Possibly moving to NJ. Thoughts?

BrianRH wrote:People have mentioned it in passing

Mentioned it only in passing because you'd be surprised how many serious climbers haven't ever made a trip to the Dacks for rock, even if they regularly climb ice there. and those that do usually just end up in the Chapel Pond area (not that there is anything wrong with that, just that there is A LOT of quality climbing in the entirety of the park).

Any way, the light references are because most of us enjoy the quiet.

I climb in the Gunks a few times a month (usually Friday's), maybe 20 days a year vs about 60 in the Dacks. I spent a day in the Gunks recently having to defend why I was a shitty climber and didn't want to top rope the adjacent route. I never have these issues in the Dacks. I show up to virtually any cliff, often even cliffs in the Chapel Pond area, and climb all day with my partner and no other people. We like this. We like not having to wait in line. We like not having to intentionally find obscure routes. I also like friction and the diversity of routes. Cracks, slabs, bolted lines, routes longer than 200ft, routes you can paddle to, routes you have to hike or even backpack into. I don't mind doing the Southern Adirondack Shuffle (cleaning your muddy feet on your pants legs) or cleaning out cracks with my nut tool so I can place some gear.

If you are from Jersey, the Dacks are too far. Stick to the Gunks. ;-)

PM me dude - I just moved out from Princeton in June. I know the area well re: climbing.

Best,

Kevin

So how did Jersey work out?