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Dacks conditions

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bobmirko · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2010 · Points: 100

Do you guys think its possible to climb Chapel Pond slab or Beer wall tomorrow or monday?

If not, what is dry at the moment?

Thanks!

Kevin Heckeler · · Las Vegas, NV · Joined Jul 2010 · Points: 1,616

I'm wondering the same thing. I assumed with there still being snow at elevation that runoff is still an issue, so haven't been even thinking 'north' quite yet.

Mitch Hoffman · · Fonda NY · Joined Feb 2010 · Points: 220

the southern adirondack are starting to dry out, just a little snow in the shade at the base of good luck cliffs today, everything looked climb able

John Lombardi · · Fort Collins, CO · Joined Aug 2013 · Points: 995

Nine Corners bouldering is pretty dry. Some snow in areas but overall a lot of problems are dry. I'm checking out Snowy mountain tomorrow so i'll update this post then. Others have told me otter lake cliff is dry.

Edit: Snowy mountain looks dry. Wasn't any seepage but looked like some ice on the face. Couldn't tell since I was far away. All the boulders were dry!

Webcams are here: adirondackcountryhomes.com/…

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find as many webcams in the northern part of the park.

erh.noaa.gov/nerfc/graphics…

Don't know how accurate ^^ is though.

Mickey Hardt · · Lake Placid, NY · Joined Jun 2012 · Points: 45

I would assume that Chapel Pond--northish facing is still wet. Many southern facing features are dry--such as the Spider's Web and Pitchoff Chimney Cliff (I live around the corner). Most approaches are still messy and muddy and unless the base of a climb gets direct sun, most likely it is muddy as well.

I lost both of my two closest climbing partners very recently and looking for new folks to climb with.

Anyone around today (Easter Sunday?)???

Mike C · · Co · Joined Jan 2006 · Points: 1,046

the climbing there is amazing......but be ready for bugs,rain,and canadians......the canadians are the least threatening......just kiding.

Kevin Heckeler · · Las Vegas, NV · Joined Jul 2010 · Points: 1,616
mike c wrote:the climbing there is amazing......but be ready for bugs,rain,and canadians......the canadians are the least threatening......just kiding.
Just swat 'em with a hockey stick.
Eli.M · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Nov 2011 · Points: 0

I climbed chapel pond slab today and it was mostly dry on the regular route. Empress looked wetter. There were also a bunch of ice chunks coming down the climbers left side of the slab that I was glad to avoid. The descent in the climbers right side gully is just a sheet of ice so we had to do one rap to get into the drainage.
I also climbed at Deadwater on Saturday, and I'd recommend that. Most routes were dry.

Dylan Randall · · Nashville, TN · Joined Sep 2012 · Points: 615

Coming from the Beer Walls and Tilman's today, I can report good news. Rockaholic and neighboring climbs were dry for the most part if you disregard a few small damp spots. Everything on the north side of 73 looked super dry in the pass. Deadwater was bone dry a week ago when I was there, so I can second Eli on that. Tilman's had collected major amounts of snow at the base, and the variation was soaked but the normal first pitch and the second pitch were fine.

Will Roth · · Saranac Lake, NY · Joined Dec 2009 · Points: 55

Watch out on Chapel Pond Slab! There is a ton of ice up high that still needs to come down. Although the Regular Route is dry, being under that ice when it comes down would be really bad! After today and tomorrows rain I would imagine that all the ice will come down but please get a good look from the road before starting up and use good judgment when the weather clears latter this week.

John Lombardi · · Fort Collins, CO · Joined Aug 2013 · Points: 995
Dylan Randall wrote:Coming from the Beer Walls and Tilman's today, I can report good news. Rockaholic and neighboring climbs were dry for the most part if you disregard a few small damp spots. Everything on the north side of 73 looked super dry in the pass. Deadwater was bone dry a week ago when I was there, so I can second Eli on that. Tilman's had collected major amounts of snow at the base, and the variation was soaked but the normal first pitch and the second pitch were fine.
Dylan,

How does McKenzie pond look?? Or have you not gotten out there yet?
Dylan Randall · · Nashville, TN · Joined Sep 2012 · Points: 615

John-

The Pond is in great shape. Not much is still wet besides the top hold of the ever-dripping Time Will Tell. No trace of snow, trails are clear, so get out there!

Aaron Stone · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2013 · Points: 5

Been to Deadwater twice and got on plenty of routes. Looked at the slab and there was a literal river running down it yesterday.

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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