The Rusty Pitons: In New Jersey, Evidence of Rock Climbing 75 Years Ago

John Anderson, a longtime climber, traces the signs of technical climbers on New Jersey’s cliffs in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. He shares evidence that Fritz Wiessner may have pioneered routes, and the Tenth Mountain Division used the rock for training. Routes scale Windbeam, Kanouse, Green Pond, a...

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early rock climbing
North Jersey Highlands
hiking in New Jersey
Green Pond
NJ hiking history
New York rock climbing
Highlands climbing routes
rock climbing pioneers
WW II 10th Mountain Division
skiing in New Jersey
Watchung Amateur Ski Club
NJ geology
Newfoundland Gap
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climbing gear
early rock climbing
North Jersey Highlands
hiking in New Jersey
Green Pond
NJ hiking history
New York rock climbing
Highlands climbing routes
rock climbing pioneers
WW II 10th Mountain Division
skiing in New Jersey
Watchung Amateur Ski Club
NJ geology
Newfoundland Gap
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The Rusty Pitons: In New Jersey, Evidence of Rock Climbing 75 Years Ago
topic_facet NJ climbing
climbing gear
early rock climbing
North Jersey Highlands
hiking in New Jersey
Green Pond
NJ hiking history
New York rock climbing
Highlands climbing routes
rock climbing pioneers
WW II 10th Mountain Division
skiing in New Jersey
Watchung Amateur Ski Club
NJ geology
Newfoundland Gap
Nonfiction
description John Anderson, a longtime climber, traces the signs of technical climbers on New Jersey’s cliffs in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. He shares evidence that Fritz Wiessner may have pioneered routes, and the Tenth Mountain Division used the rock for training. Routes scale Windbeam, Kanouse, Green Pond, and Copperas Mountains.
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