Weekend Update

I think Shaun McQuaid might be mildly disappointed in today’s post. Yes… yes… I waited all day… but finally I’m getting my act together and am posting the weekend update. So here it is:

Climbing at Cathole
a post by mike d.

Sunday was a perfect fall day.
Check out them colors!
Jesse, Devin, and I took advantage of it by heading over to Cathole Pass in Meriden CT. We set up the rope on two routes that I have mentioned previously: Saturday Night Special and Millions of Dead Dogs.

After a comfortable warm up on Saturday Night Special, we started working on MoDD. I think I have decided that, of those climbs in CT that I have climbed, this Dead Dogs route is my favorite outdoor climb in CT.

Sweet Climbing Glory!

Cathole is especially fun because it’s a very exposed cliff. Anytime while you’re climbing you can glance off to the right and get a beautiful view of the fall awesomeness. Anyway, back to the route.

What makes this route fun, in my opinion, is the top. The last 20 feet or so, as I’ve mentioned in previous posts, is covered in Razor Crimps. This time, I climbed the route with my camera and took a sweet photo.

SHARP!
So amazing! Here are more pictures from Sunday!

Superheroes R us

Saturday Night Special

Overall a pretty stellar day, though chilly at times. I look forward to our return to this spot.

16 thoughts on “Weekend Update

  • 10/23/2006 at 10:50 pm
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    Is the 2nd to last one showing the shutter or your fingers at the edge? I only ask because of your imfamous Finger Pointing picture from a few years ago.

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  • 10/24/2006 at 12:35 am
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    I’ve done a bit of climbing (nothing super intense though….) and dealing w/all those crimps AND stopping to take a picture….dang.

    And the fall awesomeness = spectacular. It’s all crazy colorful in Spokane now too.

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  • 10/24/2006 at 3:27 am
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    Great pictures we dont have any real good climbing places where we live and our few climbing places we do have dont have views like that.

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  • 10/24/2006 at 6:45 am
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    How can I be disappointed with stellar outdoor views such as this?
    Good times were inevitable – glad you enjoyed sticking your fingers in Millions of Dead Dogs.

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  • 10/24/2006 at 7:00 am
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    Alas, no. My camera’s lens protector doesn’t always open all the way when you turn it on. This particular time, the error went unnoticed by the camera operator.

    That infamous Finger Pointing picture was hilarious though. Absolutely perfect.

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  • 10/24/2006 at 7:03 am
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    We were lucky to get such a beautiful day. The picture just doesn’t do the view justice though.

    It makes me happy that you have dabbled with climbing. Such a fun sport!

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  • 10/24/2006 at 11:01 am
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    Where can I see this famous Finger Pointing picture?

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  • 10/24/2006 at 11:46 am
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    Sigh…. she hasn’t yet tried orienteering.
    Mike D: 1
    Patrick: 0

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  • 10/24/2006 at 3:04 pm
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    December 16th Patrick, December 16th!

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  • 10/24/2006 at 3:29 pm
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    First, You said you wouldn’t publish my likeness!!!
    Second, Guy who said “yay for stopping to take pictures while crimping”, Don’t worry, he was standing at a no hands rest at the time. it was a ledge, you could bivy on it, actually it was big enough to have a barbeque, a Bivy & Barbeque, thats actually what its called “The Bivy and a Barbeque Ledge”
    …bring your hibachi

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  • 10/24/2006 at 4:45 pm
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    Mike, this is the part where you talk about who was able to do the route clean and who couldn’t!

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