tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492504448779955389.post8343723393476132184..comments2023-12-29T04:53:32.375-08:00Comments on Southern Adirondack Climber: The Steepest Rock in Caroga Lake???SouthernADKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04536851420912817495noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492504448779955389.post-30768871454724545282011-11-17T19:24:51.246-08:002011-11-17T19:24:51.246-08:00i just was flipping through the 2011 Patagonia Win...i just was flipping through the 2011 Patagonia Winter issue and there is a photo on page 15 of Sonnie Trotter dropping from the lip of Evilution in the Buttermilks....looks about right! let's get after 'er!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492504448779955389.post-42116461299503607412011-11-17T12:29:53.372-08:002011-11-17T12:29:53.372-08:00Have you looked into orienteering maps at all? You...Have you looked into orienteering maps at all? You probably have, but I just wanted to check since I ran across them when looking for more info on topos. I can't find out where to get orienteering maps, but they seem like they might help show where some large boulders are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492504448779955389.post-38888840987434180002011-11-17T10:23:31.071-08:002011-11-17T10:23:31.071-08:00My typical approach involves looking at topo maps ...My typical approach involves looking at topo maps focusing maininly on drainages and steep portions in the woods. Lately we have been having good success with various aerial photography websites such as bing, etc. with their bird's eye photo options, but that only works in highly populated areas. Areas deep in the Adirondack Park don't have clear imagery. Odd enough, out best finds to date have been by way of dumb luck...psyched kids hikinh around looking for new rock!SouthernADKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04536851420912817495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492504448779955389.post-88214142920372087722011-11-17T10:14:53.482-08:002011-11-17T10:14:53.482-08:00That would make for a mentally tough highball prob...That would make for a mentally tough highball problem. Falling near the top looks like it could result in a lot of pain. Either way, good find.<br /><br />How do you go about looking for new boulders? Do you look for something special on the map or surrounding area, or do you just head off into the woods and hope for the best?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492504448779955389.post-75799799138141113952011-11-17T05:40:46.408-08:002011-11-17T05:40:46.408-08:00Come on now, you can't just recommend it be bo...Come on now, you can't just recommend it be bolted before you see it first hand, ha ha. First off, the plumb line out the center of the roof could be zippered with traditional gear (which in my opinion takes bolts right out of the question). We will be taking a detailed look at this soon and will know more. In the end, this piece of rock will go either as a highball boulder problem, a short/stout trad line, or potentially a mixed route...either way, it is going to be SICK!! What else is yet to be discovered in the Caroga Lake Region???SouthernADKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04536851420912817495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492504448779955389.post-86987168252599813152011-11-17T03:17:08.955-08:002011-11-17T03:17:08.955-08:00bolt itbolt itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492504448779955389.post-3688134502105589542011-11-16T20:30:58.701-08:002011-11-16T20:30:58.701-08:00dang, not even one comment...i thought for sure th...dang, not even one comment...i thought for sure these images would start some discussions...SouthernADKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04536851420912817495noreply@blogger.com