Ragged Mountain in August
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Hey Rob - Ragged is a great TR area. Every climb can be TR'd with a long enough static line to reach the trees 50ft+ behind the lip. Gear anchors are best but they can be difficult to setup sometimes and thus folks default to vegetation. August and July are the two months I probably wouldn't recommend climbing in CT - it's way to hot and humid for my liking but that's just personal preference. If its a weekend you'll absolutely have other folks there to chat it up with and get any extra beta. As for camping and other things to do... idk google might be helpful. |
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Thanks CaptainMo! Are there any climbing guidebooks of the area that you know of? |
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For what it's worth, I wouldn't exactly consider Ragged a "destination" climbing location. It's a nicer local crag. Pretty nice if you live in the area, but by no means worth planning a trip 2 months in advance for. |
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Thanks for the info Shoo. We are driving through the area on our way up to Maine, and were looking for some climbing on the way. Do you guys know of any other good TR spots? Here is our route: |
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Rob Stinogle wrote:Thanks for the info Shoo. We are driving through the area on our way up to Maine, and were looking for some climbing on the way. Do you guys know of any other good TR spots? Here is our route: Route on Google MapsAll the climbing you're gonna want to TR is located on essentially the same broken traprock ridge running through central CT. I'd stick to Ragged or East Peak. |
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If you're set on that route, and under 5.10 TR's, your best bet is definitely Ragged. East Peak is great but more of the difficult grades. Ragged is packed with tons of moderates and 1 TR can usually get you at least 2-3 route variations. Ragged isn't an 8 hr drive destination but it certainly is a weekend destination. |
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CaptainMo wrote:If you're set on that route, and under 5.10 TR's, your best bet is definitely Ragged. East Peak is great but more of the difficult grades. Ragged is packed with tons of moderates and 1 TR can usually get you at least 2-3 route variations.Good call. Ragged is easier to navigate too. |
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Hey Rob Just checked out your map. I`d check out Peterskill, just down the road from the Gunks proper. Theres a guidebook available for it and its extremely beginner/ top rope friendly. Its all single pitch stuff with a trail at the top. The book has good descriptions of the routes and the photos in it are decent. Some of the more "popular" routes have bolts at the top. Just like it was mentioned above- August can be extremely hot n humid... I`d recommend getting there early then hit the swimming hole and return in the evening. Also, get there early bc they limit the number of climbers in the park. On a weekend you could get shut out if you`re not there early enough. |
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RockinOut wrote:Hey Rob Just checked out your map. I`d check out Peterskill, just down the road from the Gunks proper. Theres a guidebook available for it and its extremely beginner/ top rope friendly. Its all single pitch stuff with a trail at the top. The book has good descriptions of the routes and the photos in it are decent. Some of the more "popular" routes have bolts at the top. Just like it was mentioned above- August can be extremely hot n humid... I`d recommend getting there early then hit the swimming hole and return in the evening. Also, get there early bc they limit the number of climbers in the park. On a weekend you could get shut out if you`re not there early enough. PeterskillThat's a great call too.. problem is def getting in! With the limit it always seems to be filled on the weekends no matter how early I get up there and it would suck to drive all the way up there and it be a bust. |
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Rob Stinogle wrote:Thanks for the info Shoo. We are driving through the area on our way up to Maine, and were looking for some climbing on the way. Do you guys know of any other good TR spots? Here is our route: Route on Google MapsIf you are sticking to that route, you are driving through a few decent local crags, but again, not really major destinations. If you changed your route to go through New Paltz, NY, you would be able to get to the Gunks. As mentioned, there are a few nice TR crags in that area. Ragged is probably the nicest crag you are running across on your current route. I would also consider Crow Hill in Leominster, since you'll be running right through it. If it were me, I'd probably skip all of those places and head to Acadia. Alternatively, consider hiring a guide and hitting up some multi-pitch classics at the Gunks, as the best of what is there is trad and not TR friendly. |
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shoo wrote: I'd probably skip all of those places and head to Acadia. Alternatively, consider hiring a guide and hitting up some multi-pitch classics at the Gunks, as the best of what is there is trad and not TR friendly.I would do the same... Acadia is amazing. |
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Thanks for all the replies everyone! I think Peterskill might be the ticket for us. I'd like to do the Gunks as well, but we definitely aren't ready for multi-pitch yet. I'm just afraid we may not get there early enough if they only let a certain amount of people in... I guess we could head to the Gunks if that happens though. |