tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492504448779955389.post8710658192357035808..comments2023-12-29T04:53:32.375-08:00Comments on Southern Adirondack Climber: Winter Session at Reservoir Rocks: Great Barrington, MASouthernADKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04536851420912817495noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492504448779955389.post-63915508850455302362012-12-27T06:07:38.437-08:002012-12-27T06:07:38.437-08:00The speed boulder is visible from the mail hiking ...The speed boulder is visible from the mail hiking "trail" (road along the powerlines to access the boulders at the Reservoir). It will be up high on the hill to your left after about 5 minutes of hiking. "Big, Big Love" in the far right arete on the steep side of the boulder that faces downhill. Climbing the arete itself (more pure of a climb than Big, Big Love) is around V3/4. There is a V9 called Castelette just to the left of the right arete that starts standing with a RH crimp and LH blocky pinch...get a great LF cammed in the large horizontal down low to make the big move to a jug, then matched the jug and dyno to the lip. The sit start is called "Double Down" and was originally a V13 but has since been downgraded to V10/V11. Something From Nothing is to the left of that and Roses and Blue Jays starts the same as SFN but climbs left to finish.<br /><br />On the uphill side of the Speed Boulder is a V10 traverse, a V7 traverse (not sure where either of them start or finish) there is also the Speed Dyno- V10 (obvious starting holds with a huge move to a RH crimp). To the right of the Speed Dyno is a nice V4 called "Danger Bird".<br /><br />Good luck out there, looks like western Mass will be snowed in for awhile.SouthernADKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04536851420912817495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492504448779955389.post-46943588176621060982012-12-27T06:00:19.023-08:002012-12-27T06:00:19.023-08:00Whats the weather doing out your way in CT? We go...Whats the weather doing out your way in CT? We got some some accumulation last night and I think Great Barrington got a few inches as well. Do you think Bradley will be climbable in the next week or two?SouthernADKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04536851420912817495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492504448779955389.post-91420974190725540412012-12-26T20:24:37.477-08:002012-12-26T20:24:37.477-08:00hey, thinking of going up soon, by any chance do y...hey, thinking of going up soon, by any chance do you know what's on speed boulder besides big big love, something from nothing, and roses and blue jays, and how to find the lines? Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492504448779955389.post-34964773145365153322012-12-22T13:23:02.012-08:002012-12-22T13:23:02.012-08:00nice sends! maybe we can all meet up finally!nice sends! maybe we can all meet up finally!Galina Parfenovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13569379247011078537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492504448779955389.post-10387004329069328332012-12-19T10:03:13.792-08:002012-12-19T10:03:13.792-08:00Mike- thanks man! Filter is a really good boulder...Mike- thanks man! Filter is a really good boulder problem and I am really happy to have done it. The speed boulder is epic, one of the best single boulders in the northeast, hands down. Apparently there is some really good stuff up behind the Speed Boulder as well..."Pins and Needles" and the sit start to "The Binge" are two more V9's that i'd love to get on. Hope to see you out there soon.SouthernADKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04536851420912817495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492504448779955389.post-64213159437755571462012-12-19T09:56:31.916-08:002012-12-19T09:56:31.916-08:00Nice video, great job on the send! I think we wil...Nice video, great job on the send! I think we will be heading back out there to GB next weekend to project up on the speed boulder.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09721887328802499077noreply@blogger.com