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Cochrane Lane Cleaning

Postby Adam » Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:44 am

Ok figured I'd start a new thread to track this effort. So if you want to help out maybe you can post here with what route you'd like to clean.

I am thinking late October would be a good time to do this work?? Comments?
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Re: Cochrane Lane Cleaning

Postby Shawn B » Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:06 am

I'm still going to clean Catholic Girls and the 5.8 to the right of it while I"m there.
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Re: Cochrane Lane Cleaning

Postby Greg » Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:13 am

trad_reborn wrote:Ok figured I'd start a new thread to track this effort. So if you want to help out maybe you can post here with what route you'd like to clean.

I am thinking late October would be a good time to do this work?? Comments?


Great idea.......I'll take the second pitch of Waterwalk and I think Stacey said she would do The Boulevard from top to bottom :P :lol:
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Re: Cochrane Lane Cleaning

Postby Stacey » Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:57 am

Greg H wrote: I think Stacey said she would do The Boulevard from top to bottom :P :lol:


haha - what a great idea...hmm - guess I'll be borrowing that chainsaw eh? :P
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Re: Cochrane Lane Cleaning

Postby Fred » Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:18 am

I'd like to tackle Ziggy Piggy unless Jon wants this one. Then I'd opt for Fandango.
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Re: Cochrane Lane Cleaning

Postby martha » Tue Sep 22, 2009 3:00 pm

End of October sounds great. Maybe the weekend of the 24/25?

Awesome Shawn, I love 'think pure thoughts' and would love to have that cleaned.

Not sure what I want to clean... so many choices..... I'd happily take some route that just needs done but no one else wants to do. :)

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Re: Cochrane Lane Cleaning

Postby Fred » Tue Sep 22, 2009 5:55 pm

I'm predicting low counts for this event. Toujours les memes.
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Re: Cochrane Lane Cleaning

Postby GKelly » Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:38 pm

I'm in... Being new to the area I really don't know what routes needs cleaning. Suggestions?
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Re: Cochrane Lane Cleaning

Postby Adam » Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:47 am

so far 7 people.... come on folks, anyone who climbs at cochrane lane on even a semi-regular basis should give back a bit and help out!!

let's see if we can get 20 people in on this.
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Re: Cochrane Lane Cleaning

Postby ml. » Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:05 am

I'm in. I'm not sure what routes need cleaning, but if someone has a list, I'm happy to pick one.

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Re: Cochrane Lane Cleaning

Postby Joe » Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:34 am

Yeah, I'm in for whatever... maybe something on Exfoliated...
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Re: Cochrane Lane Cleaning

Postby Adam » Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:43 am

perhaps we could also use this thread for tracking which routes people think need cleaning and that would receive more traffic if they received said cleaning....

strata factor?
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Re: Cochrane Lane Cleaning

Postby sand » Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:43 am

can't be there on the 24th, but the 25th is good for me. I don't know the route enough to pick one, but I am sure someone will find something good for me :)
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Re: Cochrane Lane Cleaning

Postby Fred » Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:46 am

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Re: Cochrane Lane Cleaning

Postby Leehammer » Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:24 am

I'm in
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Re: Cochrane Lane Cleaning

Postby martha » Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:39 pm

Exfoliated for sure needs some cleaning. I'd be happy to do chocolate eclaire. it is a pretty nice route at a moderate grade that would probably get more traffic if it weren't so fuzzy. :) Fred did a big chunk of it just by getting the trees off the bottom!
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Re: Cochrane Lane Cleaning

Postby *Chris* » Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:27 pm

The UNB Rock and Ice club is going to pitch in and cover the cost of brushes. This is a great idea. Can someone give me a line on where to get the best tools for the job?

Also,

I'll take the waterfall layback if it's dry. Who's going to step up and clean Cheekbone!
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Re: Cochrane Lane Cleaning

Postby Dom » Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:20 pm

Hey, I probably will be gone on that weekend since it's my week off from school so that hopefully means the Red. Nevertheless,I will clean thoroughly telefunken sometime in October.
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Re: Cochrane Lane Cleaning

Postby Fred » Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:30 pm

Chris:

There is only one brush for cleaning routes. It's called "The Brush" and it's available from Princess Auto for only $1.99. Out performs the $5 wire brushes 10:1 hands down and reverses as a nut tool for cleaning cracks. Usually they only have a few in store so mail order would be the sure way to get a batch of them.

http://www.princessauto.com/welding/welding-products/accessories-components/0140129-10-brass-brush



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Re: Cochrane Lane Cleaning

Postby Fred » Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:34 pm

the slab at the base of Pass The Moonshine also needs some TLC

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Re: Cochrane Lane Cleaning

Postby Greg » Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:42 am

Fred wrote:Chris:

There is only one brush for cleaning routes. It's called "The Brush" and it's available from Princess Auto for only $1.99. Out performs the $5 wire brushes 10:1 hands down and reverses as a nut tool for cleaning cracks. Usually they only have a few in store so mail order would be the sure way to get a batch of them.

http://www.princessauto.com/welding/welding-products/accessories-components/0140129-10-brass-brush



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Yeah this bad boy kicks ass. The only thing you have to watch out for is the handle will slide off after using it for a while. This is not good when you are 60 feet off the deck. I could pick some up for the club the next time I am at Princess Auto if you like. Let me know how many you want.
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Re: Cochrane Lane Cleaning

Postby *Chris* » Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:22 am

Yep... that's the one! Just didn't know where they came from. Greg, If you want to pick up say 20 of those bad boys to be safe then I'll reimburse you. Just bring them with you on cleaning day. Thanks.

p.s. Good idea re: choclate eclair. I totally passed on it earlier this year despite having heard glowing reviews. Ever seen the legs from a 1980's east-German woman's wrestler? It looked kinda worse than that.
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Re: Cochrane Lane Cleaning

Postby Adam » Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:51 am

*Chris* wrote:Yep... that's the one! Just didn't know where they came from. Greg, If you want to pick up say 20 of those bad boys to be safe then I'll reimburse you. Just bring them with you on cleaning day. Thanks.


Perhaps we should see if there's a bulk rate? We could make this an annual event...
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Re: Cochrane Lane Cleaning

Postby STeveA » Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:56 am

I can bring out my drill if there are any climbs that need re-bolting.
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Re: Cochrane Lane Cleaning

Postby martha » Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:07 am

trad_reborn wrote:
*Chris* wrote:Yep... that's the one! Just didn't know where they came from. Greg, If you want to pick up say 20 of those bad boys to be safe then I'll reimburse you. Just bring them with you on cleaning day. Thanks.


Perhaps we should see if there's a bulk rate? We could make this an annual event...



I suspect that the Club could get a 'corporate' or 'wholesale' rate if they tried pretty please with cherries on top. One of the exec should just call moncton and find out.

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Re: Cochrane Lane Cleaning

Postby Fred » Thu Sep 24, 2009 11:21 am

Wholesale??? We're talking $40 in brushes aren't we, not buying for North American distribution. You'd likely end up spending more money in long distance calls than 20% you might save on brushes.
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Re: Cochrane Lane Cleaning

Postby david » Thu Sep 24, 2009 11:37 am

I'll be there too... I checked out Striated last week-end... looked really dirty. I'll clean anything!
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Re: Cochrane Lane Cleaning

Postby cory » Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:17 pm

Regarding the brushes: 1) Save yourself a trip to Moncton. Those (and a stainless steel version -which I've been using for 3 years on countless routes and is still like new!) are available at NAPA auto parts, which there is in Freddy. The Atlantic distribution centre is in Moncton, so offer free next day delivery to your nearest location. Should be no problem to get 20. 2) I dropped a dollop of one-minute epoxy (from the dollar store) down a couple of the handle holes and remedied the separation issue.




p.s. I will clean Leviathan and if there's time I'll also do Access Denied
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Re: Cochrane Lane Cleaning

Postby Fred » Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:31 pm

cory wrote:p.s. I will clean Leviathan and if there's time I'll also do Access Denied


hahahah Are you sure you can tackle all that in a weekend?
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Re: Cochrane Lane Cleaning

Postby *Chris* » Fri Sep 25, 2009 7:24 am

Thanks Cory... I'll check out NAPA. I think we'll buy perhaps double what we need given how cheap they are. That's way less than I expected.

Fred, either you or I should clean the overhang-reindeerland linkup we did a few weeks back. It was quite dirty but was very fun climbing.
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