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Written by Pete Wilk
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Monday, 15 June 2009 |
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I headed out with the CT AMC over the weekend to do some climbing in the Gunks. My parents have been members of the Applachian Mountain Club (AMC) for years. My grandfather was on the NH board I think back in the day. Until this weekend though I hadn't done anything with them. I didn't even realize that they did anything beside hiking! Turns out they do and I think I'll be joining them in the future for more trips.
I've never been out to the Gunks for just a day. Trips with Lauren and Paul always involved an overnight. It turns out that making a day trip isn't horrible. The day started early by trying to meet up with another climber from the New Haven area to carpool. Unfortunately she overslept which left me to drive up myself, which wasn't bad since I could drive spiritedly without guilt.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 15 June 2009 )
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Lots of Climbing but no Pictures! |
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Written by Pete Wilk
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Wednesday, 03 June 2009 |
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So its full on into my best season of climbing and yet I've got next to no photos up! Well it is a simple equation, number of pictures is inversely proportional to the amount of climbing I'm getting in. This late winter and early spring I really hit the gym hard and I've gotten up to climbing 5.11s at the gym pretty consistently. Climbing outside I really haven't ventured onto anything super hard. Hardest stuff thus far has been a couple 5.10s in the Gunks with Paul and Lauren, and then a 5.10+ over the weekend with Lauren, Mike D, and Ben. Primarily I've been engrossed in getting my strength and knowledge up so that I can put to use the rack that I've been compiliing over the winter. I've got it about 70% finished with just some TCUs and extra biners needed to finish things up. I'll then be able to start working on doubles of the larger sizes. In the mean time I've done some good leads with my rack augmented with pieces from Mike D and Paul. Tick list so far on lead is: - P2 Easy Overhang 5.3?, Gunks
- Rodendendron 5.6, Gunks
- P3 Shockley's Roof 5.6, Gunks
- Main Street 5.4, Ragged Mtn.
- Wet Wall 5.6, Ragged Mtn.
- Knight's Move 5.4, Ragged Mtn.
- Wishbone 5.7+, Ragged Mtn.
It still amazes me how much leading doubles the amount of fun climbs. All those "easy" routes on lead become challenging and even scary again! My pictures of climbing will increase in the new few trips. I've caught the photo bug again and I really want to take some more sweet pictures of climbing. I've also got a little different idea of how I want the shots to look so stay tuned. |
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Beginner Climbing Day 2009 |
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Written by Pete Wilk
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Tuesday, 28 April 2009 |
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Finally Lauren, Ben, Mike D and myself were able to coordinate a beginner day like we did back in 2007. About 10-12 people came out for a day of sun and seasonablly warm (hot even!) temperatures at Ragged's Main Cliff. The day started with Lauren, Ben, Eric and I setting anchors on the Wiessner Slab (5.3-5.6), Wet Wall (5.6), Vector (5.8) and Broadway (5.8). A little later Mike D added Main Street (5.4) into the mix. I think all the beginners were able to get some good time on the wall. The day concluded at Forsberg's house for some beer, hot dogs and burgers. Good times. Thanks to everyone who came out it was a lot of fun. Thanks to Dave for coming through with the brews and the grill at the end of the day. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 28 April 2009 )
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