The TANK Boulder

Crazy Boulder Found

 

 

 

Last week a group of us were out exploring a new ice climbing area in the southern adks.  We were running around finding new ice lines like kids in a candystore. All of were pumped knowin that only a  handful of people, if anyone at all had been where we were.  As we explored a little more at the end of the day we turned a corner and saw the boulder pictured above.

 

The pic is a little distorted due to some snow on the camera lense but Lukasz in the frame provides some sense of scale.  This rock is a Tank! Literally. It extends 30 feet or more back out of the frame and the giant narrowing roof resembles the gun in front.

 

The facts that we were already thrashed from slogging deep snow and climbing steep ice....as well as not possessing any rock shoes meant we couldnt realistically try any problems.

 

Its a ways in the woods in a less traveled section of the adks but in non winter conditions the approach wont be too bad at all.  There were a couple small boulders nearby that promised decent lines as well. Further exploration to come.