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Meet Our Guides - Rock and River

Matt Horner. Known at Rock and River as “Mr. Ice,” Matt has few peers once the cold stuff arrives. Talented and experienced, his ability to determine when climbs are safely in and more importantly, when not, is unmatched.

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North Country at Work: Sculptures from Adirondack stone ...

Matt Horner is a sculptor who works in Keene, and he carves a rather unusual material. If you've ever climbed a mountain in the Adirondacks, you have probably stepped all over his favorite medium ...

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Ice climbing guide seriously hurt in fall | News, Sports ...

Horner is a well-known figure in the Adirondack climbing community and has climbed many of the area’s hardest routes. He has also climbed in Alaska, Mongolia and Peru.

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Classes and Clinics - The Mountaineer

M2: Intermediate Ice with Matt Horner and Matt Shove – $165 The two Matt’s are some of the best ice climbers in the northeast, but more importantly, excellent and enthusiastic teachers! These guys present their tips and tricks directly to the participants in this clinic!

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Keene ice climbing guide seriously hurt in fall | News ...

Matt Horner, who is a professional scultor as well as a climbing guide, fell while bringing a client up the Rhiannon route. The client was able to help Horner to the trailhead, where a forest ...

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VIDEO: A Day in the Life of an Adirondack North Country ...

Many artists and artisans of the Adirondack North Country utilize the region's unique natural resources to create beautiful and unique works of art. In this video, ANCA and Josh Clement Productions take a closer look at the time-intensive and precise work that stone sculptor Matt Horner puts into his pieces.

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The Bossman - Cathedral Mountain Guides

Matt followed, and we figured the pitch was about M7, well protected and a classy example of typically scrappy Adirondacks mixed climbing. Now, however, we were below the business.

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Ice climber returns from frightening accident - Adirondack ...

Matt Horner is one of the best ice climbers in the Adirondacks. He has done most of the hard routes in the Park—sometimes soloing them—and is a popular guide for Adirondack Rock and River in Keene.

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Keene Arts

Keene Arts is a multi-purpose art center serving the community of Keene, Keene Valley and the High Peaks. Offering venues in cinema, theater, music, art and lectures, Keene Arts brings people together to experience all forms of artistic expression.

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MLK weekend Ice Climbing/Class at Adirondacks Mountainfest ...

Lets go to climbing in ADK and join other climbers to celebrate The 14th annual Adirondack International Mountainfest.Here is the basic description:The 14th annual Adirondack International Mountainfes ... MLK weekend Ice Climbing/Class at Adirondacks Mountainfest in Keene, NY . Hosted by Rock & Ice. ... Jeremy Haas, Carl Heilman, Matt Horner ...

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