Rock Climbing --- 8/17/2012 - 8/19/2012 --- Adirondacks

Went to the southern Dacks with Tammy and Tara. Drove up Friday evening and hiked in to Good Luck Lake. On Saturday we climbed at Good Luck cliff. I led Mystery Achievement (5.9) and after everyone climbed it we set a top rope on Star In The Dust (5.10a) and then Medicine Man (5.11a).

The climbs were all a bit dirty as is typical for the Dacks. But it was good climbing and we definitely hit some of the best climbs on the cliff.

Good Luck Lake turned out to be a misnomer. While we were climbing, someone stole my stove and my shorts. They went into my tent to get those items. I suppose it was good luck that the thief was an idiot. He ignored my Western Mountaineering sleeping bag and my Big Agnes pad to take a pair of twice patched board shorts with a nearly split crotch seam. Fucker.

Sunday we considered heading to Lost Hunter's cliff. But were deterred by the tricky approach beta and the fact that no climbs 5.10 or lower got a single star. Instead we got ice cream and drove home early.

Hmmm??? (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Hmmm???    Good Luck Cliff, Adirondacks -- 8/17/2012

Me leading Mystery Achievement. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Me leading Mystery Achievement.    Good Luck Cliff, Adirondacks -- 8/18/2012

Me leading Mystery Achievement. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Me leading Mystery Achievement.    Good Luck Cliff, Adirondacks -- 8/18/2012

Me leading Mystery Achievement. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Me leading Mystery Achievement.    Good Luck Cliff, Adirondacks -- 8/18/2012

Me leading Mystery Achievement. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Me leading Mystery Achievement.    Good Luck Cliff, Adirondacks -- 8/18/2012

Tara (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Tara    Good Luck Cliff, Adirondacks -- 8/18/2012

Tara on Mystery Achievement. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Tara on Mystery Achievement.    Good Luck Cliff, Adirondacks -- 8/18/2012

Tara on Mystery Achievement. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Tara on Mystery Achievement.    Good Luck Cliff, Adirondacks -- 8/18/2012

Tara on Mystery Achievement. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Tara on Mystery Achievement.    Good Luck Cliff, Adirondacks -- 8/18/2012

Summer in the Dacks... (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Summer in the Dacks...    Good Luck Cliff, Adirondacks -- 8/18/2012

Tara on Mystery Achievement. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Tara on Mystery Achievement.    Good Luck Cliff, Adirondacks -- 8/18/2012

Tara on Mystery Achievement. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Tara on Mystery Achievement.    Good Luck Cliff, Adirondacks -- 8/18/2012

A little acetone will take that right off :) (Category:  Rock Climbing)

A little acetone will take that right off :)    Good Luck Cliff, Adirondacks -- 8/18/2012

Tara (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Tara    Good Luck Cliff, Adirondacks -- 8/18/2012

Tara (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Tara    Good Luck Cliff, Adirondacks -- 8/18/2012

Tara (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Tara    Good Luck Cliff, Adirondacks -- 8/18/2012

Tammy on Mystery Achievement. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Tammy on Mystery Achievement.    Good Luck Cliff, Adirondacks -- 8/18/2012

Tammy on Mystery Achievement. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Tammy on Mystery Achievement.    Good Luck Cliff, Adirondacks -- 8/18/2012

Tammy on Mystery Achievement. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Tammy on Mystery Achievement.    Good Luck Cliff, Adirondacks -- 8/18/2012

Tammy on Mystery Achievement. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Tammy on Mystery Achievement.    Good Luck Cliff, Adirondacks -- 8/18/2012

Tammy on Mystery Achievement. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Tammy on Mystery Achievement.    Good Luck Cliff, Adirondacks -- 8/18/2012

Tammy on Mystery Achievement. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Tammy on Mystery Achievement.    Good Luck Cliff, Adirondacks -- 8/18/2012

Tammy on Mystery Achievement. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Tammy on Mystery Achievement.    Good Luck Cliff, Adirondacks -- 8/18/2012

Tammy on Mystery Achievement. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Tammy on Mystery Achievement.    Good Luck Cliff, Adirondacks -- 8/18/2012

Tammy on Mystery Achievement. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Tammy on Mystery Achievement.    Good Luck Cliff, Adirondacks -- 8/18/2012