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Postby Joe » Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:49 am

Is there any beta available for Area 31 yet, like a little guide? Basic directions would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Postby Fred » Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:12 am

where do you mean by area 31? accross from the cell tower?
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Postby Fred » Sun Oct 22, 2006 7:38 pm

Joe,

after talking to John... I think you mean area 41 accross from the cell phone tower. Chris and Adam have developed several sport as well as trad climbs on this cliff which they have called "Sunnyside". They have a login book at the cliff with route info.
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Postby Joe » Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:30 pm

Yea, Sunnyside, that's it. I'll check out the sign-in book, but I'd just like some basic directions on how to find the damn place. No sense developing something if no one can find it.
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Postby Fred » Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:48 pm

it's easy to find the trail

When you leave the Irving head toward Fredericton. Past the golf course on the right, park at the cell phone tower driveway. Cross the road. At the LEFT end of the guiderail look for a faint trail in the bushes. Don't worry, the trail opens up and is easy to follow once you get past the 6ft of alder bushes.
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Postby Andrew » Thu Oct 26, 2006 3:09 pm

I'll post a photo tonight. I took one when I went looking for it.


Fred wrote:it's easy to find the trail

When you leave the Irving head toward Fredericton. Past the golf course on the right, park at the cell phone tower driveway. Cross the road. At the LEFT end of the guiderail look for a faint trail in the bushes. Don't worry, the trail opens up and is easy to follow once you get past the 6ft of alder bushes.
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Postby Andrew » Fri Oct 27, 2006 7:15 am

*** PHOTOS ***

Sunnyside Trailhead

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It was a very foggy day.

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Postby Fred » Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:31 am

went to Sunnyside this weekend to climb a little and get the guidebook info. The routes are pretty sweet. I'll definitely go back. Nice work Adam, Chris et al.

Sorry but I'll only be sharing the typed info and topo I gathered in the new guidebook coming out this spring (hopefuly). In the meantime, the trail is easy to find based on my above description and all routes are included in the sign-in book at the cliff. Pretty easy to find your way around.

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Postby Anonymous » Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:18 pm

NOTE: the signin book is on hiatas.... the wind and rain on saturday night, in conjunction with the curiosity and nibbling teeth of a small rodent, has resulted in a very, very wet sign-in book.

i think regardless of drying this one out properly, i will place a new sign-in book complete with topo at sunnyside asap. stay tuned...
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Postby Andrew » Tue Oct 31, 2006 2:01 pm

Adam,

Would it not be a good idea to build a small box like on Cochrane Lane and strap it to a tree so that rodents would't get in and it would stay dry? It could be kept in a dry bag stil , but inside the box.

Andrew

PS: I know all about small nibbling rodents (and so does my rock climbing pack!)

adam wrote:NOTE: the signin book is on hiatas.... the wind and rain on saturday night, in conjunction with the curiosity and nibbling teeth of a small rodent, has resulted in a very, very wet sign-in book.

i think regardless of drying this one out properly, i will place a new sign-in book complete with topo at sunnyside asap. stay tuned...
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Postby Anonymous » Wed Nov 01, 2006 5:06 pm

yup it's a good idea. and hindsight is 20/20. i'm going to put the same dry bag back up there but tack it to a tree so it can't fall to the ground. also will fix the hole with some silicone or something.
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Postby Joe » Thu Nov 02, 2006 9:46 am

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Postby *Chris* » Thu Nov 02, 2006 10:37 am

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Postby Fred » Thu Nov 02, 2006 10:41 am

chris,

where did you get that photo?

Is there a way to get zoomed arials for the following:

-Welsford (4 crags)
-Greenlaw
-Chickahominy
-Hampton Marsh
-Gondola Point

I'd love to have those for the guidebook in high res.

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Postby *Chris* » Thu Nov 02, 2006 11:00 am

Fred,
Yes... most of southern NB was captured in either 2003 or 2004 with high res digital images. I should be able to help out. The quality in the real images is quite a bit better than the compressed example I posted for sunnyside.
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Postby Fred » Thu Nov 02, 2006 11:25 am

wicked man.

Burn that shizo to DVD and you shall be rewarded.
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Area 51

Postby STeveA » Thu Nov 02, 2006 12:37 pm

Is this cliff like Area 51? I think Ben saw (used) an alien there last weekend.
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Postby Murph » Sat Jul 07, 2007 9:07 pm

The Sunnyside trail is located between the little green 60 and 61 km markings signs on the highway (if that helps?). I've been meaning to post this months ago... We were out there today and I got on my first sport lead (Superstar 5.7) it was awesome!!!
-"Why do this instead of a 5.13 sport climb?"
-"Cause this is way more bitch!n'"
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Postby *Chris* » Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:47 am

Murph wrote:The Sunnyside trail is located between the little green 60 and 61 km markings signs on the highway (if that helps?).


Thanks Murph, but clearly... I think this photo show's the trailhead's precise location! :lol: Nice job on the lead!


Andrew wrote:*** PHOTOS ***

Sunnyside Trailhead

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Postby Murph » Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:52 am

I would always drive past the cell phone tower road, forgetting where it was. Then I started looking at the Km markings knowing I had "x" number of kilometers to go. I know a cell phone tower should be pretty obvious, but I always missed it...
-"Why do this instead of a 5.13 sport climb?"
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Postby Andrew » Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:20 pm

The trail isn't exactly obvious even in person. Basically park at the communication tower parking lot and cross the street to the side irving is on and follow the guard rail back towards irving until it ends and go into the ditch and enter the woods. There is a opening. Follow the trail.

Not an exact science. I found it with less info than that.

Cheeers.


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Murph wrote:The Sunnyside trail is located between the little green 60 and 61 km markings signs on the highway (if that helps?).


Thanks Murph, but clearly... I think this photo show's the trailhead's precise location! :lol: Nice job on the lead!


Andrew wrote:*** PHOTOS ***

Sunnyside Trailhead

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wondering

Postby Climbing4life » Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:51 pm

hello all , any pics at all of the actual cliff up on sunnyside
? :?:
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Re: wondering

Postby Andrew » Tue Jul 10, 2007 6:08 am

Follow this link for 4 photos that were taken of me. Nothing special, but they are Sunnyside photos:

http://www.climbnb.mine.nu/pic/2007_04_15/index.html

Climbing4life wrote:hello all , any pics at all of the actual cliff up on sunnyside
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Re: wondering

Postby Climbing4life » Tue Jul 10, 2007 10:02 am

Andrew wrote:Follow this link for 4 photos that were taken of me. Nothing special, but they are Sunnyside photos:

http://www.climbnb.mine.nu/pic/2007_04_15/index.html

Climbing4life wrote:hello all , any pics at all of the actual cliff up on sunnyside
? :?:


thanks , I never even knew it exsisted until resently
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Re: wondering

Postby Murph » Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:17 am

Climbing4life wrote:hello all , any pics at all of the actual cliff up on sunnyside
? :?:

Image
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Re: wondering

Postby Murph » Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:20 am

Climbing4life wrote:hello all , any pics at all of the actual cliff up on sunnyside
? :?:
I'll try this again....
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Re: wondering

Postby Climbing4life » Tue Jul 10, 2007 5:10 pm

Murph wrote:
Climbing4life wrote:hello all , any pics at all of the actual cliff up on sunnyside
? :?:
I'll try this again....
Image


sweet thats a good shot thanks again , might have to go out sometime and check it out.
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