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Postby Pierre » Fri Apr 07, 2006 10:29 am

I'm thinking of heading up that way mostly for some hiking in the area but might try and get a little bit of climbing in as well ( Maybe a hour or two at the most ).

What are people opinion on climbing here?
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Postby Fred » Fri Apr 07, 2006 10:29 am

it sucks
I want to go to hell... there's probably lots of rock to climb there.
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Postby Mountain_Marc » Fri Apr 07, 2006 11:12 am

Fred wrote:it sucks


I second that emotion!
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Postby Pierre » Fri Apr 07, 2006 12:06 pm

Why it sucks would be nice to know...
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Postby Fred » Fri Apr 07, 2006 2:38 pm

go check it out. You'll see.
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Postby Pierre » Fri Apr 07, 2006 2:55 pm

Fred wrote:go check it out. You'll see.


I figured I would get a response like that...
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Postby Mountain_Marc » Fri Apr 07, 2006 3:13 pm

Hampton Marsh was the first place I climbed outdoors and almost made me quite climbing for ever!

Thank a god we went to Welsford the day after ;)
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Postby Fred » Fri Apr 07, 2006 4:30 pm

the only route I would recommend at HM is "Lunchbox" but it's 5.11 and has to be led.

I'd recommend going to Gondola Point instead if you don't want to travel the extra 45min to Welsford. You can easily place topropes. The climbing is a bit more difficult though.

let us know how you make out.
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Postby Andrew » Fri Apr 07, 2006 6:02 pm

IT's mankey and some spots are rather difficult/dirty to get to and of course, you must lead for most or all there.

Take fred's word for it, he knows.
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Postby Andrew » Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:51 pm

The 'Gondola Point' climbnig area is actually on the Kingston Penninsula (cross the gondola pointferry, turn left, parkat the first small dirt rest stop --- which is like the 2nd rest stop on the left) ***

Believe me, I lived in Gondola Point for 20+yrs.


Anyhow... that is a fairly nice climbing spot, as off-the-road climbing spots are. A few of the best climbs have the base covered in water (tide) at times. You can rappelled off in 2 places and you can walk around if you want to lead w/o rappelling.

Don't miss the small bolted climb on the far left of the cliff. I didn't notice it till the 5th visit to the place.

It is worth going to ... go now before the bugs come in, watch out for spiders everywhere, but im sure they're not there yet.

Cheers.
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Postby Fred » Sat Apr 08, 2006 8:08 am

the climb you speak of Andrew was only bolted a year or two later which is probably why you didn't notice it
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Postby Andrew » Sun Apr 09, 2006 9:01 am

Fred,

AHH yes, well that would explain it then.

Climb on.

Fred wrote:the climb you speak of Andrew was only bolted a year or two later which is probably why you didn't notice it
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Postby Pierre » Sun Apr 09, 2006 5:03 pm

Fred wrote:let us know how you make out.


It sucks.... :)

I didn't even bother taking the rope out!

Mountain_Marc wrote:Hampton Marsh was the first place I climbed outdoors and almost made me quite climbing for ever!


I can see this area having that affect. It's off my list of places to go...



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Postby Fred » Sun Apr 09, 2006 5:49 pm

"Lunchbox" is a nice route though. I will say that much.

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