South Adirondack Rock Climbing Festival
The First Annual South Adirondack Rock Climbing Festival was this past weekend (9/5/08). Taking place at Shanty Cliffs (near Siamese Ponds in Warren County, NY).
It was a small, first time festival… and so the turn out was light. But from the report it sounds like they had a good time.
The forecast was lousy and for once, the weather complied with the prognosticators. We were late and lazy. Advertising didn’t happen: word of our event barely made it out before it began. But we carried on, ignoring the rain, and held the first Southern Adirondack Rock(climbers’) Fest at Shanty Cliffs anyway.
I would have loved to consider going, but unfortunately did not get word of the event till after the fact. So here is hoping that Jay Harrison, who seems to have put a lot of thought and work into this one, will give it a go next year as well.
Just to let you know far in advance, this year’s SAdk Climbing Festival is September 11th – 13th. It will be on Crane Mountain this year; meet at the trailhead; we will have people there to help and direct from 3pm Friday until Sunday.
Jay, thanks for the head’s up.