ICE CLIMBING
January Catskills Ice Conditions Report
1.23.17
It's safe to say that the first month of 2017 has been a bit of a bummer for winter sport enthusiasts in the Shawangunk and Catskill Mountains. While ice climbers have been able to get out and experience enjoyable days, it has only been at. Read more Late December Ice Climbing Report by Dustin Portzline
How do we make the most of the wintersports available to us locally? The answer is becoming an opportunist who lets conditions dictate the day’s activity. Bitter winds? Hide out at the bottom of Platte Clove and run laps on broad waterfalls. High pressure system bringing clear skies and brutal cold? Read more
Jason on Ice
In one of the warmer winters the Hudson Valley has in the past few years, the question of whether ice is climbable or not is a hot topic. There are many factors that go into the formation of the ice that climbers enjoy traveling over. Ice is a living medium. Read more
Adaptive Ice Climbing- Catskills
2.15
Six climbers from the Adaptive Climbing Group from NYC Adaptive came out to the Catskills for a day of ice climbing under the guidance of Mountain Skills Climbing Guides on Saturday. The climbers, and the ten volunteers, tackled the Asbestos Wall near Palenville. Read more |
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Photo slide show of the Alpine Endeavors/Rock and Snow Ice Festival- Beginner's Clinic in the Catskills 2/8/14
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Adaptive Climbing in the Gunks4-27-15
“There are no holds,” Kat said as she tried for the first moves of Easy Keyhole, a 5.2 in the Gunks. Kat was part of the Adaptive Climbers Group event hosted by Mountain Skills Climbing Guides on Saturday. She and seven other adaptive climbers climbed such routes as Black Fly, Rhododendron, Horseman, No Picnic, Dirty Chimney, and Easy Keyhole with the help of 22 volunteers from NYC, CT, Philly, or NJ and the Gunks. |
The Wounded Warrior ProjectMembers of the Wounded Warrior Project(WWP) and Adaptive Climbing came out to the Gunks for their first day of outdoor climbing on Saturday May 30. The seven WWP and their families took part in a twice a week, five week gym to crag program at Brooklyn Bolders in preparation for their outdoor climbing. |
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