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cush
Jan 22, 2009, 10:39 PM
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you always hear about amazing sport climbing areas like rumney, the new river gorge, the red river gorge, and places like that but are there any sport crags in the north east that aren't quite as well known? places that might be good for a day trip or possibly a long weekend. i know of places like the ramapo transit cliffs and birdsborough and am looking for other places like that. just someplace i can go if i want to get a weekend of climbing in without having to make the journey all the way to west virgina or kentucky or new hampshire.
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dudemanbu
Jan 22, 2009, 11:38 PM
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cush wrote: you always hear about amazing sport climbing areas like rumney, the new river gorge, the red river gorge, and places like that but are there any sport crags in the north east that aren't quite as well known? places that might be good for a day trip or possibly a long weekend. i know of places like the ramapo transit cliffs and birdsborough and am looking for other places like that. just someplace i can go if i want to get a weekend of climbing in without having to make the journey all the way to west virgina or kentucky or new hampshire.
Farley in western mass is very nice, and despite what the main page for it on this website says, there is legal access and parking.
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devkrev
Jan 24, 2009, 11:31 PM
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dudemanbu wrote: cush wrote: you always hear about amazing sport climbing areas like rumney, the new river gorge, the red river gorge, and places like that but are there any sport crags in the north east that aren't quite as well known? places that might be good for a day trip or possibly a long weekend. i know of places like the ramapo transit cliffs and birdsborough and am looking for other places like that. just someplace i can go if i want to get a weekend of climbing in without having to make the journey all the way to west virgina or kentucky or new hampshire. Farley in western mass is very nice, and despite what the main page for it on this website says, there is legal access and parking.
What about the up and coming development of sport climbing destinations in Connecticut?
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dudemanbu
Jan 25, 2009, 12:46 AM
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ROFL. Still haven't been do them, and don't really plan on it. I spend all my time at metro rock anyway, outdoor climbing sucks.
devkrev wrote: dudemanbu wrote: cush wrote: you always hear about amazing sport climbing areas like rumney, the new river gorge, the red river gorge, and places like that but are there any sport crags in the north east that aren't quite as well known? places that might be good for a day trip or possibly a long weekend. i know of places like the ramapo transit cliffs and birdsborough and am looking for other places like that. just someplace i can go if i want to get a weekend of climbing in without having to make the journey all the way to west virgina or kentucky or new hampshire. Farley in western mass is very nice, and despite what the main page for it on this website says, there is legal access and parking. What about the up and coming development of sport climbing destinations in Connecticut? dev |
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altelis
Jan 25, 2009, 2:05 AM
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just for the record, of the three areas listed only one is in the NORTH east.
rumney- north east
new- "mid-atlantic" bordering on south east
red- south east
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charley
Jan 26, 2009, 3:43 PM
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Breakneck and lost crag near dunbar, pa. Which is near pittsburgh, pa. That would be 6 - 7 hours from jersey.
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iron106
Jan 26, 2009, 4:31 PM
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I am going to Pittsburgh this summer to visit family, how close is it to Pittsburgh? Also I might have two First climbers with me. Any suggestions?
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taydude
Jan 26, 2009, 4:37 PM
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I hear there's an old bridge south of Rochester NY with bolts equipped. It goes at 5.9 :P totally worth it 
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apeman_e
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I just moved to CT to be with my family after three years in Tahoe City, and I was very surprised at how good the climbing in CT is. Quick approaches, clever sequences. Great hidden bouldering that is usually never crowded.
The bolts are coming- there is much more development since I was last here in highschool.
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charley
Jan 27, 2009, 2:16 PM
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iron106 wrote: I am going to Pittsburgh this summer to visit family, how close is it to Pittsburgh? Also I might have two First climbers with me. Any suggestions?
The best link is no longer there. If you want and I remember I can look up directions etc. Pburgh is spread out so depending on just where it would take around an hour. It is just outside dunbar.
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umeroz7
Jan 27, 2009, 4:35 PM
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anyone have a map ? half the places listed are not even close to NE!!
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beesknees
Jan 27, 2009, 5:26 PM
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shagg crag in maine is the best climbing on the face of the planet. beautiful, overhanging granite at the top of a mountain. swimming in a little lake when it's not frozen, too.
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jrathfon
Jan 27, 2009, 6:19 PM
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dudemanbu wrote: cush wrote: you always hear about amazing sport climbing areas like rumney, the new river gorge, the red river gorge, and places like that but are there any sport crags in the north east that aren't quite as well known? places that might be good for a day trip or possibly a long weekend. i know of places like the ramapo transit cliffs and birdsborough and am looking for other places like that. just someplace i can go if i want to get a weekend of climbing in without having to make the journey all the way to west virgina or kentucky or new hampshire. Farley in western mass is very nice, and despite what the main page for it on this website says, there is legal access and parking.
shhhhhhh, this place doesn't exist... 
but seriously, there are some "sport" routes at the gunks. sente' and neverneverland come to mind. same goes for cathedral, e.g. saigons.
(hey, at least i'm actually talking about the NE, not NE, but the NE...)
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