tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074693187175205956.post8656552573357015499..comments2023-09-05T08:13:51.223-07:00Comments on Upstate Bouldering: So So WeekendBrad Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03291782065451596452noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074693187175205956.post-71025358563807854632009-09-15T14:14:35.365-07:002009-09-15T14:14:35.365-07:00Follow the trail up towards the overlook at Beacon...Follow the trail up towards the overlook at Beacon Heights. After about 5-10 minutes it will hit an obvious point where you have to go left to the overlook or right to the Mountains to Sea Trail (should be a sign there). Go right for about 50 feet or so and look for a trail cutting up the hill on the left side of the trail. That will drop you at the main boulders in a minute or two. Not a huge boulderfield, but there is some fun stuff there.bpaysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11247774947738969028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074693187175205956.post-45236922671244820322009-09-02T06:16:29.908-07:002009-09-02T06:16:29.908-07:00Thanks so much for those directions. Sounds like ...Thanks so much for those directions. Sounds like were getting thrown off by the first boulders on the trail and thinking that the others must be close by. We'll head on up the trail next time. I'm usually a good navigator, but this one has just had us puzzled. Hope you're feeling better and if you're ever down in this neck of the woods, I can show you some of SC finest boulders. There's plenty of tough routes waiting to be FA'ed!Brad Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03291782065451596452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074693187175205956.post-3599846986300448052009-09-01T15:04:57.034-07:002009-09-01T15:04:57.034-07:00Hey Brad, I've been to Beacon Heights a bunch ...Hey Brad, I've been to Beacon Heights a bunch and hopefully i can help. I always just go straight to the boulders based on memory, so I don't know how specific i can get with landmarks, but I'll try to help. The beta you've been given sounds pretty right-on. You cross the small paved road from the parking lot and hit the main trail. Follow this up for prolly five minutes or so. Don't get faked out by that one obvious boulder on the left that always has a little chalk on it. The boulders are a good bit past this. I seem to remember that after hiking up hill for awhile the trail kind of plataues. It's right around this obvious change in the trail that you want to start looking uphill to the left. As I recall, there's not a super obvious trail...it just looks like a bunch of water runoff erosion over roots and such. But follow this up for like 30 yards and the you'll see the main wall in front of you with a few small boulders to your right. Hope this helps...again, I could be a bit off on the minutes it takes and the exact trail specifics, but hopefully it'll be enough to get you there next time. <br /><br />I spent all weekend helping my GF move and now have cold. Sounds like we both had great weekends.<br /><br />I'd still like to check out some of this upstate bouldering sometime soon!Matt P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10116320409678167827noreply@blogger.com