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Dec 3, 2024 Western Highlands > St John's Ledges > Upper Ledges T.B.D. 5.7 PG13 ● If this route is 10 feet right of "Falling Bodies", Climbing magazine #97 August 1986 page 17 names this ro… View Comment
Dec 3, 2024 Western Highlands > St John's Ledges > Upper Ledges Falling Bodies 5.8+ X ● Climbing magazine #97 August 1986 page 17 lists the FA as Bob Clark, Chad Hussey and Ken Nichols but no dat… View Comment
Jun 20, 2024 Western Coastal… > Sleeping Giant SP > Chin The Knife Edge 5.8 ● Description is based on a 1957 YMC Journal sent to me by Sam Weiss. I had never seen this before and am hop… View Comment
Jun 20, 2024 Western Coastal… > Sleeping Giant SP > Chin Straight Face 5.7 ● Description is based on a 1957 YMC Journal sent to me by Sam Weiss. I had never seen this before and am hop… View Comment
Jun 20, 2024 Western Coastal… > Sleeping Giant SP > Chin Sentry Box Traverse 5.5 ● Description is based on a 1957 YMC Journal sent to me by Sam Weiss. I had never seen this before and am hop… View Comment
Aug 24, 2023 Gunks > Trapps > l. Sleepy Hollow Casa Emilio 5.3 ● Fun, mellow, but long walk. The only redeeming part of P1 was the step across. Maybe next time I'll try the… View Comment
Aug 3, 2023 Gunks > Near Trapps > a. Beginning of cliff… Yellow Ridge 5.7 ● It's been YEARS since I last did this route. Did it again last week. We did the 5.8 original start from th… View Comment
Jun 25, 2023 -Acadia NP > Otter Cliffs > Guillemot Crack (5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b) Guillemot Crack ● At least post which guidebook so others don't make the same mistake View Comment
Jun 23, 2023 -Acadia NP > Otter Cliffs > Guillemot Crack (5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b) Guillemot Crack ● Anthony Ferrante: Not sure which guidebook you're looking at. Every one I've seen shows Guillemot Crack (5… View Comment
Feb 17, 2023 Western MA > Hanging Mountain > Progressive Buttress Nevertheless 5.8- ● Recommend bringing one long/alpine draw in addition to your regular draws. View Comment
Nov 24, 2022 Western Highlands > Whitestone Cliffs > Main Slab Far left 5.8+ ● Robert Hall, I was up there 2022/11/23 and I think Micah is right. Your "Far Left" route is the same as wha… View Comment
Nov 10, 2022 Western Highlands > Whitestone Cliffs > Main Slab Lichen It Hot 5.8 ● Bob, someone recently resorted the routes and got them all mixed up. I changed them back (again) on 11/10/2… View Comment
Oct 23, 2022 Gunks > Peterskill > g. Enterprise Wall The Kling-On 5.7 ● Last 10 feet has some wonderful steming View Comment
Jun 22, 2022 Gunks > Trapps > b. Jackie & friends Jackie 5.5 ● Just wonderful climbing. Nicer to finish on P2 of Classic View Comment
Jun 22, 2022 Gunks > Trapps > b. Jackie & friends Belly Roll 5.4 ● My first lead at the Gunks: October 20, 1973. Went back and led it 40 years later to the day. See you in Oc… View Comment
Jun 22, 2022 Gunks > Trapps > a1. The Uberfall - left Bunny 5.5 ● Just really pleasant climbing. Well protected and fun. View Comment
Jun 22, 2022 Gunks > Trapps > a1. The Uberfall - left Nice Crack Climb 5.7 ● Whoa! Really slick start to nice finish. View Comment
Jun 22, 2022 Gunks > Trapps > a1. The Uberfall - left Black Fly 5.5 ● Easy, fun, well-protected. Nicer to finish on "Nice Crack Climb". View Comment
Oct 16, 2021 Western Highlands > Whitestone Cliffs > Main Slab Back In Time 5.6 ● Someone cut down the small tree at the top View Comment
Jul 6, 2021 -Acadia NP > Otter Cliffs > A Dare by the Sea (5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13) Anchor above "A Dare by the Sea" (cam for scale) ● Was another staple added? There were only two staples when I took these photos in 2018. One above "The Flak… View Comment
Oct 20, 2020 Central Valley > Pinnacle Rock > 5. Right Wing Wall Herbarium 5.5 ● Variation "Don't Touch" 5.6 FA: Bill Sullivan, Mike Lapierre April 1981. The crack on the right wall th… View Comment
Oct 20, 2020 Central Valley > Pinnacle Rock > 6. Entertainer Wall Narrowing Experience 5.6 R ● I don't think Dawn Jacob is correct. The "Don't Touch Variation" is listed as being to the right of "Herbar… View Comment
Oct 8, 2020 Western Highlands > Whitestone Cliffs > Main Slab > Dead Vertical (5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13) Rope hanging down Vertical Limit, with the right-facing corner of Vertically Challenged visible. ● "Vertically Challenged" is named "Dead Vertical" in Rock Climbing Connecticut and has been updated on Mtn P… View Comment
Sep 6, 2020 Central Valley > Pinnacle Rock > 2. Emerald City… > Scarecrow (5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R) "You, my friend, are a victim of disorganized thinking." ● I think the dotted line is too far left, particularly at the bottom. It almost looks like you started on "C… View Comment
Aug 13, 2020 Western Highlands > Whitestone Cliffs > Main Slab Lichen It Hot 5.8 ● Since "Romancing the Stone" is #8 in the Fasulo "Rock Climbing in CT" (2015) guide, this can't be "18a".… View Comment
Aug 13, 2020 Western Highlands > Whitestone Cliffs > Main Slab Dead Vertical 5.7 PG13 ● AKA "Vertically Challenged" View Comment
Aug 9, 2020 Western Coastal… > Sleeping Giant SP Tower Area ● Chris p: Typically, I would lead up to the top, drop my rope off the opposite side and have my second secur… View Comment
Jun 18, 2020 Central Valley > Rattlesnake Mou… > Rattlesnake Cliff Solidarity 5.5 ● FA: Micky Walsh 1970s View Comment
Mar 1, 2020 Central Valley > Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff Wiessner Crack 5.8 ● @ SP Boston. From the AAJ article: they "set out to climb Berts’ Folly, class 5+". According to Nichol… View Comment
Dec 29, 2019 Central Valley > E Peak > Dihedral Section Journey to the Scenter of the Earth (note the spelling of "Scenter") 5.9+ ● This route was named "Journey to the Scenter of the Earth" because of a huge Pinochio-like nose of rock tha… View Comment
Dec 4, 2019 Western Coastal… > Sleeping Giant SP > Chin Warehouse Run 5.7 ● Antim, I have not climbed it since the mid 1980s. There is no topo that I'm aware of and I have not met any… View Comment
Nov 13, 2019 Western Coastal… > Sleeping Giant SP > Tower Area > S Way (5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13) South way ● Thanks for the photo, Chris P. View Comment
Oct 11, 2019 Central Rock Gym (Glastonbury) ● More leading opportunities than other local gyms View Comment
Oct 11, 2019 City Climb Gym ● City Climb Gym website lists their address as "342 Winchester Ave, New Haven, CT 06511" Phone is correct… View Comment
Oct 11, 2019 The CT Rock Gym ● CT Rock Gym closed back in 2011. New management, renamed "City Climb". Same location View Comment
Sep 4, 2019 Central Valley > Pinnacle Rock > 7. Cracked Wall Second Crack 5.7 PG13 ● Hmmm.... Gear can be fiddly but I found placements for 9 good pieces. Mostly small wires and cams but one #… View Comment

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