Trip to Adirondacks
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Planning a trip in the spring.. would mid-may be too soon to hit Indian Lake? Thinking of Snowy Mountain in particular, possibly Shanty cliff. |
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The southern ADK's are terrible for black flies in may. Snowy Mountain is the Mt Doom of black flies. I have been there in august and almost been carried away by them. Shanty isn't quite as bad. For may I would recommend going up the Keene Valley area or go to the gunks. Less wet/buggy. As far as snow I wouldn't worry about that. I have climbed at Shanty in early april. The creek crossing is pretty cold though. |
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I like being in the High Peaks in May because the flies aren't out yet, but it's usually warm. |
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Thanks guys. I'll check out the guidebook I have for Keene... I'm currently sport-only until I can get some trad experience but I'm guessing that won't happen until June. |
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Very few sport options to be found in the 'dacks. There are a few routes at Shanty and some routes at Spanky's area in Chapel Pond Pass. |
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The Daks probably aren't worth the drive, then. Many of the bolted climbs here still require gear, so don't think that some X's on the topo means "sport". |
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Yeah, I know there would be a lot more options if I could trad. I'm currently using this to help me out : |
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Daks are a great place to learn how to climb trad. That's where I cut my teeth. I remember asking the older climbers at my college "where should we go in the daks for some bolted climbs?" They just laughed. |
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Thanks for the responses guys. Sorry for the delay but I apparently have to wait between posts. |
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apeman e wrote: Clip a sling to any piece and bounce. Does it hold? Does it shift? You'll learn something even without an experienced mentor around. And then of course you'll kill yourself.:) It's nice to hear someone saying what I've been thinking all along. I find the "Yer gunna die!" attitude overwhelming at times! |
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GReg, |
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apeman e wrote: Clip a sling to any piece and bounce. Does it hold? Does it shift? You'll learn something even without an experienced mentor around. And then of course you'll kill yourself.That is called aid climbing not trad. |
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davidbr wrote:GReg, Why not the Red or the New or Rumney? They're all a couple of hours more driving, but if you're looking for sport you would get a lot more climbing in than you will by heading to the 'Dacks.More then a couple... red is 15 hours instead of 2-3 :) I have plans for the red in April for a whole week :) This is more a weekend trip I'm trying to plan. Isn't rumney a ton of trad too? |
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GregC wrote: Isn't rumney a ton of trad too?That'd be a negatory, ghost rider. |