Any home walls on PEI??

[saF]

Are there any home walls on PEI? Is there a climbing community at all (even if there is not any rock to climb or gyms to climb in)?

I think I might be moving to the Charlottetown area soon and am wondering how bad my withdrawls will be! Depending on the house I have, I am planning to create my own little wall.

saF

[shannon]

Saf,

I have a traversing wall in my basement, but now it's in my rental place. I intend on moving it to my new home in the spring. It will end up being an outdoor wall, and be vertical, not horizontal. Will go up the side of the house.

There are a few of us here on the island who climb. The more we know about, the cheaper it is to car pool to Welsford, NB and halifax, NS.

Where do you live now? I'min Charlottetown. Do you do any ice?

shannon

[saF]

I am currently in Halifax. I figure that I am going to be putting an offer on a house in the next week or so.

The house we are currently working on has a nice garage for me to build a wall in, so I am hoping.

No, I don't ice climb. Haven't tried it at all. I am mostly a boulderer but climb the ropes at Ground Zero sometimes, tope rope or lead. I haven't done any rope climbing outside since I first tried it in 1995 in Welsford.

I figure the more people I find with home walls in and around Charlottetown, to more likely I am to get some climbing done that if I just do it on my ownat home.

saF

[shannon]

You should take in an ice climb sunday event before you move away. they are a lot of fun.

I have a garage too, but just no height there unfortunutely.

Yea, I know what you mean about climbing with a buddy. My wall didn't see the action I intended when I put it up. Got lazy. The proverbial exercise bike.

shannon

[Matt Peck]

Hey you guys.
My girlfriend Jenn and I are moving to the island this summer, and are both pretty frequent climbers. We'd be in for some welsford car pooling pretty often I'd imagine. We haven't got a place set up yet, but we're probably going to build a little wall wherever we end up in Charlottetown.
Matt

[mathieu]

Matt, Matt, Matt.... You have to move to a place where there is more climbing not less.



RIGHTEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mitchleblanc]

Agreed, that is a major step backwards! bummer... but hey, nice beaches.

[dcentral]

I hope they told you about the winters there too.

Cause you might want to reconsider.

[martha]

He's there for love. Not for climbing.


A mans first grave mistake.

[saF]

Hey, once I get my own wall built, I would not mind at all geting a few people over to "play".

I can already feel the withdrawl shakes starting and I won't be over there for another 2 weeks

saF

[martha]

As nice as PEI is. And it is quite nice. I don't even go there anymore unless for work because there is no climbing. It is simply counterproductive.

Now, if only I could make my work visits there in the summer so I could just get one afternoon of beach!!!

hehehe

[dcentral]

The beaches are nice.

[shannon]

It sounds like a potential group to go off island on at least a monthly basis.

As for ice climbing, well look at the photo. This was at Orbie Head near north rustico, two years ago. I'm in red, just to show scale.

I think we all came here for either love or work.

So, how many actual or potential climbing walls do we have here? I will be moving mine in April or may, from indoor to outdoors to make it worth top roping. Problem is keeping it weather proof.

shannon B.

[shannon]

Welcome scott and matt. Eager to hear about your climbing exploits.

shannon Burt

[Matt Peck]

Yeah, it does seem like a step backwards climbing wise, but Im hoping to head west in July, if only for a couple of months. Do a three week climbing road trip on the way accross. And as for a man's first mistake, If ya don't got nothin good to say....
Oh, and Matt.....RIGHTEOUS!!!!!!
Gaddam, I got a wicked urge to pack up and head for the gunks this time of year. Best trip ever....I Still have a date with Hi E.

[Matt Peck]

Oh yeah, And thanks for the welcome Shannon,
Even though bouldering sucks, You'll have to show us these Hueco lookalikes.
PS< where's the ice in your picture? Jenn and I looked all over for even a thin smear.

[martha]

Yeah, it does seem like a step backwards climbing wise, but Im hoping to head west in July, if only for a couple of months. Do a three week climbing road trip on the way accross. And as for a man's first mistake, If ya don't got nothin good to say....
Oh, and Matt.....RIGHTEOUS!!!!!!
Gaddam, I got a wicked urge to pack up and head for the gunks this time of year. Best trip ever....I Still have a date with Hi E.

Matt, there is a Gunks trip around the long weekend in May...some are staying the whole week.

I too would like to take HIGH E for a little ride. Snakes are bad though this time of year Matt...do you recall?!

[Matt Peck]

That thing was HUGE I have pictures!
Nothing like sharing a ledge with a five foot copperhead to get the adrenaline flowing.
I might be game on going down for a bit, I don't think i can manage the whole week though.

[shannon]

Matt,

The ice in the photo is at Orbby Head, just up shore from North Rustico, in the national park.

shannon

[speed]

I've been dying for the day that I stumbled across a site for this area, I'm in Ch'town, have bouldering wall in my basemant (45º), know of one outdoor place to climb, and know a couple closet climbers over here.