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David Ford

Cambridge, MA

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Feb 22, 2010
Last Visit: Jul 12, 2016
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Jul 26, 2012
Sykes calls this "Little Porky," not sure if it goes by any other names. A great route in a spect… View Comment
Apr 14, 2012
+1 for using a 60m rope. We had a 50m rope and found that we had to do some significant shenanigans/downcli… View Comment
Jul 19, 2011
I tried linking the first pitch with the last pitches of Friends and Lovers as Williams recommends, but fou… View Comment
Jul 18, 2011
The second pitch is great climbing on wonderful rock. Definitely worth it to top out and walk off. View Comment
May 16, 2011
Fun to link the first pitch with the second pitch of Morning After (5.7) to the GT ledge. View Comment
Aug 9, 2010
Fun route. Recommend doing at least one of the 5.6 variations on the third pitch to limit the otherwise min… View Comment

Forum Messages View All 9

General > Ice Climbing
Reply: Draws for ICE
Oct 23, 2012 Because it hasn't been said yet, I'll add that ice climbing can get pretty wet, so the fact that dyneema doesn't absorb as much water as nylon definitely seems to be a plus. Th… View Message
General > Injuries and Accidents
Reply: Consequences of climbing on a sprained ankle???
Oct 3, 2012 I think that it would be simply idiotic to climb on it. My two cents are that my ankles are pretty important to the activities that keep me happy, and a month is nothing in the… View Message
Regional > Northeastern States
Reply: gunks trip
Jul 24, 2012 Not sure exactly what sort of detail you're expecting, but I'll just say that a normal cragging rack should do the trick. You'll want to be able to cover a fairly wide range of… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion
Reply: Double Ropes
Oct 20, 2011 I think what you want will depend on what you want kind of climbing you want to do. For alpine climbing or long trad routes, a really skinny half rope is awesome, but if these… View Message
Regional > Northeastern States
Reply: in NEED of advice for summiting Mount Washington.…
Oct 18, 2011 You can rent gear from IME/IMCS or EMS Climbing School, both in North Conway. They have tons of gear for equipping their courses, but it might not be a bad idea to call ahead a… View Message
Regional > Northeastern States
Reply: Best Aid routes in the Northeast
Oct 11, 2011 Check this out: ghiz.org/gunksaid.shtml View Message
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