Last night there was some crrrraaaaaaaaaaaaazy heat lightening going on and some crazy winds too. But this morning, much like yesterday morning seems to be a typical Hudson Valley summer day -- hot and sticky.
Yesterday Mark and I got out on a few routes in the afternoon. Mark just moved here from the ADKs, so he has been getting to do all the classics for the first time -- something I'm a little jealous about.
We started out on MF (5.9), which Mark totally cruised. What a classic pitch of Gunks 5.9. The improbability of the line, the holds, the gear. Everything just comes together perfectly to give you an awesome, awesome rock climb.
After that, I got on Laughing Man (5.11b), which is a pretty silly climb. It's just to the right of Welcome to the Gunks. You start up an unprotected slab, put some gear in, work out a huge roof on a jug flake, put some more gear in, heel hook, mantel, crimp on a mono-quarter-pad-crystal-nubbin, rock over your foot which is now a toe, and stand up. I got it second try. I'm glad to have done it once I suppose. It'll be fun to put unsuspecting people on it: "The gear is great! You should give it a try!"
We ended the day with Ant's Line (5.9)/Ent's Line (5.11b). Again, two climbs that Mark hadn't done yet. What a pleasure it is to watch someone climb a classic. Ant's line was my first 5.9 lead, which you can read about here. Haha, the good old days.
The heat is on.
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3 comments:
have any of you folks done the 2nd pitch of mf yet? love to hear about it if so. keep crushing... im in thesis land and its hot and boring
-charlie
We did the second pitch a while back. The roof is really fun, and then there are a few fun moves afterward, if I remember correctly. After that it's easy climbing to the ledge. It would be a great link-up to do the whole thing in a pitch I bet.
i looked at the topo a few times and wondered if you could link it into the dangler - did you get that impression or was it too far right?
i'd love to come back and get those two birds with one stone, then again the 2nd of birdy is right there too
-ch
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