Green Pond, NJ
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I don't know who trollenor is, but I've heard she is an idiot who can't spell or write. This guy ^^^ guys the bill |
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can you send me that image in higher quality? thanks! |
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it's somewhat prudent to have on one's car a newark watershed parking permit which can be had at there office on echo lake road. i wouldn't mention climbing just hiking as an activity one will be doing when getting de parking permit. eh to thee gnomes of thee diabase... |
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What the Ef! Edit 0n 1/15/18.. when I went to edit one word, the whole post re worked to a single space & no pictures ? To much work to put it all back. Ok , came back when I had some sleep-less time to kill . So I put some stove cakes on the stove and tried to replace the pix. total waste, kept getting pop-up , so I put the link to one pix and my Wix blog link ' ' ' ' i am so motivated to add infomation and pix to this , really it makes me feel all warm and cozy This is me then..https://www.mountainproject.com/photo/108899104. . Photo: Leading the Triple Overhangs(.10r/x) at "Watchung". These cliffs along Diamond Hill road seconds off rt78 in Berkely Hights NJ, have been climbed on for at least 50 years For many people this is the 1st ice or rock they have ever tied into a rope and properly climbed. For as many ,maybe more,these cliffs have been the scene of daily training. The climbing is on Trapp rock, diabase basalt,super concentrated with many lines crossing and eliminating holds make for harder variations. Climbs as hard as 5.13, unrepeated boulder problems, ropeless climbing( ice and rock )and endurance challenges have been the norm.The always dirty 'other' cliff ices up with small drools to thick flows to give good mixed training and is the area with the hardest & unrepeated problems not at all ignored as reported else where. The list of people who have climbed here is a list of 1st timers to the best and boldest climbers ever. So many people have climbed at this small road side craig,that Seally's Pond;the parking area,for the cliffs at Watchung has had cars from wyoming, alaska, NY, and colorado at the same time. The rock climbing in NJ can be found through adventure or guide service but it is not the gym. I was helpful in saving the Sourland bouldering. near Princeton. Climb smart, climb safe= climb forever 1dont bother i guess?4 I am still out there climbing new routes. Also |
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Went in today with a pad to check out bouldering potential in the talus. I only hung around the middle third of the field but didn't find much. Sure, there's plenty of climbing but most is only one or two moves, and landings are horrid (to be expected with talus bouldering). Navigating the field with a heavy pack and pad also proved to be difficult, as several of the smaller blocks shifted on me. |
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indeed the talus proper lacks problems in the middle. check out the talus crevice, the eastern flank, up around and below the bowling alley. yep landings generally are death eating. there is along the base of the talus on the eastern shelf a slew of area w/ boulder problems. problem w/ de problems is cleaning them. look for the big old huge overhang. check out the big ole house size boulder along the talus slope woodland buffer. landings are marginally better. now if you get up onto the 3 bears downclimb and goldline ledge keep a sharp eye for problems and the tunnel. |
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I appreciate your beta on the area, but these names all sound foreign to me! |
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I'm here the stuff I did is there Jia, de Freerider and I love this place. DO NOT SCREW THIS PLACE UP Climb Smart and safe ie pre inspect tred carefully & top rope (w/ dirtectionals away from loose stacks) The bouldering is best around the Man eating talus no landings at all ! |
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there is no guide to the site. basic overlay. east side of talus has a 4th class route to the top of the cliff. for specific bouldering look for large boulders along the base and side of the talus. "jenga" is mid-point of cliff and is the prominate arete. bowling alley is the section of the cliff that is highest. believe its the scar of a old cliff slide. gp, hawks cliff talus can be unforgiving. thar be a few different sweet spots along her borders. photo of far east boulder. easily accessible from the hiking trail when the foliage isn't so thick. photo taken from near the eastern edge of the talus looking down into the talus slope woodland. there are other such boulders of the same size along the border. top of talus field crevice is a big old square boulder. significant size. blow a move your talus trash. |
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WHATS UP? |
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Some great info on your page Mike. |
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Anyone been there this summer/fall? |
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The guy who I spoke to (mentioned earlier in this thread) said it's best to climb there in the fall. Way too buggy, vegatated, and full of active critters in the warm months. |
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Anyone got any good pics from the base? |
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year round climbing |
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Michael Schneider wrote:year round climbing the yellow jackets were bad mid summer The last three weeks were sweet! I saw very little chalk or evidence of other climbing where I went.Did you bring your AMGA guide? lol |
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Paid the place a visit today. Didn't climb anything, but explored a bunch of the talus field and cliff directly in front of the road as seen here in the first picture. I went as far right as the Blue Gus Chimney and the ledge/dihedral to the right of itbut for the most part I kept to the left side because in Michael's website he states it has most of the more memorable and unique features. There were no signs of climbers except for what looked like some pin scars. However, I didn't see any of the right side of things so there may be more evidence there. |
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Great pictures Ryan and thanks for the in depth review. Glad you didn't get in any trouble with the home owners. Hopefully we can get some work done with the AF (if the ball isn't already rolling) and provide access for a cool looking cliff in NJ! |
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ya mon, green pond be the highlands climbin at its best. drop me an private e-mail. ingvarja@verizon.net |