Boldly claimed the best 5.12 in New England hahaha Shape Shifter 5.12c in Connecticut at minimum lives up to its namesake, opening with a tight crimp barrage before a pinchy first crux. No time to rest before shouldery moves and body tension lead straight towards a deadpoint slap, the showstopping second crux. Once through, a final swim through Farley-esque slopers right into roof plates that would make Obed climbers jealous. After using every trick in the book, throw for the lip and clip the chains of graduation.
Have you been to Grand Ledge? (Wilton) The hardest climbing in Connecticut is in the south-western corner of the state Rt7 from Danbury to Ridgefield & in the secrets in the open space hills near Ridgefield Highschool. The hardest potential climbs are located on the ridge above Federal Road at the Indian Motorcycle store ( terrible location ~Amazingly steep)
Very impressive!! New to climbing and want to get into outdoor climbing would love to join you guys once it warms up! Im not far from Chatfield hollow!
everyone suggests it but I have a personal stance of not climbing climbs with weak-ass weird names :P I'd love to try Arrythmia though. Nice to hear from you!!
@@arduouspaths Don't be silly about the name. Don't forget back then we weren't naming routes expecting them to be spread all over the internet and having to worry about some hyper sensitive person being offended bc they don't know the context, inside jokes etc. Usually the more silly ones were ironic or sarcastic and understood by the group of friends developing a crag and coming from the opposite attitude those later offended think.
@@marksprague8425 THE Mark Sprague wasting time on MY videos?! 🙏 What an eye finding this line, amazing vision. I just like chasing cool names like some people chase grades. Weirder names just get less priority. I'm in no way offended. I don't know what became of it or if you've changed your stance but I thought it was hilarious when you redacted all your FAs on MP and areas like The Hinterlands became a redacted wasteland. Thanks for all your development work 🙏🙏🙏
@@arduouspaths Ha!, I have to get my climbing fix vicariously lately as I have had to focus on elder parent care the last couple years and am lucky to get out to some local choss bouldering for a few hours every couple months. Your videos are great. Keep 'em coming. Credit for seeing the line maybe should go to Whitey (John MacLean), one of my earliest mentors, who I did most of my early CT climbing with, though I seem to remember doing a bunch of prep work on it, so who knows. Whitey was more experienced and great at slimpers (spoog holds as he called them), so did the TR link first. My name redactions were meant just as a temporary protest at the overboard push for route name changes. I returned the names soon after, though My MP swag backpack still has "Redacted" written all over it, lol
Boldly claimed the best 5.12 in New England hahaha Shape Shifter 5.12c in Connecticut at minimum lives up to its namesake, opening with a tight crimp barrage before a pinchy first crux. No time to rest before shouldery moves and body tension lead straight towards a deadpoint slap, the showstopping second crux. Once through, a final swim through Farley-esque slopers right into roof plates that would make Obed climbers jealous. After using every trick in the book, throw for the lip and clip the chains of graduation.
good stuff dude, keep it up! I like seeing your progress and cool tick list.
aw man thank you!
Have you been to Grand Ledge? (Wilton)
The hardest climbing in Connecticut is in the south-western corner of the state
Rt7 from Danbury to Ridgefield & in the secrets in the open space hills near Ridgefield Highschool. The hardest potential climbs are located on the ridge above Federal Road at the Indian Motorcycle store ( terrible location ~Amazingly steep)
nopers :( don't know any beta on that place so maybe I'd need a local hand
Wow I'm super interested in hearing about a good spot in Wilton. I grew up there but have been living out in Colorado for the past decade.
💪🏼
Kentucky this fall?
i wish 😭 want to stay there forever but life is getting in the way
Nice one man!
thank you for watching all these years!!
Very impressive!! New to climbing and want to get into outdoor climbing would love to join you guys once it warms up! Im not far from Chatfield hollow!
so many hidden gems there
@@arduouspaths thank you! Let me know if you ever wanna meet up when it warms up
Chain dab
better than chain biff
Have you done Priapism at mormon hollow? Arguably the best 12a in Mass.
everyone suggests it but I have a personal stance of not climbing climbs with weak-ass weird names :P I'd love to try Arrythmia though. Nice to hear from you!!
@@arduouspaths ahh man, Arrythmia is dog water compared. =-D But if you're really against it (LOL) the roof climbs are drastically better.
@@N0beefstew4u maybe I'll have to follow ward's footsteps of taking down my first 13a on excessive force!
I thought there weren't bolted sport climbs in CT. What other climbs/crags are bolted in CT?
If you're gonna yell while swinging, make it a Tarzan yell
it wasn't an intentional yell. fear makes you do strange things
Have u done priapism?
nopers, not terribly interested because of the weird-ass name. Also I haven't been to mormon hollow. I'd love to try arrythmia tho!
@@arduouspaths Don't be silly about the name. Don't forget back then we weren't naming routes expecting them to be spread all over the internet and having to worry about some hyper sensitive person being offended bc they don't know the context, inside jokes etc. Usually the more silly ones were ironic or sarcastic and understood by the group of friends developing a crag and coming from the opposite attitude those later offended think.
@@marksprague8425 THE Mark Sprague wasting time on MY videos?! 🙏 What an eye finding this line, amazing vision. I just like chasing cool names like some people chase grades. Weirder names just get less priority. I'm in no way offended. I don't know what became of it or if you've changed your stance but I thought it was hilarious when you redacted all your FAs on MP and areas like The Hinterlands became a redacted wasteland. Thanks for all your development work 🙏🙏🙏
@@arduouspaths Ha!, I have to get my climbing fix vicariously lately as I have had to focus on elder parent care the last couple years and am lucky to get out to some local choss bouldering for a few hours every couple months. Your videos are great. Keep 'em coming.
Credit for seeing the line maybe should go to Whitey (John MacLean), one of my earliest mentors, who I did most of my early CT climbing with, though I seem to remember doing a bunch of prep work on it, so who knows. Whitey was more experienced and great at slimpers (spoog holds as he called them), so did the TR link first.
My name redactions were meant just as a temporary protest at the overboard push for route name changes. I returned the names soon after, though My MP swag backpack still has "Redacted" written all over it, lol