Poor summit weather forces 'Plan B' for Sunrise Ascent

 

PINKHAM NOTCH — The conclusion of the Adaptive Sports Partners of the North Country's Sunrise Ascent on the Mt. Washington Auto Road on Aug. 7 held wonderful moments, though not the milestones the 16 adaptive athletes and their support teams had hoped for.

8-13-16-sunrise-ascent-chester-eastwood-of-conway-PR-Photo-1Chester Eastwood of Conway (center) goofs with his teammates at Great Glen Trails Outdoor Center during Adaptive Sports Partners of the North Country's Sunrise Ascent Aug. 7. (KRIS DOBBINS PHOTOGRAPHY)In Sunrise Ascent, teams of volunteer "mules" and "Sherpas" aid adaptive sports enthusiasts in ASPNC's version of a "walkathon." Each team solicits pledges with the goal of raising at least $6,288 (the height of Mount Washington).

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