I've drytooled in the Catskills.

I've climbed dead trees.

Mike is the expert on this particular topic

I have some rubber cover picks for my Grivels that I can use on my home wall, but rarely do so.

Dip the tips in that liquid plastic you put on tool handles. Pretty durable stuff and you can apply it as thin or thick as necessary for dry tooling on climbing walls. Or, use wooden holds on the wall for some bite that won't dull tips.

From the ADK forecast:

The combination of clear skies and light winds will allow
temperatures to fall into the 26 to 32 degree range in the warning
area during the early morning hours on Tuesday... allowing for
widespread frost and a killing freeze to occur... especially in the
sheltered valleys. Frost will quickly dissipate as temperatures
warm quickly during the mid-morning hours on Tuesday.

Scattered frost was forecast for western Ulster County this morning. I awoke with hopes of seeing crusty white grass. Alas, I was dissapointed:(

Have you tried Baileys? I became a convert skiing last year, wouldn't touch the stuff when its above freezing point. It also must be fresh, so you have to finish the bottle each day!

If you want to drink cheap Irish whiskey, try Powers, much nicer than Jameson.

something tells me you'd sooner catch RR swinging pink tools than drinking Bailey's!