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  1. charlos

    Trail Runners - Gore-Tex or not - that is the question

    i recently got a pair of vasque mercury xcr"s on stp.com. wasnt to keen on the idea of gore tex at first due to heat build up but since i use full foot orthotics i felt that protecting my footbeds was worth a bit of warmth. formerly i had some velocitys and loved them, i feel similarly now about...
  2. charlos

    Hikers find dead body in Harriman State Park

    Nordkop Mountain is a popular palce for people to hike up to the outcrops with views of the Rt 17, 287 and 87 interchange and party.....hence all the glass. It is also close to a bus and a train station with access to the city. I think maybe last year or so some remains were found of a missing...
  3. charlos

    waterworks in rosendale?

    i pass Joppenburgh many times a week and always wonder, would love to give it a go! bushwacked up the south face of bonticou after a good snowfall last winter......got a little nervous after going up some tricky ledges i knew would be tough to downclimb but ultimately found myself at the top...
  4. charlos

    waterworks in rosendale?

    very interesting and helpful links....thanks! I will keep this thread updated with any new findings. Happy holidays.
  5. charlos

    waterworks in rosendale?

    wondering if anyone has beta on a area in Rosendale NY known as waterworks or giants ledges? From what i have found on the web its a world class bouldering area and may have been recently acquired by the Mohonk Preserve. Been checking all my maps and have come up with nothing.....thanks!
  6. charlos

    My Aching Neck!

    have you pulled any ticks off lately.......stiff necks are often one of the signs of early lyme.
  7. charlos

    ramsey outdoor sidewalk sale

    The sidewalk sale is scheduled for tomorrow Saturday 9-06 from 9 to 5 in the rt 17 south store in Ramsey(new jersey), the rain date is Saturday 9-13 I have gotten some amazing deals in prior years and recommend getting there early.
  8. charlos

    Lyme...bulls eye rash...spider bites?

    My wife showed me me what she believed to be a rub burn on her inside waist from wearing jeans she hasn't been able to fit into since giving birth eight weeks ago.......bulls eye! Off to the doc an hour later......no blood test necessary, prescription written for breastfeeding safe antibiotic...
  9. charlos

    Lyme...bulls eye rash...spider bites?

    Thanks Breeze, yeah i wish i could see the vet sometimes....get some front-line maybe a lyme vaccine, wouldn't that be nice. Until that other life i have been using permethrin, wearing long pants tucked in, checking myself alot and all that as well as moving out of the city and finding some good...
  10. charlos

    Lyme...bulls eye rash...spider bites?

    when you know you know! In June of 2001 my knees started aching, followed by my neck then the really bad flu symptoms. I went to a Beth Israel walk in clinic in NYC and told the doctor that i had been hiking a lot in Harriman State park recently and that i was pretty sure it was Lyme. Because i...
  11. charlos

    Giving Blood and exercising

    Thanks....that doesn't sound so bad!
  12. charlos

    Giving Blood and exercising

    I just received a letter from the new york blood center asking me to donate platelets, they mention it takes up to two hours. What is the process?
  13. charlos

    For the climbers out there!

    adhesive backed grip tape used for skateboards, stairs, etc may be an option for spot use but may be uneconomical for a whole wall.
  14. charlos

    Stupid People

    i was bouldering in central park in the middle of a problem when a passerby repeatedly asked me the time!
  15. charlos

    Jeepers, creepers, we've got those peepers

    heard the first peeps last thursday night here in accord ny....58 degrees today.....bluebirds galore!
  16. charlos

    Hawk Attack at Fenway Park

    i have heard unofficial reports that the hawks name is josie canseco!
  17. charlos

    Amazing Camping Food?

    bring a small(6 to 8 inch) bamboo or otherwise steamer......and veggies....etc :D
  18. charlos

    NEW Catskill 3500 Club website

    thanks......i was looking for this last week and was wondering when it would be back up.
  19. charlos

    bonticou crag (gunks)

    Hiked from Spring Farm trail head on Christmas eve...parking lot caretaker off for the day. Took the Crag trail to Ascent trail to Northeast trail to the top of the crag. Seemed like we were the first ones up there since Sundays rain...no tracks The trail was manageable with stabilicers in the...
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