High Falls @ Rochester, NY
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High Falls @ Rochester, NY
Was up there this weekend for a ski comp @ Bristol and to look at the Univ. / town. So the boy and I swung by to peek at them? Looked pretty stout with the run off - from up by the University down through town.
Anyone ever run that section? If so - in what? Run the falls? Have video if they did?
Just interested... boy said he saw a line... I said I did too - but over at the tavern overlooking the drop!
Just curious! thx
Anyone ever run that section? If so - in what? Run the falls? Have video if they did?
Just interested... boy said he saw a line... I said I did too - but over at the tavern overlooking the drop!
Just curious! thx
Paul C.
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Re: High Falls @ Rochester, NY
If anyone has run them, it would have been Danny Doran, he's the local sh!trunner up that way. He got the 1st D on Lower Falls of the Letchworth Gorge (same river about 70 miles south)
Chris Loomis
Re: High Falls @ Rochester, NY
Here's a pic to stir some conversation:
I have not found any info about anyone running the falls. And PAC, I see the line too.
I have not found any info about anyone running the falls. And PAC, I see the line too.
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Re: High Falls @ Rochester, NY
Plug or boof?
Re: High Falls @ Rochester, NY
What for?
Re: High Falls @ Rochester, NY
The problem with it, and it's the same problem for all the major falls on the Genesee, is that the gradient comes from the Niagara escarpment, so the geological makeup is pretty similar to Niagara. The rock is very shale-y and of crappy quality, and breaks away, leaving a lot of debris at the bottom. To put that into context, when Jesse Sharp attempted Niagara in 1990, people theorized that he hit a rock either on the way down or at the bottom.
So even though there look like some nice lines to melt down into a good plug, there is a story at the bottom of the falls as well. That and that the water level is controlled for hydro, and the rio is rarely cranking
So even though there look like some nice lines to melt down into a good plug, there is a story at the bottom of the falls as well. That and that the water level is controlled for hydro, and the rio is rarely cranking
Chris Loomis
Re: High Falls @ Rochester, NY
Well... nice to get some feedback.....
for the record... I did find the line (to the bar) and nailed it! The adult beverage was tasty!
for the record... I did find the line (to the bar) and nailed it! The adult beverage was tasty!
Paul C.
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Re: High Falls @ Rochester, NY
Was that the "sneak" route or "hero" line?
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Re: High Falls @ Rochester, NY
Depends on you're point of view I guess! For me - definitely the HERO line! But the wife might call it the "sneak" route! I'm good with either... it all worked out fine!
Paul C.
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Re: High Falls @ Rochester, NY
I don't know how tall that puppy is but the rail cars top left in the photo are 50 footers.