Leader – John Stevens Participants – Doug Laidlaw, Pat Murphy The three of us climbed Henderson Ridge (5.4, 4 pitches, Grade III) on September 24, 2016. This climb was designed to take the aspiring multi-pitch alpine trad leader and provide experience on leading pitches and building anchors. The alpine setting helps to frame decision making based […]
Cathedral Ledge (Thin Air) – 2016
Leader – Zach Coburn Participants – Jeff Booth and Andrew Doig Date – 7/30 Zach Coburn led a duo of new SSMC climbers up Thin Air on Cathedral Ledge this past Saturday. Both Andrew Doig and Jeff Booth joined Zach on the climb. This was Andrew’s first multipitch experience and his first climb with the club. […]
2016 Adirondack Ice Climbing – February 19-22
Leader: Jim Nupp Co-leader: Zach Coburn Participants: Ben Litchfield, Pat Murphy, Per Frost, Rick Laidlaw The weekend began with some concern over the weather forecast for the Keene N.Y. area, which included temperatures in the 40s and rain. Four of us met at the Concord Park and Ride around noon and drove two vehicles to […]