You know spring is here when the state Department of Environmental Conservation closes rock-climbing cliffs to safeguard the nesting sites of peregrine falcons. The following news release was received from DEC this afternoon.
Effective Monday April 2, 2012, the following Adirondack rock climbing routes will be closed to protect peregrine falcon nest sites.
Moss Cliff – All routes closed
Chapel Pond – All routes on Upper and Lower Washbowl Cliffs closed
Poke-o-Moonshine Mountain – All routes on the Main Face are closed except the following routes described on pages 39-45 of Adirondack Rock: A Rock Climber’s Guide:
1. Opposition
2. Goat’s Foot on Rock
3. High and Dry
4. Bushmaster
5. Big Buddha
6. Bushido
7. Bodacious
8. Pearly Gates
9. Kaibob
10. Battle Creek
11. Static Cling
12. Certified Raw
13. Air Male
14. Son of a Mother
15. Phase III
16. Bastard
17. Ladder
18. Puppies on Edge
19. Hang ‘Em High
20 Group Therapy
21. Adonis
22. Pandemonium
23. Discord
24. A Womb with a View
