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Originally Posted By: RicksterOriginally Posted By: tradjunkieSo we manage to kill the shade trees on the cliff but not the chigger habitat. What's up with that? The only way to get rid of chiggers would be to nuke the whole place. Except then, we
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Originally Posted By: tradjunkieSo we manage to kill the shade trees on the cliff but not the chigger habitat. What's up with that? The only way to get rid of chiggers would be to nuke the whole place.
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So we manage to kill the shade trees on the cliff but not the chigger habitat. What's up with that?
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Chip brings up an interesting point. The foliage is as much a part of the environment as the wildlife. Why can't we as a climbing community take as much care of the cliffface trees as we do with the wildlife? Additionally, imagine what your summe
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I once saw a photo of the Trapps, I believe from the '30s, with a truely staggering number of trees present. I've only been climbing there since '78 and have seen a significant change. We have all seen the beating that young trees take as everyone dr
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Items for Sale
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Pair of Grivel TaaKoon Ice Tools for sale. Come with picks, hammers, and a set of plastic coated indoor picks as well. $250 for the set. Please email paborden(at)gmail.com as I almost never check my PMs on here.
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Thank you sir...I had a blast. Climbing in the rain...so fun!
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A guide who I took a learning to lead two day lesson from about 12 years ago at a different location once told me that somehow The Gunks manages to absorb the pressure put on it by its proximity to such a population in a way that other areas never co
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(Almost) Anything Goes
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Read all about it.
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It was a pleasure climbing with you Madame. Glad to find another foul weather climber.
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Dave, Check the Visitor Center this week - something for you there.
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Originally Posted By: Kent Luncander, RG is something of a historical treasure at the gunks. As both a junior faculty member and a comparatively junior climber, perhaps you will consider the wisdom of just being quiet and listening. If you'll take
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RG: I think we both have the same aim, which is in preserving the adventure of climbing. Where we differ, I think, is how anchors play into the equation. I have many thoughts and opinions, but I don't have the time right now to compose a thoughtful r
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the cam is behind the counter at Rock& snow. cheers!
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Ken, I totally agree. Same goes with those damn birds. I could be climbing Coex right now (to the top of course) if it weren't for those little squakers. It's not like if we gave them the old boot of the ledge there wouldn't be thousands more somewhe
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In my mind, this discussion is about more than one tree. The Beginner's Delight tree is but the most recent example of what many have witnessed over the past decades. After 41 years of climbing, I don't climb much as of late, but it has still become
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Originally Posted By: rg@ofmcThe trees will be killed by soil compaction caused by climbers ... ecological impacts Something I'm not getting here, likely because I don't know much about ecology or land management. I sorta thought Ecology was about n
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Why thank you Kent. If anyone out there aspires to the exalted position of historical treasure, let me assure you that there isn't a single good thing about it. Even though I've installed or upgraded some tree rap anchors myself, I think it is a ba
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No trees on the GT ledge should be "approved" for rappelling. The resulting soil compaction will kill them. This is why many rappel trees on the GT ledge have already died. If you don't want to contribute to killing the trees rap from bo
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Thanks to rg's suggestion, I just added a small segment of one of my climbing ropes to the tree anchor at the top of Beginner's Delight. But it was a single-rope instead of the suggested half / double rope. And I don't know if that tree is disapprov
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I'm a pedantic academician, junior faculty at a downstate community college. Maybe that clears things up...
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Sorry you think I'm doing nothing more than running my mouth. It takes some time and thought to post those "runnings," and I do it because I care about the future of the Gunks. As I said earlier, I'm pretty close to quitting this increa
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I will leave Florham Park by 1230...could climb in the afternoon.
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butt loads of blueberries coming Originally Posted By: oenophoreOriginally Posted By: crimpythe blueberries are gonna kick ass! Now that's some metaphor!
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I'm up for that, Gail.
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