Acadia National Park (Maine) 8/22-30/98 with Ken Nichols

(details to be added later on all climbs)

Saturday 8/22

We climbed at a crag called "The Verticals" at Barrett's Cove,
in Camden, Maine.  This was a way to split up the driving time
a bit, and also a decent crag with some climbs that Ken had
checked out before.  Ben Townsend is the guidebook author;
I knew him from back when he was an undergrad at Harvard.

8/23-8/28  Climb at Acadia
8/23-24  Otter Cliffs
8/25-28  The Precipice ("South Facing Wall" on Mt. Champlain)

8/29 rainy - drive back to Connecticut.  I managed to find a way
to take the wrong entrance ramp south of Portland, and we lost
an hour of driving in my 28 mile northward reversal!

Sunday 8/30 tour of Connecticut classics
A. Orenaug Park, Waterbury.  A nice long Traprock wall similar to
but shorter than Ragged Mountain (with a very short approach).
  1. Cobalt 5.10+ tr
  2. Thundering Rhino 5.10+ tr
  3. Air Waves 5.10+ tr
B. very close to Orenaug Park (2 ridges over)
  4. Elephant Rider 5.11- tr  Very steep overhanging crack, which
     I failed to free in all 3 of my attempts.  A beautiful hidden
     classic.
C. xx Reservoir, featuring Gunks-like rock, but rougher with
  golden sparkles.  Unfortunately we noticed some recently placed
  bolts, which did not make Ken's day.  They were gone within the
  week.
  5. steep route 5.10+ tr
D. East Peak, Merimere Face.
  6. Thunderbolt 5.10+ tr