Kingston Crag

[Greg]

Some new routes.......

Monster’s Garden 5.6 35’ / S (3) / R (1)
FA: G. Hughes 2010.05.17
FFA: S. Couturier, G. Hughes 2010.05.23
Found on the far right end of Jester Wall. Climb up big jugs/ledge to purple water stained rock. Pull the slight overhang and continue up slab to anchor.

Athena 5.6 80’ / TR / T
FA: M. Couturier 2010.05.08
Start at the base of a White Birch tree between Medusa and Cleopatra. Climb the corner for about 15 feet and then continue up the right side of the slab to the top.

Rhetoric 5.11b 90’ / TR / T
FA: S. Couturier 2009.09.19
Down and left of Medusa (same start as Gilgamesh). Climb up easy ledges to gain a narrow face that widens as it goes up and then faces left. Climb up the center of the overhanging, thin face to mature Spruce tree.

Enkidu 5.10 100’ / S (10) / R (2)
FA: Thomas Fogarty 2009.09.07
FFA: Thomas Fogarty 2010.03.13
Start is between two clumps of Yellow Birch trees, directly left of small cave on a large detached block. Crank a boulder move to gain the block. Continue straight up and over joining Glooscap on easier low angle slab.

Cracktacular 5.9 PG 75’ / N / T
FA: G. Hughes, S. Couturier 2010.05.23
FFA: G. Hughes, S. Couturier 2010.05.23
Found 100’ up and left of Agamemnon. Follow a path to a short headwall directly below an overhanging buttress. On the right hand side of the buttress is a right facing corner with a very nice 40 foot long vertical crack. Climb up the slightly runout but easy headwall to gain the crack. Continue up, jamming or laybacking to reach the end of the crack. From here continue up on the slab to top and tree anchor. Standard rack to 3". Fun!

[cory]

Great!
How are the bugs there?

[Greg]

Great!
How are the bugs there?

The bugs are....well......still there but my glass is half full attitude is telling me they are thinning out some......I could deal if they would just stop dive bombing my eyeballs.

[Stacey]

Blackflies were still around -- but I found they didn't arrive until around 330/4PM...
But in the AM (before 10) there were mosquitos ... pesky buggers...
not unbearable though...

[SteveK]

Monster’s Garden 5.6 35’ / S (3) / R (1)
FA: G. Hughes 2010.05.17
FFA: S. Couturier, G. Hughes 2010.05.23
Found on the far right end of Jester Wall. Climb up big jugs/ledge to purple water stained rock. Pull the slight overhang and continue up slab to anchor.

I added a second maillon to this anchor last night. It also seemed like the left hanger was a little loose when I was up.

...bugs were at an all time low!

[Stacey]

Monster’s Garden 5.6 35’ / S (3) / R (1)
FA: G. Hughes 2010.05.17
FFA: S. Couturier, G. Hughes 2010.05.23
Found on the far right end of Jester Wall. Climb up big jugs/ledge to purple water stained rock. Pull the slight overhang and continue up slab to anchor.

I added a second maillon to this anchor last night. It also seemed like the left hanger was a little loose when I was up.

...bugs were at an all time low!

Thanks Steve...we'll tighten it this week when we go...
stace