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Well, we got out to Quincy Quarry this past weekend for some
toproping fun. It's a gas after the long winter to get out and
do some of this. It's not really a lead-climbing area, although
there's a couple possibles. Easy access/descent. Straightforward
anchors mostly. We'll go either there or Pawtuckaway this Sunday,
if the weather is good. There's everything from 5.2 to 5.11, mostly
polished faces with small holds. Few cracks, a couple overhangs.
One slab. Heights are 25-75 feet.
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We went to QQ again - beautiful Sunday. Crowded, so we tried some
new faces - I think they'te called the 'L' and 'M' faces. It's this
prow that sticks out into the water, with some 2-foot wide ledges
below. You set up a top rope and lower/rappel, then climb out. You
may get your gear wet. There's a 5.4 and a 5.6 from the left side
prow ledge. but the right one's easiest exit is 5.8. Or jumar.
Or swim !! Even if you don't get anything into the water, there
are many non-climbers there, too, including little kids, and they
toss things in the water (including themselves, from 40 feet !), so
there's no way to gaurantee dryness. It's a lot of work for climbs
no better than the ones you can walk to the base, but it's an option
when it's wait-in-line for the walk-accessible routes. Change of
pace.
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