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I'm up for that, Gail.
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Anyone feel like climbing tomorrow afternoon?
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Recognize that slime Trapp? Good eye - LC crack it is.
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Lost City Crack?
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No on all 3 so far
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Ventre de Boeuf? Inside Out?
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Originally Posted By: crimpythe blueberries are gonna kick ass! Now that's some metaphor!
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Agent orange?
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bump for cool chimneys in warm weather...
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I remember long ago when I started this thread and it was just about the status of anchors. Keep up the good work rGold, and don't stop running your mouth like all of my favorite senior faculty members in the senate do. I'm not tenured and keeping
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It seems to me this quibbling over bolts and sling placement is part and parcel of one of the sadder by-products attending the massive increase in numbers of people pursuing climbing these days. I say "people pursuing climbing" because I h
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Originally Posted By: kenrGunks -- In all the Gunks climbs I've led so far, the belay was on some horizontal ledge with a good stance, and the Trad gear placement "rocket science" was sticking three cams into a horizontal crack. (I even use
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I think pitch two of Sixish is great. Also I think I am with RG here. I don't think these pitch one convenience anchors are good, especially in the long run. I don't know if my reasoning derives from a desire for adventure. Instead I object because
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Yes spread the word, there is no point even trying to climb in the Gunks! Don't go! Except you, Gail. You should go with me although I can't do tomorrow.
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I am trying to get out to climb tomorrow afternoon...with today's rain that might not be possible.
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the blueberries are gonna kick ass!
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Since everyone raps now a days, the pools along the ridge top should be of little concern. Though upper belay stations could be miserable for a few weeks to come.
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I'm having trouble understanding how lack of bolt (or other convenience) anchors is a crucial part of the Gunks "adventure" experience. When I lead indoors, usually I find that making the clip at an intermediate bolt is the crux of the cli
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Originally Posted By: rg@ofmcThe Gunks could fairly easily, with a change in current direction, become a place where a bit of the adventures of remote locations still abides. ... informed by a particular view of trad climbing that may also be fading,
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Originally Posted By: rg@ofmcI just did Sixish last week and rapped down, with no problem whatsoever. It did involve walking perhaps a few hundred feet. Is it ok for the descent to be a slight puzzle, or does every route have to be provided with a
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Mosquitoes will breed in standing pools.
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Chris, when you ask whether I and others see things analogously, the answer is that it seems to be pretty much me. I am aware of fighting a losing battle, but think it worth the effort, although only for very little more time. The fact that I can't
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Even on a sunny day, the ground on and around the ridge is now so loaded with water that it keeps seeping down the rocks. And there's no capacity to absorb more, so each new rainfall runs down the cliffs. Up on the ridge-top not far from Arrow are s
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I generally like the "convenience" anchors that the Preserve has installed at the top of the P1 of various routes. And I like that they recently improved the convenience of the Son of Easy O anchor. There's not so many days with dry rock i
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OK, I think I followed all of that. When I solo I usually down solo easier routes. I like doing the routes around Jackie because I like coming back down Betty. Same with Frog's Head area because of Easy-O. If I am out after work with friends that are
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