Excuse the awful phone-photos... the area is much better than my phone makes it look.On a rainy day a few weeks ago, we found this incredible boulderfield right next to Lake George on Padanarum Road.
Nothing is cleaned there yet, but it's promising. The rock quality is a tad chossy in some spots, but won't be a problem after being cleaned and climbed on. The first boulder alone holds 20 or so lines, and there are 10-15 other boulders scattered on the hillside, each with at least 2 problems.
Further exploration is possible as well.
DIRECTIONS:
To get there, park at an Old Bridge at the intersection of Wardsboro Road and Padanarum Road (from rt. 9N there is no sign for Padanarum, it is a one lane, dirt road with the Northwest Bay Brook on it's side). The intersection also has no sign, but is an obvious roundabout.
If you're willing to do a stream crossing, the approach is much shorter.Rating is an 8 for now, boulders with holds.
QUESTION: Who produced the .PDF guide to Nine Corners on the right side "site list"?
4 comments:
KiPpY and GrOoVeR
question is what possesed you guys to look where you did. I have hiked al over there because a guy i work has told me 100 time of the boulders. I never had any luck but he did show me pics one day. I guess i should have taken him up on the offer to go with him.
Cross the stream on one of many loggs it will save you 20 mins or more. From where the road gets closest it is about 1600 ft to the boulders. Elevation of a few hundred feet (2-4).
On a long night spent scanning google maps, I saw some interesting gradient and decided to scope it out... we were about to give up hope when the first large boulder appeared.
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