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Rogers Rock Slab

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Generalpoopface · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Oct 2014 · Points: 40

So a couple buddies and I are thinking of hitting up the slab at Rogers Rock at some point in the next couple weeks.

From what I've been reading there seems to be two trains of thought in regards to ropes, bring two ropes or bring one 70M (which I have).

Can anyone who's done it enlighten me on this? Will 1 70M rope be enough?

We're thinking of doing the Matrix (5.8-) route if that helps.

Thanks in advance!

Tom Sherman · · Austin, TX · Joined Feb 2013 · Points: 433

Hey I don't have the most experienced, but of my understanding, it shouldn't be your rap ropes you're worried about but the temperature.

My one big slab multi day was on Whitehorse Ledge in the first week of September. It was a partly cloudy, high of 70 deg day. I thought I was going to burn my feet off. If you do go be extremely careful not to burn yourselves or your feet.

EDITED POST: it was September not October

Brian Monetti · · New York, NY · Joined Jan 2012 · Points: 322

From what I remember you need 2 ropes if you plan on using the bolted belays, otherwise you will need to traverse into the woods and rap from tree to tree, which looked to be a real mess. And definitely agree about the sun being an issue on this route. The rock gets hot!

Gunkiemike · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2009 · Points: 3,492

A pair of 60s is the way to go. And yea...pray for a cloudy day.

Nick Goldsmith · · Pomfret VT · Joined Aug 2009 · Points: 440

Matrix is a great climb as is Screaming Meanie. you will need doubble 60's or a tag line. I have rapped the woods a few times and it is dangerous and takes longer than the actual climb. take the 8- with a grain of salt. it's a real slab climb;)

Bill Kirby · · Keene New York · Joined Jul 2012 · Points: 480

There was a party who bought one rope last week. They called 911 for rescue. Bring two 60M ropes.

Generalpoopface · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Oct 2014 · Points: 40

Thanks for the replies everyone.

We decided to postpone it for a little bit.

Bill Kirby · · Keene New York · Joined Jul 2012 · Points: 480
Generalpoopface wrote:Thanks for the replies everyone. We decided to postpone it for a little bit.
You could still make it happen if you can get another single 60. Lead on yours and either backpack coil the second and have follower wear it or trail it behind them.
Generalpoopface · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Oct 2014 · Points: 40
Bill Kirby wrote: You could still make it happen if you can get another single 60. Lead on yours and either backpack coil the second and have follower wear it or trail it behind them.
Thanks Bill. Between the four of us we actually have all the gear we would need (two full racks plus multiple ropes) but I think timing and deciding to do it on short notice isn't going to work for everyone.

Plus the whole boat rental thing, we're still looking around. So I think we'll do our homework a bit more and then set a date.

Thanks again!
grant kendrick · · northampton, ma · Joined Apr 2013 · Points: 100

To reiterate what others have said, you really want to chose the day carefully, as the slab bakes in the sun and there is no shade anywhere. Being up there on a sunny summer day while looking down on the cool inviting waters of Lake George far below would be a special form of torture.

Michael _ · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Feb 2008 · Points: 1,195

Note that the guidebook mentions renting a canoe at Bolton Landing, which it says is just north of the campground. Bolton Landing is actually 20 miles south. Luckily, you can rent canoes directly from at the campground. Just fill out the form with the ranger at the booth when you enter. You pick it up at the boat launch, which means a slightly longer paddle if you don't drive it over to the canoe launch further east.

Nick Goldsmith · · Pomfret VT · Joined Aug 2009 · Points: 440

Climbing rojers is all about sunny days and swimming in the lake. wear long pants so you don't burn your legs. BINTD we wore socks inside the rock shoes to keep the feet comfy. have not tried the sock trick in 25 years or so but i certainly have climbed Rogers on sunny warm days and it's the bomb. Climb fast, wear long pants, bring two ropes and a cooler with snacks and bevrages. park your stuff in the shade about 15ft down and left of the start of little Finger. Blast up a climb, rap down and swim naked in the lake. Have a snack and an ice cold Seltzer and blast up annother climb. It gets shady in the afternoon so there is some relief late in the day. Yes avoid it on a real scorcher but a nice sunny day in the eightys is good to go.

Nick Goldsmith · · Pomfret VT · Joined Aug 2009 · Points: 440

Always launch my canoe on the beach just right of the boat launch. never understood why people try to make the canoe paddle a few 100 yrds shorter? It's all part of the adventure.

Generalpoopface · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Oct 2014 · Points: 40

Good info! Appreciate it.

Bill Kirby · · Keene New York · Joined Jul 2012 · Points: 480

Skinny dipping? We're in Hague. The thermometer hanging off the dock read 58 the other day. Anyone remember the Seinfeld episode where Elane asks "It shrinks?"

A couple more things.. The rocks not that hot if the wind picks but then the paddle back will be exciting. NEVER paddle out there if there's a north wind. You will lose your sh't.

Nick Goldsmith · · Pomfret VT · Joined Aug 2009 · Points: 440

The north wind help with the adventure. pull the canoe way up out of the water and tie it to trees. WEAR YOUR LIFE JACKET! tie your shit in to the canoe and do NOT put 3 people in the rig on a rough day. Landing and launching at the cliff can be very exciteing in rough water. Heck the paddle itself is wicked gripping in rough weather! You can beach next to juniper island in an emergency if you need to get the water out of the boat for the last leg home.

Reverse Dyno · · CT · Joined Jun 2015 · Points: 0

some beta on the boat approach:

Roger's Rock Campground rents canoes for $20 a day. They told my party if we didn't return by 7pm, they would send someone from the campground on a motor boat to make sure we were okay.

Tom Sherman · · Austin, TX · Joined Feb 2013 · Points: 433

^^^ Lol reverse dyno, I love that username. Where did I hear something like that recently. Was it in a rock and ice article? Think the term they used was dynamic retreat.

christopher adams · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Apr 2006 · Points: 0
Generalpoopface wrote: Thanks Bill. Between the four of us we actually have all the gear we would need (two full racks plus multiple ropes) but I think timing and deciding to do it on short notice isn't going to work for everyone. Plus the whole boat rental thing, we're still looking around. So I think we'll do our homework a bit more and then set a date. Thanks again!
Hey man- I did a few routes on Rogers a couple years ago. We got there with a 50 dollar inflatable raft from home depot. We had a 20 mph north wind on the way there which made the paddle out easy and the climbing comfortable.

Unfortunately, the wind hadn't died down by the time we finished, so paddling back was impossible. After about 10 minutes of moving rapidly northward despite paddling with all our might, we ended up bumming a ride back from a family of leisure boaters that were watching us climb. Probably one of my top 5 climbing trips.

We still use that raft at least 2-3 times a year for dinking around in lakes or rivers.

As everyone else has said, bring two 60's or you're going to have real trouble on the rappels.
Nick Goldsmith · · Pomfret VT · Joined Aug 2009 · Points: 440

Seriously the paddle can be a lot more stressfull and dangerous than the climbing which is saying a lot considering some of the runouts on most of the climbs other than little finger.

Eric Engberg · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Apr 2009 · Points: 0
christopher adams wrote: Hey man- I did a few routes on Rogers a couple years ago. We got there with a 50 dollar inflatable raft from home depot. We had a 20 mph north wind on the way there which made the paddle out easy and the climbing comfortable. Unfortunately, the wind hadn't died down by the time we finished, so paddling back was impossible. After about 10 minutes of moving rapidly northward despite paddling with all our might, we ended up bumming a ride back from a family of leisure boaters that were watching us climb. Probably one of my top 5 climbing trips. We still use that raft at least 2-3 times a year for dinking around in lakes or rivers. As everyone else has said, bring two 60's or you're going to have real trouble on the rappels.
Actually you had a south wind
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