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mexclimber
Mar 16, 2007, 1:49 AM
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My friend and I are thinking about going up to the Adirondacks to rock climb around April 9th and I'm wondering if it's possible then. Is it too cold or wet then?
John
(This post was edited by mexclimber on Mar 16, 2007, 2:27 AM)
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toller
Mar 16, 2007, 3:19 AM
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I was there yesterday ice climbing. Some routes that I have rock climbed on were dry (until it started raining of course), but even south facing rock will be pretty darn cold. There were still several feet of snow on the flats, so it will be a while for a general warm up.
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gunkiemike
Mar 17, 2007, 12:04 AM
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I've climbed Beer Walls and some of the Washbowl cliffs in April. As mentioned above, you'll want to be in the sun. Running water will be present. Watch out for ice falling from above, though that's not too big a problem at these small cliffs. Pitchoff might be another option.
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mexclimber
Mar 20, 2007, 1:26 AM
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Hey Guys.
Thanks for the input so far. We were actually looking at the Beer Walls and the entire Chapel Pond area. How far is the Pitchoff Cliff from there?
John
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zakr
Mar 23, 2007, 4:18 AM
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mexclimber wrote: Hey Guys. Thanks for the input so far. We were actually looking at the Beer Walls and the entire Chapel Pond area. How far is the Pitchoff Cliff from there? John
Chapel pond is a no no, north facing. We climb washbowl in april and we watch 1000 pound chunks of ice roll down it when it warms up. Pitchoff is several miles west on 73 from chapel pond area. Good luck.
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