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c4c
Mar 29, 2009, 12:58 PM
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better not let OSHA see that video. Looks like it will be nice though.
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edog623
Apr 2, 2009, 4:58 PM
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Hey everyone. I'm in Worcester for a couple months and looking for some climbing. Are there any decent climbing spots around that can be used this time of year? I tried to go to Purgatory Chasm but the ranger said it's closed for climbing until May 1. Any ideas for until then? Thanks.
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olderic
Apr 2, 2009, 5:13 PM
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Crow Hill and College Rock are the closest choices. Crow might still be wet in spots. People have been climbing at College for close to a month now. Depending on how far you are willing to travel there are many other choices. Just about any area from Rumney on south in the Northeast is in pretty good shape at the moment.
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edog623
Apr 2, 2009, 6:12 PM
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Thanks, are there any access restrictions at either of those locations? Fees/permits or anything? I was just in Joshua Tree for a month so I'm spoiled silly on easy of access and information. And good climbs. And good weather. But I love the NE and want to climb here too.
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olderic
Apr 2, 2009, 6:23 PM
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Not really. College Rock is a < 60 second walk from where you park. Crow Hill is a ~5 minute walk. Crow is on state land (Leominster State Park) and in theory you need a (free) permit to climb there. Practically getting the permit is not so easy - the park office where you get it is a mile or so away from the climbing parking and there are not often people there to pass out the permits. The good news is that it is very unlikely that anyone will check for a permit and if someone did come around to check they would find that 90% of the climbers don't have one and 80% didn't know they were supposed to.
Beware that the scale of these places is < 1/10th of 1% of JTree. No place in the NE will come close - Gunks is the closest in scale but probably still is less then 1/4 the size of Jtree - at least in terms of area and # of routes.
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edog623
Apr 2, 2009, 6:34 PM
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Thanks for your beta, very helpful. And the warning. I know that nothing out here touches the scale of JTree other than the Gunks. It doesn't cover the area JTree does but if you go beyond the Traps you can find plenty more routes. For here, I'm just looking for something about an hour away that has enough routes to be a day crag. Sounds like Crow Hill fits that. If I want world class climbing, I can drive to Rumney or the Gunks. Or the Dax when it gets warmer. Mmmm, Adirondack rock.
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cracklover
Apr 2, 2009, 7:30 PM
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edog623 wrote: Thanks for your beta, very helpful. And the warning. I know that nothing out here touches the scale of JTree other than the Gunks. It doesn't cover the area JTree does but if you go beyond the Traps you can find plenty more routes. For here, I'm just looking for something about an hour away that has enough routes to be a day crag. Sounds like Crow Hill fits that. If I want world class climbing, I can drive to Rumney or the Gunks. Or the Dax when it gets warmer. Mmmm, Adirondack rock.
Just be aware that when OE says that Crow Hill may be a bit wet still, he means it. Of all the crags in the Northeast, Crow Hill cracks seep the longest after the winter.
But you said you're here for several months. By mid spring, unless it's a particularly wet spring, Crow Hill is nice and dry.
GO
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c4c
Apr 2, 2009, 9:40 PM
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edog623 wrote: Thanks for your beta, very helpful. And the warning. I know that nothing out here touches the scale of JTree other than the Gunks. It doesn't cover the area JTree does but if you go beyond the Traps you can find plenty more routes. For here, I'm just looking for something about an hour away that has enough routes to be a day crag. Sounds like Crow Hill fits that. If I want world class climbing, I can drive to Rumney or the Gunks. Or the Dax when it gets warmer. Mmmm, Adirondack rock.
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cncfreak247
Apr 3, 2009, 7:34 PM
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Anyone going to the Quarries tomorrow? Me and a buddy have been bouldering around there the past few weekends and it has been awesome, hope the rain holds out.
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blueeyedclimber
Apr 3, 2009, 11:22 PM
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cncfreak247 wrote: Anyone going to the Quarries tomorrow? Me and a buddy have been bouldering around there the past few weekends and it has been awesome, hope the rain holds out.
I don't think i have ever heard anyone refer to the Quarries as "awesome."
Sunday will be the better day, btw.
Josh
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jakedatc
Apr 4, 2009, 4:27 AM
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Mass climbers that i remember is dead..
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robbovius
Apr 4, 2009, 4:40 AM
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cncfreak247 wrote: Anyone going to the Quarries tomorrow? Me and a buddy have been bouldering around there the past few weekends and it has been awesome, hope the rain holds out.
ignore the snobs, especially jake. there's plenty good times to be had there. sunday will definitely be the better day though.
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jakedatc
Apr 4, 2009, 2:11 PM
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robbovius wrote: cncfreak247 wrote: Anyone going to the Quarries tomorrow? Me and a buddy have been bouldering around there the past few weekends and it has been awesome, hope the rain holds out. ignore the snobs, especially jake. there's plenty good times to be had there. sunday will definitely be the better day though.
I gave him 2 suggestions for BETTER bouldering in the boston area
have fun on your 5.4- choss piles 
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robbovius
Apr 4, 2009, 3:30 PM
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jakedatc wrote: robbovius wrote: cncfreak247 wrote: Anyone going to the Quarries tomorrow? Me and a buddy have been bouldering around there the past few weekends and it has been awesome, hope the rain holds out. ignore the snobs, especially jake. there's plenty good times to be had there. sunday will definitely be the better day though. I gave him 2 suggestions for BETTER bouldering in the boston area have fun on your 5.4- choss piles
rhode island isn't the "boston area" ;-) ya sport weenie.
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jakedatc
Apr 4, 2009, 3:38 PM
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LYNN WOODS AND HAMMOND POND are in the BOSTON area
 
aww rob this kid beat you to the FA ohh but you could do it again and rename it something KEWL!!111
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cncfreak247
Apr 4, 2009, 7:05 PM
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Ended up going for about an hour today. little windy, hopefully it will indeed be better tomorrow.
I know that the Quarries aren't the greatest place in the world to climb, but it is right near my apartment and so far I enjoy what little bouldering there is there.
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cncfreak247
Apr 5, 2009, 11:29 PM
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Today at QQ was beautiful. I love climbing.
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jakedatc
Apr 6, 2009, 2:21 PM
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You mean tell someone that it's an epic trad route and it'll be like cannon.. i can't tell the difference ;)
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robbovius
Apr 6, 2009, 2:38 PM
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wonderwoman wrote: jakedatc wrote: You mean tell someone that it's an epic trad route and it'll be like cannon.. i can't tell the difference ;) Just getting to the base of Cannon has been a epic for me on a few occasions! Damn that Falcon Guide book! 
Try bushwhacking from the willey house to the base of the Central Gulley Slabs on Mt Webster sometime. As heinous struggles go, I found that fairly epic.
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wonderwoman
Apr 6, 2009, 2:40 PM
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robbovius wrote: wonderwoman wrote: jakedatc wrote: You mean tell someone that it's an epic trad route and it'll be like cannon.. i can't tell the difference ;) Just getting to the base of Cannon has been a epic for me on a few occasions! Damn that Falcon Guide book! Try bushwhacking from the willey house to the base of the Central Gulley Slabs on Mt Webster sometime. As heinous struggles go, I found that fairly epic.
Reasons that I will never be a real mountaineer... Let me count the ways!
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robbovius
Apr 6, 2009, 2:41 PM
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edog623 wrote: Thanks for your beta, very helpful. And the warning. I know that nothing out here touches the scale of JTree other than the Gunks. It doesn't cover the area JTree does but if you go beyond the Traps you can find plenty more routes. For here, I'm just looking for something about an hour away that has enough routes to be a day crag. Sounds like Crow Hill fits that. If I want world class climbing, I can drive to Rumney or the Gunks. Or the Dax when it gets warmer. Mmmm, Adirondack rock.
Edog, good to meet you at CR yesterday, and glad to help out with the mini-tour/beta. hope you guys had a good time. conditions were perfect early spring - dry, cool, relatively high friction, NO BUGS...
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robbovius
Apr 6, 2009, 2:44 PM
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wonderwoman wrote: robbovius wrote: wonderwoman wrote: jakedatc wrote: You mean tell someone that it's an epic trad route and it'll be like cannon.. i can't tell the difference ;) Just getting to the base of Cannon has been a epic for me on a few occasions! Damn that Falcon Guide book! Try bushwhacking from the willey house to the base of the Central Gulley Slabs on Mt Webster sometime. As heinous struggles go, I found that fairly epic. Reasons that I will never be a real mountaineer... Let me count the ways!
It probably wouldn't have been so bad if it had been during the daytime, without the 65 lb pack.
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alorama
Apr 6, 2009, 4:30 PM
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Hello,
Has anyone used Soleman for resoles:
http://www.faroutsports.com/resoles.htm
I need to get a pair of Huecos resoled, and prefer to support a local. Just wanted to make sure he did quality work.
Thanks!!
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