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shermanr6
Dec 21, 2006, 10:04 PM
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just went out to birdsboro for the frist time since august today. i loved the new cables at the seccond crossing, and was wondering if anyone knew if there putting up a seccond cable at the first crossing. also went up the new route in the second area, it was good to see a new route.
(This post was edited by shermanr6 on Dec 21, 2006, 10:05 PM)
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dirtking360
Dec 29, 2006, 11:18 PM
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I dont think Ted plans on putting up a sencond line on the first crossing. We usually harness up and use either a scrap biner or a nice heavyweight pulley to cross. If you do use a biner, make sure its one youre willing to ruin. If not hike up the pants and cross on the small damn underneath the cable. Theres a bunch of new routes, worth a checkout if youre in the area.
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rock_doctor
Jan 24, 2007, 11:55 PM
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Re: New routes... The two new slab climbs that start from the pond level are pretty good. What are they rated, 5.7-5.8?
The new climb across the pond, looked awesome, but had TONS of loose rock. Definitely wear a helmet and be prepared to pull some rock off.
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dirtking360
Jan 28, 2007, 2:02 PM
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The 2 slabby climbs from the rap at the concete block are 5.7 on the left and 5.8+ on the right - if you stay true to the bolt line. Few people know the names, but I call the one of the Right - "Slabby Seconds" :-) Um yeah the two across the pond contain mad loose rock, the left which enters and exits a small cave/roof is around a 9 and the one on the right named "Virgin Suicides" is a mad crazy 5.8. But who knows once everything blows off the rock. "Virgin" has a double rap/belay station so you can multi-pitch it. Anyone willing to verify or destroy my beta, Im all for it:-)
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webhiker
Feb 8, 2007, 3:01 PM
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There are 2 new slab routes on the far side of the lower quarry. The first one (from the right) is the Virgin Suicides - as the name indicates it's a bit scary with a bit of loose rock - much has been pulled off with traffic. It runs 5.9 and is about 160'. You need a 70m rope to rap from the top or use the lower rap station to lower with a shorter rope.
The second line is called Fear Factor 5.9+. It has a hard move out of the cave and is very thin in the lower section. Watch out for some bands of loose rock on the upper section. BELAYERS NEED TO WEAR A HELMET!
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webhiker
Feb 8, 2007, 3:12 PM
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We decided to leave the first cable crossing a single due to the height of the line - sure a shootin' someone would have fallen off with a 2 cable setup and gotten hurt - welcome to the age of "liability". The Tyro is a bit of a pain but it sure beats driving around to the South entrance and coming in from the lower side.
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rock_doctor
Feb 8, 2007, 8:47 PM
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The south entrance ain't bad if you're coming from the south.....
There are a couple local roads that'll take you round from the north and it doesn't take that long.
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