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Welcome (back) to The Gunks

October 30, 2019by Dominic 2 Comments

Making the most of the vestiges of pre-winter weather, and nearing our departure from JFK, it was inevitable that we’d revisit The Gunks as the last stop in our roadtrip. […]

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Canada, North East, USA

Crushing at Rumney

October 27, 2019by Dominic 2 Comments

We managed another three days at Rumney, exploring some of the farther flung sectors (including Orange Crush – hence the post title). We finally hit the sweet spot of weekday […]

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North East, USA

The Old Man of the Mountain and back to Rumney

October 24, 2019by Dominic 4 Comments

Abandoning The Dacks as the rain arrived and temperatures dropped (further!) we headed back to Rumney for a revisit / return match. We’re nearing the end of the roadtrip and […]

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North East, USA

Chapel Pond – Beer Walls and Spider’s Web

October 22, 2019by Dominic Leave a comment

Our 3-day weather “window” in The Dacks turned out to be more like a couple of arrow-slits. After glorious weather on Saturday, Sunday was grey and chilly. Unfortunately this coincided […]

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North East, USA

Pitchoff Chimney Cliff – Sunshine at last in The Adirondacks

October 20, 2019by Dominic Leave a comment

We’d vaguely planned to visit The Dacks a little earlier in October, but somehow (the flutter of a butterfly’s wing?) our NE USA roadtrip got blown off course and stretched […]

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North East, USA

Bolton Dome and a taste of Vermont Green Schist

October 17, 2019by Dominic Leave a comment

It looks like we’re heading into the weather-dodging phase of our trip, with a 3-day wide band of rain passing through. Our intended next stop in The Dacks looked particularly […]

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The Precipice – Acadia National Park

October 1, 2019by Dominic Leave a comment

The Precipice is probably the best bit of rock in the park; a 200ft high crag of immaculate pink granite, with great views over The Atlantic. Not to be confused […]

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North East, USA

Otter Cliffs – Acadia National Park

September 30, 2019by Dominic 4 Comments

Acadia is pretty much the only National Park in the North East (certainly the only one on our itinerary) and covers much of Mount Desert Island on the coast of […]

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North East, USA

Barrett’s Cove Cliff, Camden Hills

September 29, 2019by Dominic Leave a comment

Camden Hills didn’t make it into the list of recommendations when I asked for advice on our North East America roadtrip on Mountain Project, but it’s a handy stop off […]

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North East, USA

Shagg Crag – Heading into Maine

September 27, 2019by Dominic Leave a comment

After three days of slabs we left North Conway heading north past Mount Washington… … in search of steeper rock, with some holds (and some gear!) Shagg Crag, just over […]

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North East, USA

Whitehorse Ledge – Cathedral’s Slabby Sister

September 26, 2019by Dominic 2 Comments

Whitehorse is the other major North Conway cliff; less than a mile from Cathedral Ledge, and from a distance they look like identical twins.Get closer though and it’s clear that […]

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Cathedral Ledge – Welcome to the Granite State

September 25, 2019by Dominic Leave a comment

New Hampshire’s nickname is The Granite State, and so while Rumney may well be its most popular climbing area, the traditional home of NH climbing is The White Mountainswith Cathedral […]

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North East, USA

Rumney – Welcome to New Hampshire

September 23, 2019by Dominic 1 Comment

After a glorious drive through the Green Mountains of Vermont we arrived in New Hampshire and the first New England destination of our trip. Rumney ranks somewhere in the Top […]

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North East, USA

Ark Wall, Shelving Rock – into The Adirondacks

September 21, 2019by Dominic 5 Comments

New York’s other major climbing area is The Adirondack Mountains, or “Dacks” for short, which is a huge area of land: 6 million acres, and larger than the whole state […]

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North East, USA

The Gunks – first stop on the RockAroundTheWorld NE America roadtrip

September 20, 2019by Dominic Leave a comment

After a hassling day of picking up our motorhome (RV) and battling the New York City traffic, we bade farewell to the Big Apple… and headed north to arguably the […]

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