Monument to Iceman

**BigDaddy** · 07-30-2012, 11:47 AM

20,000 posts, two near death experiences and a penchant for delivering consistently good drivel make this man, seriously monument worthy. Seems I'm not the only one who feels that way and a design is already being proposed.

I love this idea and think it works on several levels. I remember seeing it as a six year old (back in the 60's

) and then a week before it fell. Ever since, NH has not been the same, so what better way to bring back the memory, the excitement and last but not least, the tourists.

Architect Francis D. Treves (from the Boston Globe):

“The grand metaphor with this piece of glass on the mountain is it’s not really a piece of glass, it’s a piece of ice,” Treves said. The Old Man, he added, “was sculpted by the glaciers; the ice gave it birth.”

Replacing the Old Man of the Mountain

Ice Man, the Monument:

Interior section:

Note the interior tunnel, waterfall and viewing levels. Imagine how cool it would look at night, all abuzz and glowing.... just like the real Iceman.

**Benny Profane** · 07-30-2012, 11:54 AM

Needs a beat up Sox cap.

**stuckathuntermtn** · 07-30-2012, 11:59 AM

I dig it

**BigDaddy** · 07-30-2012, 12:05 PM

The architect, Francis Treves site: http://www.nhomm.com/

**iceman** · 07-30-2012, 12:41 PM

Aw gee, that's...pretty cool.

I drove by there a couple weeks ago, it was weird not having the Old Man up there still. We can rebuild it....better, stronger than before. The six-million dollar iceman.

**mobygrape** · 07-30-2012, 12:47 PM

That is awesome.

**Alaskan Rover** · 07-30-2012, 01:29 PM

Sheeeshhh....and I didn't even know the Old Man collapsed!

I went to college no more than 30-40 miles southwest of there as the crow flies. Sometimes we would take long weekends from studying and end up hiking near Franconia Notch or skiing at Cannon Mtn...and it was always reasurring to go to that one spot and look up at the old man and know he was still there.

I talked to one of my professors there (now retired but still an avid hiker) about 5 years ago and he was lamenting about it not being the same in the White Mtns with the 'Old Man' gone. I had no idea who he was talking about and didn't ask.

Now I do.

Sad.

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**Benny Profane** · 07-30-2012, 01:37 PM

They should take Ted William's head out of deep freeze and put it up there.

**buttahflake** · 07-30-2012, 02:02 PM

hopefully, this will never happen.
driving through the notch is already a clusterfuck.
between the Canadian logging trucks going 80, and the joeys from Woburn gawking at shit. forget about it.

**irul&ublo** · 07-30-2012, 02:05 PM

**iceman** · 07-30-2012, 02:29 PM

^^^I really don't want to know how -or why- you found that.

**AdironRider** · 07-30-2012, 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by buttahflake

hopefully, this will never happen.
driving through the notch is already a clusterfuck.
between the Canadian logging trucks going 80, and the joeys from Woburn gawking at shit. forget about it.

Of all the reasons, this one is the dumbest to wish this not to happen.

This wasn't that big of a issue when it was already there.

Now the whole "Mt Rushmore" aspect of it is a little off putting, but traffic? Thats a pretty soy excuse.

**BmillsSkier** · 07-30-2012, 03:24 PM

Originally Posted by Benny Profane

They should take Ted William's head out of deep freeze and put it up there.

Quite possibly your greatest post ever Benny. Kudos!

**BigDaddy** · 07-30-2012, 03:38 PM

Originally Posted by iceman

^^^I really don't want to know how -or why- you found that.

Probably just took a pic in his office.

**philth** · 07-30-2012, 03:44 PM

Cool but I bet a climbing ban on Cannon would be soon to follow

**jfost** · 07-30-2012, 04:10 PM

Originally Posted by philth

Cool but I bet a climbing ban on Cannon would be soon to follow

is there not a planet granite close by to pick up the slack?

**philth** · 07-30-2012, 04:13 PM

HAHAHAHAHHHAHA truth but until they allow nailing and chilling in a portaledge I will pass on planet granite.

**jfost** · 07-30-2012, 04:15 PM

Originally Posted by philth

HAHAHAHAHHHAHA truth but until they allow nailing and chilling in a portaledge I will pass on planet granite.

now THAT would be funny, GSA-worthy really - bivy'd out at 18.37' for an early am assault on the big wall!!! Think they'd charge you for 2 days?

**philth** · 07-30-2012, 04:47 PM

They would woud be upset if I did not haul my piss and dook off the wall I bet

**splat** · 07-30-2012, 07:56 PM

The perfect opportunity to understand the inner workings of the mind of iceman.
I love it.

**BigDaddy** · 07-31-2012, 11:24 AM

^I love it.

Originally Posted by iceman

The six-million dollar iceman.

That's about what they are spending for a lame "memorial" to the original by the road. The estimated cost for this "replacement" is closer to 50M. I say we start a collection.

Buttah, whatta you care... you might as well be in Vermont. I think this would be pretty cool. I see the kitchy argument, but it would fit right in with NH's mo. Maybe Storyland (one of my favorite places evah) would foot the bill?!

**RShea** · 07-31-2012, 12:09 PM

First thing I thought of when I read this title- how would you keep it from melting in the warmer summer months.

**buttahflake** · 07-31-2012, 12:29 PM

VT has it's fair amount of kitsch.
Santa's Land is just down the road.
i think of NH as home to forty-eight 4000' peaks with a historic seacoast.
a lakes region that stands alone in it's awesomeness.
and a fertile and beautiful valley that is home to an Ivy league school with a medical facility that is easily the best in northern NE.
this state will never replace the old man, with a cheesy tourist trap on that scale.
i like VT, but i love NH.