Adirondacks, Poko (map)

Tres Amigos in the road at Poko

John high on the third pitch of Freedom Flight
Freedom Flight

John high on the third pitch of Freedom Flight
Freedom Flight

Jim low down on Goats Foot, Poko
Goats Foot

Close-up of Jim leading Goats Foot, Poko
Goats Foot

Jim leading Goats Foot, Poko
Goats Foot

Chris and Joe attempting a line left of Goat's Foot
Goats Foot Left

Jim high in the Hidden Pique corner, Poko
Hidden Pique

Thin steep ice on Bushido, Poko
Bushido

Joe leading the final column on Midlife Crisis during the second ground-up ascent
Midlife Crisis

Will leading the Poko Waterfall in lean conditions
Waterfall

Positive Thinking, as seen from the road in fat conditions
Positive Thinking

Jim starting the first pitch of Positive Thinking, Poko
Positive Thinking

Jim high up in the hand crack of Positive Thinking, first pitch
Positive Thinking

Close-up of Jim high up in the hand crack of Positive Thinking, first pitch
Positive Thinking

Simon leading the second pitch of Positive Thinking, Poko
Positive Thinking

Simeon leading on the upper tier of Poko
Run for your Life

John at the base of the Poko Waterfall
Bushido

Joe with refreshments at the base of Cirrhosis

Making the traverse on the first pitch of Son of Slime
Son of Slime

Close-up of Jim making the traverse on Son of Slime
Son of Slime

Ade leading the first pitch of Positive Thinking in fat conditions
Positive Thinking

Ade leading the first pitch of Positive Thinking in fat conditions
Positive Thinking

Dave soloing the lower section of PT in fat conditions
Positive Thinking

Leading the top column of Midlife Crisis in cold, brittle conditions
Midlife Crisis

Leading the top column of Midlife Crisis in cold, brittle conditions
Midlife Crisis

Leading the top crux column of Midlife Crisis in cold, brittle conditions
Midlife Crisis

Leading the third pitch of PT in thin conditions
Positive Thinking

Positive thinking from the road; fat conditions
Positive Thinking

Simeon leading the second pitch
Positive Thinking

Stingray, shown using the first pitch of PT
Stingray

Tommy leading an ambitious line on the Waterfall with Katherine Snead
Waterfall

Tommy leading an ambitious line on the Waterfall with Katherine Snead
Waterfall

Legends contemplate the remaining work on the new routes near Pilgrim's Progress

Lori with her bandage

Legends at the base of Poko

Lori taped and ready to go

Jim at the start of the second pitch (yes, those are bolts next to the crack; what you can't see is that the crack is really the left edge of an enormous arrowhead-shaped detached block)
Pilgrim's Progress

Dennis halfway through the overhangs on the last pitch
Ancient of Days

Getting ready to pull through the exit moves on the last pitch
Ancient of Days

Just below the notch that breaks through the overhangs on the last pitch
Ancient of Days

Pulling through the final overhangs
Ancient of Days

About to pull through the final overhangs
Ancient of Days

The death of my Nikon 28TI
Casual Observer

Straining to pull the final layback move on Morning Star
Morning Star

The final pitch of Morning Star climbs a steep face to a layback finish around a bulge
Morning Star

Cleaning a nut on the second pitch
Morning Star

Bones works his way out the roof on the second pitch
Thunderhead

Bones climbs through the crux on the second pitch; this picture was taken just prior to falling
Thunderhead

Quitting early to help polish off one very large beer

At the top of the off-width section on the first pitch
Fastest Gun

Jeremy follows the first pitch (5.10a) of Pilgrim's Progress
Pilgrim's Progress

Joe places protection in a small cave before moving out onto crappy unconsolidated ice
Moonshine

A few tenuous moves get around the cave
Moonshine

Joe climbs the steeper ice; the crux is just above
Moonshine

Michelle casually follows Moonshine
Moonshine

A climber on the first pitch of Positive Thinking in super fat conditions
Positive Thinking