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Climb and Punishment: The Anguish (5.8?) of a Long Winter

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A blog about rock climbing, mostly in the Gunks. Tuesday, March 31, 2015. The Anguish (5.8? Of a Long Winter. Photo: Adam on Directissima (5.9), doing the pumpy crux traverse.). Hello, my climbing friends. It has been a while. When last we spoke, it was early December. The climbing season of 2014 was winding down. Little did we know it, but we were in for another long winter. As of this writing- a few days after the official start of spring- the wintry conditions remain. We found a bunch of classic climb...

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Climb and Punishment: Gunks Routes: Sixish (5.4+)

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A blog about rock climbing, mostly in the Gunks. Saturday, June 25, 2011. Gunks Routes: Sixish (5.4 ). Photo: following the 5.3 pitch two of Sixish). Sixish was one of my first outdoor climbing experiences. It may well have been THE first experience I had in the Gunks. It was the summer of 2006. I was with my friend Greg, who'd introduced me to climbing in April of the same year. Greg had been climbing for a couple years. He had some leading under his belt, but not much. Soon enough it was my turn to fol...

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Climb and Punishment: Life Goes On

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A blog about rock climbing, mostly in the Gunks. Monday, October 25, 2010. Photo: X-Ray showing my broken ankle. Diagnosis: fracture- ankle, medial malleolus, closed.). One year ago today, I broke my ankle rock climbing. In part, I started this little blog in order to force myself to write about it. But I've been struggling with what to say about it for a year now, and I'm afraid that struggle isn't over. As I righted myself, I realized I was injured. I couldn't understand why I'd flipped over. ...Amids...

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Climb and Punishment: Mountain Momma! A Few Days in Seneca Rocks

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A blog about rock climbing, mostly in the Gunks. Friday, April 24, 2015. A Few Days in Seneca Rocks. Photo: That's me leading Crack of Dawn (5.10a). Photo by Gail.). The plan was for Adrian and I to take a trip to Seneca Rocks, West Virginia. I would drive down from NYC. Adrian would fly from Montreal to Dulles Airport, where I would pick him up en route. Then we would RAGE on the rocks for four days. Until the day of the trip actually arrived, that is. With Adrian out, what was I to do? It turned out th...

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ARTISTS — Climb On Nepal

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Use the form on the right to contact us. You can edit the text in this area, and change where the contact form on the right submits to, by entering edit mode using the modes on the bottom right. Brooklyn, New York. A photo exhibition for charity - NYC x Nepal. Climbers will always have a connection to Nepal. It is grounded in our history, giving birth to the legends of the sport. Nepal is in need. So let's come together as a community and give back to this community that has given us so much. On the othe...

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Climb and Punishment: More Unfinished 2011 Business: Alpine Diversions (5.8), but not Insuhlation (5.9)

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A blog about rock climbing, mostly in the Gunks. Friday, January 6, 2012. More Unfinished 2011 Business: Alpine Diversions (5.8), but not Insuhlation (5.9). Photo: Just over the big roof on pitch two of Alpine Diversions (5.8).). A part of me has really wanted to go back and climb it- to slay the demon, as it were. To put it behind me. And to find out what I think of the route, two years later. Who knows, maybe if I climbed it now I'd find it to be no big deal. Did my hand slip off? But then Adrian led t...

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Climb and Punishment: Gunks Routes: Oscar's Variation (5.7), Strictly From Nowhere (5.7), and Shockley's Ceiling (5.6)

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A blog about rock climbing, mostly in the Gunks. Monday, December 13, 2010. Gunks Routes: Oscar's Variation (5.7), Strictly From Nowhere (5.7), and Shockley's Ceiling (5.6). Strictly From Nowhere (5.7) and Shockley’s Ceiling (5.6) are both great classics. But both have flaws. Doing Oscar's to Strictly's to Shockley's as two outstanding pitches is to my mind one of the best moderate climbing experiences the Gunks has to offer. You get crack and corner climbing, followed by juggy steepness, and then a ...

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Climb and Punishment: Gunks Routes: Splashtic (5.10a) & Nice 5.9 Climb

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A blog about rock climbing, mostly in the Gunks. Friday, June 1, 2012. Gunks Routes: Splashtic (5.10a) and Nice 5.9 Climb. Photo: Gail about to make the crux move on pitch one of Splashtic (5.10a).). What happened to my Spring season? When I got out to climb with Maryana in late April I was feeling pretty good. After warming up with Gaston. I followed her up Obstacle Delusion. 59), then we both cleanly toproped Teeny Face. The weeks flew by. Days of climbing with Adrian. I was excited to climb with A...

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Climb and Punishment: Doubling Down on Doubleissima (5.10b) & More!

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A blog about rock climbing, mostly in the Gunks. Friday, September 12, 2014. Doubling Down on Doubleissima (5.10b) and More! Photo: Climbers on High Exposure (5.6 ), seen from where Doubleissima (5.10b) reaches the GT Ledge.). My first trip to the Red River Gorge is just a few weeks away. I've been trying to prepare. I'm working to get into better shape. I feel more motivated than I have in a while. I've had a pretty good month on my bicycle, riding regularly. Yes, I said it: I'm a vegan. The big "V.".

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Climb and Punishment: Gunks Routes: Easy Overhang (5.2) & Son of Easy O (5.8)

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A blog about rock climbing, mostly in the Gunks. Monday, June 13, 2011. Gunks Routes: Easy Overhang (5.2) and Son of Easy O (5.8). After I warmed us up with a run up Rhododendron (5.6-) we took the quick walk over to Easy Overhang, which neither of us had ever done and which Margaret wanted to lead. Photo: Almost through pitch one of Easy Overhang, having gone in and out of the 5.1 chimney.). Photo: Pitch two of Easy Overhang.). After we were done with Easy Overhang it was my turn to lead something. ...