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Rock Season Has Begun

Postby cory » Tue Mar 11, 2008 3:51 pm

Friday and Monday I got out to rockwood for some bouldering. Good weather, some dry rock...and sharp on cold tips that have gotten soft over the winter.
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Re: Rock Season Has Begun

Postby STeveA » Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:51 am

We managed to rock climb every day last week.
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Re: Rock Season Has Begun

Postby martha » Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:24 am

oh yeah, on a super sunny road trip eh? how was it?
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Re: Rock Season Has Begun

Postby Adam » Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:24 am

cory wrote:Friday and Monday I got out to rockwood for some bouldering. Good weather, some dry rock...and sharp on cold tips that have gotten soft over the winter.


SWEEEET! Sunnyside will be primed in a week or two (if this snow/ice ever retreats)... but oh crap i'm gonna be in kentucky! nvm :evil:
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Re: Rock Season Has Begun

Postby Fred » Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:59 am

Welsford got hit much harder by the rain than Fredericton did. The snow melt is further ahead for sure with exception of some snow build-up areas.

damn you roadtripers... damn you!
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Re: Rock Season Has Begun

Postby Shawn B » Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:25 pm

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And you think we have lots of snow?? We road trip TO the snow!!
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Re: Rock Season Has Begun

Postby Fred » Wed Mar 12, 2008 3:18 pm

I support global warming
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Re: Rock Season Has Begun

Postby NB_Gecko » Wed Mar 12, 2008 4:26 pm

Fred wrote:I support global warming



It'll make for some really sweet DWS... I'm good to go.
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Re: Rock Season Has Begun

Postby Fred » Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:33 pm

I'm doing my part by helping build coal fired power plants.
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Re: Rock Season Has Begun

Postby chossmonkey » Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:09 pm

You guys are far to excited about summer climbing.


I don't understand, it is the off season after all. :roll:
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Re: Rock Season Has Begun

Postby NB_Gecko » Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:38 pm

chossmonkey wrote:You guys are far to excited about summer climbing.


I don't understand, it is the off season after all. :roll:



Ouch... the phrase "off season" seriously breaks my heart.
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Re: Rock Season Has Begun

Postby david » Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:35 pm

what's off-season?
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Re: Rock Season Has Begun

Postby chossmonkey » Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:19 am

david wrote:what's off-season?


Off season. :(
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On season. :D
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Game on!!! :mrgreen:
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You guys have much better rock climbing than we do, so I can understand your confusion. Ours tends to fall apart unless it is firmly frozen together.
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Re: Rock Season Has Begun

Postby STeveA » Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:21 am

JTree was great. We managed 6 straight days of climbing from sun up to sun down. Chilly at night with temp below freezing point, but nice once the sun came up. I have edited the pics from 800 to 400 and am now working on the video.
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Re: Rock Season Has Begun

Postby cory » Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:45 pm

More trips to JTree = more Jet fuel
more jet fuel = more global warming
more gloval warming = longer season in NB

It's win win win!
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Re: Rock Season Has Begun

Postby NB_Gecko » Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:52 pm

cory wrote:More trips to JTree = more Jet fuel
more jet fuel = more global warming
more gloval warming = longer season in NB

It's win win win!


Damn... Genius!

I nominate Cory for a Nobel Prize. Possible peace or chemistry.
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Re: Rock Season Has Begun

Postby Fred » Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:21 am

Awesome day on the rock Sunday. Easy walk up the trail. Warm weather. Warm rock. Dry conditions. Cleaned two new mixed routes on Striated. Both require a bit more cleaning and a couple of bolts.

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Re: Rock Season Has Begun

Postby Climbing4life » Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:37 pm

got some early season bouldering in , went to Cape Spencer just to play are and hike.

i can`t wait to get down there with some pads and actually look around .
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Re: Rock Season Has Begun

Postby Climbing4life » Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:16 am

I CANT WAIT TO GET OUT ON ROCK!
Im so hurtin to get out after playin around down at Cape Spencer!

Cheers and Happy climbing in the near future!
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Re: Rock Season Has Begun

Postby Fred » Sun Mar 23, 2008 5:10 pm

got on more rock today. pretty chilly. hhehe
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Re: Rock Season Has Begun

Postby Stacey » Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:31 pm

Wow Fred - you are a machine!
BRRR...that wind was nasty!

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Re: Rock Season Has Begun

Postby Fred » Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:02 pm

I'll take a frigid day rock climbing over ice climbing any day. :)
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Re: Rock Season Has Begun

Postby granite_grrl » Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:46 pm

Fred wrote:I'll take a frigid day rock climbing over ice climbing any day. :)

You make Nathan sad. :cry:




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Re: Rock Season Has Begun

Postby Fred » Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:32 pm

hahaha

It's true though. I'm so not an ice climber. I have to force myself to do it. :)
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Re: Rock Season Has Begun

Postby NB_Gecko » Thu Mar 27, 2008 2:46 pm

Fred wrote:hahaha

It's true though. I'm so not an ice climber. I have to force myself to do it. :)


Forced or not, it all still gets you a sweet pic in Gripped Magazine.
Awesome Job Fred! Super jealous.
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Re: Rock Season Has Begun

Postby chossmonkey » Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:22 am

Fred wrote:hahaha

It's true though. I'm so not an ice climber. I have to force myself to do it. :)


You should mixed climb.


Its much more fun. Its the best of both worlds really.
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Re: Rock Season Has Begun

Postby Fred » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:27 am

Another great day on the rock yesterday. Climbed about 10 routes in long sleeve t-shirt. Super warm and dry everywhere. Trail is a bit icy below the sign-in box. If you have alpine crampons it wouldn't be a bad idea to bring them along.
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