Who was on Jane at Crow Hill on Sunday, February 2nd?

Neglected to introduce myself. Could use some new cold weather partners since Doug moved away and Kevin is involved in coaching his girls in basketball!

Despite my decrepit appearance and the fact I had a grandson in tow, I am steady on belay, can consistently top rope CroMag, and will someday get the crux move on Jane (on toprope!).

On the "negative" side I do drink a fair amount of beer and have been known to bring a bit of whiskey along on the really cold days. Offsetting those bad habits I have been known to get the grill out in the parking lot for burgers, dogs and beans after climbing!

I've been wanting to climb CroMag and Jane but live in Hartford,CT. If you know when those routes are dry I'd make a drive up there anytime. I got a singe rack, rope and some webbing for anchors. Im in school right now at University of Hartford and have mornings free Mon-thurs and friday afternoons off as well. Shoot me a PM if you are interested.

Wise,

CroMag and Jane are great climbs and would have folks waiting in line to climb them if they were in the Gunks. Jane is a TR for me but I have been toying with the idea of leading CroMag. I can follow either.

Bit of a drive for you from Hartford! I do have, at least at the moment a 9 to 5, M to F job but am free on weekends.

I would be up to hooking up on a Sa or Sun sometime. Fisherman's Face and the Buttress are usually pretty doable no matter what the season or the conditions. Lizard's Head is also an interesting outing in the very hard 5.10 or 5.11a/b range.

Bill

Cool weekends can work for me too. I'd love to get a tour of all routes worth doing there, easy or hard. I like leading and would feel comfortable attempting anything 5.10 or below this early in the season.

Brr..... Sounds cold. That crag is always dank and wet.

Those are both stout climbs. Is the bolt still there at the start of CroMag? Definately a heady lead if not.

Linnaeus wrote:Those are both stout climbs. Is the bolt still there at the start of CroMag? Definately a heady lead if not.

Russ Keane wrote:Brr..... Sounds cold. That crag is always dank and wet.