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downshift
Jun 8, 2002, 4:25 PM
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Hey All,
For those of you (like myself) that are stuck with jobs and stuff, where are you all planning to do you summer road trips.
So I'm planning on:
- Metcalfe
- Halfway Dump
- Bon Echo
- Afternoon jaunts to the Glen
Anyone else have any cool plans?
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xen_monkey
Jun 11, 2002, 7:33 PM
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One Word
BRAZIL
Oh wait I don't think I can drive there in a weekend
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downshift
Jun 11, 2002, 7:42 PM
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Hey if you want to drive I'm cool with that. But, I don't think it can be done in a weekend either.
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c_plante
Jun 12, 2002, 7:37 AM
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Hey if you guys are willing to pay for the gas and you're not worried about breaking a few laws along the way I'll drive
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downshift
Jun 13, 2002, 1:06 AM
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Hrm let me think about it... Uh no. But, we can take the Canyonaro to Metcalfe. I'll split gas on that trip.
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darkside
Jun 13, 2002, 1:21 AM
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If you're considering Bon Echo, I'll be custodian for the Canada day weekend. Let me know if you can make it and maybe I can catch a climb with you.
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downshift
Jun 13, 2002, 1:21 PM
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Damn it I'm up in New Liscard Canada Day weekend [sniff]
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c_plante
Jun 18, 2002, 1:17 AM
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Darkside!! Please email me with info!
Christian
c_plante@hotmail.com
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missedyno
Jun 18, 2002, 1:22 AM
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can't wait to go to bon echo... but the crew can't make it this weekend. maybe we'll hit lion's head if the weather works out.
new river gorge canada day weekend... i'm on call once every 5 weekends so i have to stay in the city, but i really really hope to be away every other weekend!
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downshift
Jun 18, 2002, 1:53 AM
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On call sucks. Actually I'm constantly on call I try not to let that interfear with my weekend activities. Now only if the damn weather would behave... Why is it beautiful on the week days and pouring rain on the weekends around here???
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darkside
Jun 19, 2002, 12:09 AM
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C_plant: I'll be in touch within a day or two.
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missedyno
Jun 19, 2002, 5:14 PM
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what about blackflies? any places worse than others???
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c_plante
Jun 19, 2002, 5:19 PM
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grooooovy. I'm trying to talk my girlfriend out of a 10 hour drive to Lake Superior, so if Bon Echo is a go... yay!
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downshift
Jun 20, 2002, 12:41 AM
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I think we're out of Blackfly season in Southern Ontario. But, in season ussual rule of thumb anywhere close to slow moving water bad. Further North... Bad.
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missedyno
Jun 21, 2002, 12:36 AM
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oh, nevermind the bon echo posts.... i'll be in lion's head this weekend
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downshift
Jun 21, 2002, 3:26 AM
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Weekend... I'm envy you. Damn career. While your climbing Lion's Head I'll be in the offices working aways. Summer is supposed to be are slow months. Oh well.
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missedyno
Jun 21, 2002, 5:14 PM
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my first weekend in 3 that i haven't been working! horray!
and today i'm home very ill with "food poisoning" (lack of interest to work yet another day) and we're leaving this afternoon....
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ecocliffchick
Jun 24, 2002, 4:55 PM
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I'm heading out from Guelph to the southwest for the month of August, other than that I'll be at Nemo after work during the week, and Lion's Head any weekend with nice weather. This summer has certainly sucked for climbing in Ontario though, could it rain anymore?
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missedyno
Jun 24, 2002, 5:07 PM
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we went to lion's head this weekend past, and it was beautiful! okay, so it was kind of crappy saturday morning, but sunday was great. and there was virtually no one else there.
off to the New in WV this weekend...
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darkside
Jun 24, 2002, 5:41 PM
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Christian: did you talk the gf into Bon Echo yet? I may end up opening the hut up Friday morning for climbing but won't know until later this week. Sat/Sun/Mon is definite though.
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Jun 24, 2002, 8:01 PM
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I'd like to get out to Lion's Head mid August or thereabouts if anyone is interested in showing me around.
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downshift
Jun 24, 2002, 11:50 PM
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Hey busy weekend for me but myself and Xen_monkey did manage to get to the Glen for a bit of bouldering. Had to wage war with the tourist to get a parking spot but once we got parking and down to the Glen it was pretty quite.
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c_plante
Jun 25, 2002, 1:32 AM
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Darkside: we'd be going up sat-tuesday so please tell me what I need to know, tents, stoves etc...
I have a dog too.
christian
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darkside
Jul 3, 2002, 2:37 PM
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fiend: I might be convinced on the Lionshead thing.
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passthepitonspete
Jul 3, 2002, 2:51 PM
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Yvette and I are hoping to visit Bon Echo on August 17-18 weekend.
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h0und
Jul 6, 2002, 2:00 AM
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downshift, Just to let you know it's New Liskeard, and there is some good climbing in that area I'm from there. I did alot of climbing in Cobalt, there is a few nice climbs in the mine sites about half a dozen or so. So i'm sure you could have some fun. Not to mention the boulder that is there.
I go up that way alot drop me a line sometime when your going that way we can meet up and do some climbing together either at the mine site or Devil's Rock.
Steven
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Jul 7, 2002, 12:29 AM
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Darkside,
Are you planning any more trips up to Lions Head in the near future?...Im done work for a while now and Im looking to hit the rocks, Ill probablly be coming up to the Glen for a couple days as well, if you wanted to meet me their for some bouldering.
-Aaron
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We wont bring Dave and save us from having another epic
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downshift
Jul 7, 2002, 11:56 AM
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H0und:
Sorry I missed you message in this thread. Just got back from up there. I didn't go to climb (went to fish) but I did manage to get some climbing in. I checked out Devil Rock on my way up. Quite nice! Although I didn't get to spend as much time as I wanted there and I forgot to grab the camera. I did manage to get some bouldering in on the lake I was fishing too. All and all I love climbing in the North, with the exception of the bugs. What's with the damn cluster flies this year????
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missedyno
Jul 8, 2002, 1:42 PM
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sigh. work is cramping my style yet again....
i'm on call this weekend coming up, so all my friends are going to bon echo, i'm not...
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darkside
Jul 9, 2002, 10:45 PM
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Pete:I'm thinking of joining you and Yvette for Bon Echo, the blueberries should be everywhere and nicely ripe then...mmmmm.
Spliff:At least I'm a weekend warrior, I think you don't even qualify for that status at present
Aaron:I will be there again for the August long weekend. E or PM me. Dave can come but keep him away from Nimbus. I saw someone having an epic on it on Saturday while I was hanging from the belay of "the victim". Note an appropriate name and a funny tale to tell when next we meet.
Darksides plans also include meeting up with Clymber and anyone else in the Gunks this weekend. If anyone from Ontario wants to join me get a hold of me before Thursday night. I have other things in mind for later weekends but plans are still vague at this time.
One probability is a party for 3-4000 people with FREE BEER at the end of July and lasting 2/3 days the only climbing done though will be boat masts
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Aug 7, 2002, 1:36 AM
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Well summer half over... So where has everyone been so far???
So far I've hit:
Metcalfe
Nemo
Kelso
The Glen
Berlin Wall
Still Gotta hit:
Bon Echo
Lionshead (probably next year though)
Oh yeah hopefully going to be up Sudbury / Manitoulan Way in two weeks so if all goes well get some climbing in up there.
[ This Message was edited by: downshift on 2002-08-06 18:38 ]
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c_plante
Aug 7, 2002, 9:51 PM
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My summer so far:
*THe Glen
*Nemo
*Agawa Rock
*Twiss Rock
*Hamilton City hall wall sculpture
*The ornamental sculpture in the A wing of Mohawk College (before security stopped me)
*gravity
I'd like to hit:
*the guelph grotto
*metcalf
*halfway dump
*bon echo
*lionshead
*nemo again
*kelso
christian
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missedyno
Aug 7, 2002, 10:28 PM
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um, i've been to
RRG, KY
NRG, WV
Seneca Rock/Nelson Rock WV
Lion's Head
Grassi Lakes, AB
bon echo is a must on my list, rumney in the fall... and i know this is about ontario road trips so shame on me for being in ontario and not travelling around in here enough.
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lemurboy
Aug 7, 2002, 11:14 PM
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Ive Hit a bunch of different places so far
Nemo
Kelso
Halfway Dump
Da Glen
Bon Echo
I am also head down to NRG in a few weeks.
On Sat. coming up, I will be at Nemo so if anyone wants to meet up with us we will be near the Alfred Gully most of the day.
-Aaron
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darkside
Aug 8, 2002, 5:55 AM
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Let's see
Ontario:
the Glen
Nemo
Buffalo Crag
Rattlesnake
Kelso
Twiss Rock
Lionshead
White Bluff
Halfway Dump
Devils Glen (I think that was this year)
Bottleglass
Bon Echo
Gyms:
Gravity
Rockheads
Peaks(didn't really climb though)
MEC(when buying shoes)
Rock, further afield:
Gunks NY
Nelson WV
LCC UT
BCC UT
Maple Canyon UT
RRG KY
Ice:
Fish lake
Rosseau
Skeleton lake, Rd#5 & marina
Kennissis River
Mattawa
Bancroft
further afield:
Mount Washington NH
Frankenstein NH
Adirondacks NY (Poke-O & Keene areas)
Smugglers Notch VT
And still 5 months to go this year.
Anyone want to climb some more???
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downshift
Aug 10, 2002, 1:07 PM
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Well if we're going that detail a missed a few things:
- Twiss (ussually there once a week after work cuz it on the way home)
Gyms:
Gravity
Rockheads
TCA
Oasis
Grotto
Higher Ground
And I can't wait I'll be up north in a week!
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Aug 10, 2002, 3:46 PM
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ummmm...
Potrero Chico Mexico
RRG, KY 3 times
North Carolina - once
Metcalfe - once
Lion's Head - 3 times
White's Bluff - once
Niagara Glen
Parry Sound
Mount Nemo
Rattlesnake/Buffalo Crag
Gravity
Joe Rockheads
Boiler Room
Ummm....that's it so far...
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Aug 12, 2002, 5:26 PM
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finally made it to buffalo crag yesterday... we were braced to have to line up for things but there was only one other party at the crag. they left within an hour of us getting there which i suspect may have been due to our "eau de climber" after cranking in the sun on a few routes.
we had the crag to ourselves and topped out around sundown. yay!
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missedyno
Sep 3, 2002, 12:54 PM
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okee, so i didn't go far this weekend, but i made it to metcalfe rock on sunday. where did everyone else head?
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Sep 5, 2002, 12:37 AM
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Meant to get out this weekend but plans fell through. I did manage to hit a gym though on Saturday so all wasn't lost.
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ecocliffchick
Sep 10, 2002, 2:14 PM
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Well, so far this year...
RRG - KY (week in Feb, week in Apr)
White's Bluff (weekend)
Lion's Head (weekend)
Disneyland (just one afternoon)
Baldy (2X)
Metcalf (just once this year...)
Nemo (2 x a week in June, and now in Sept.)
Rattlesnake (guiding once)
Crag X (couple times)
Boulder Canyon, CO (July/August- 3 weeks)
Flatirons, (Boulder) CO (just for a day)
Rifle, CO (3 days in August)
Maple Canyon, UT (week in August)
Jack's Canyon, AZ (week in August)
and now I'm back to the good ole Ontario limestone!
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missedyno
Sep 10, 2002, 3:00 PM
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i hit the glen on saturday, and nemo on sunday. first time at both places...
lion's head/halfway dump this weekend....
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