Archive for category: The Pinch

/ June 13, 2011 9:00 am

The Pinch 6.13.11

A few updates from around the region. The guys over at Pull Down Productions are working a hard line called Tsunami, a problem originally established Sean Cassidy in 1999 and giving a rating at V8 and eventually settling at V10… Peregrine falcon climbing ban has been lifted at the Gunks Trapps Cliff. Bolton Quarry Road has been rebuilt thanks to [...]

/ April 18, 2011 9:00 am

The Pinch – 4.18.11

The Pinch of Northeast spring news is here in all it’s glory and so isn’t the weather. It’s been raining, snowing, and the sun has shined through some of those clouds on occasions. We’ve got some northeast updates, news, and highlights from around the region, enjoy! . Interview with Joe Kinder We interviewed Joe Kinder last week and got a [...]

/ March 14, 2011 11:15 am

The Pinch – 3.14.11

This weeks Pinch of Northeast climbing news is brought to you by spring! Spring is Here Warmer temps are coming, the mercury is rising, and the rock is dripping wet from melting snow, sounds like spring to us. Tomorrow, the weathermen are calling for nearly 50 degrees, a perfect time to take a trip to Rumney for the first bolt [...]

/ March 7, 2011 9:30 am

The Pinch – 3.7.11

Here’s the latest Pinch of northeast climbing news: Louis Rousseau makes it to 6300 meters Louis Rousseau and team made it to 6300 meters and setup camp successfully in horrible conditions. These guys are not messing around: they have been making trips up and down the side of this peak like it’s one of the green hills here in Vermont, [...]

/ February 28, 2011 10:00 am

The Pinch – 2.28.11

The northeast climbing news in a pinch: A Lake Willoughby climber took a bad fall on the Promenade. A group of Ohio climbers get stuck on the Trap Dike and request a helicopter. MetroRock in Everett, MA gets a big addition to its already massive facility and lastly Quebec climber Louis Rousseau makes it to 6250 meters and has to [...]