Some Internet Photos from Farley Ledge

Farley Ledge in Western Mass. makes for an extremely long day with the round trip traveling and climbing.  The last time I visited the area, Keith Banta and I were disappointed with how wet the boulder problems were from previous rain events and unfortunately we weren't able to climb on most of the boulders that we had planned on.

The next time I make the 3 hour journey, I plan on making a long weekend out of it so we can climb at Farley for a full day and The Hideaway and Happy Valley another day before heading back home.

Some nice bouldering photographs of Farley Ledge from a google search...

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Warmer weather increases the psyche

Watching the snow continue to melt this morning has got me thinking about a few undone projects lurking in the Adirondack forests.  I cannot wait for winter to end and the warmer/dryer months of Spring and Summer. 

The first of many Winter Recon Missions

With my new Garmin GPS unit and a powerful software program called "Expert GPS", I have been scanning aerial imagery and topography maps for the Southern Adirondack region trying to determine which areas would be the most logical to have cliffs and boulder fields for some new development efforts for the upcoming season.

Below are some pictures taken from two weekends ago when Murph and I broke trail in over 36" of fresh powder in Indian Lake, New York.  We didn't find "destiny" on this recon mission, however the discovery of a free standing boulder with hueco pockets identical to those at the main Snowy Mountain bouldering area is enough to keep my psych levels high.

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A lost Thanksgiving Break Bouldering Session

Happy New Year to any readers still out there...

While tranferring and archiving some of my recent climbing pictures and videos from my laptop to my dual external hard drives, I stumbled on an outdoor bouldering session that the SAC crew had back on Saturday November 17th at the Snowy Mountain Boulders.  As I flipped through the numerous pictures and dozens of videos, my psych for bouldering quickly emerged again.  I've got to be honest, bouldering is by far my favorite recreational pursuit and I look forward to every future session that I have with the SAC crew!

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