Climbing with us

Climbing is one of our favorite activities -- the difficulty of course is that there is no good local rock! There is good local ice, but most of it is on public land and it is currently (2006) illegal to climb. We're working on that.

As a result, we primarily rock climb in the Adirondacks, the Shawangunks, and at a more local spot in the town of Little Falls. Blue Run Rocks is also within two hours but is not a common destination. Sometimes we also make longer trips, often over Fall Break, to Rumney in New Hampshire. It seems also that many years a spring break climbing trip goes south to Red River Gorge in Kentucky. We're lucky in that though these destinations aren't exactly close, the 'Dacks and 'Gunks and Rumney are some of the great rock climbing locations in the country, and provide plenty of options for climbs short or long, easy or difficult, single pitch or multipitch, sport or trad.

We also ice climb regularly during the winters, most notably at our primary beginner spot Tinker's Falls (40 minutes drive), and at Salmon River Gorge (two hours) and in the Adirondacks (4.5 hours). Most winters, these areas create great ice.

Several of us actively climb other things, frequently trees and artificial walls. It is even whispered that quite a few buildings in Ithaca offer great "buildering" potential, but this should never be done without permission from property owners.

Photos From Past Rock Climbing Trips

• October 2008
• July 2008
• June 2008
• April 2008

Photos from Past Ice Climbing Trips

• February 2009
• February 2009
• January 2009
• January 2009
• March 2008
• February 2008 Salmon River
• February 2008 Adirondacks

Other Resources

• Local Climbers Color Codes for Gear ID
• NE Ice Conditions from NEice.com

List of Climbing Pages

• Adirondacks - lots of ice and rock opportunities, 5 hours
• Shawangunks - rock only, 3.5 hours
• Little Falls - rock only, 2.25 hours
• Rumney - rock mainly, 8 hours
• Tinker's Falls - ice only, 45 minutes
• Salmon River Gorge - ice only, 2 hours
• Red River Gorge - lots of rock, 11 hours
• Blue Run Rocks - rock only, 2 hours

Legend: Blue, ice; Green, rock; Red, both.