Bon Echo

Andriy Kolos and friends attempt to find out who the Lady is Laughing at in A Bon Echo WI "Hard" 4

I have always been intrigued by the guidebook description "…in any condition it is a committing climb. It was well ahead of its time when first ascended…" I decided to postpone a visit. After running across the climb in Adcock's guide, then again in Ferguson's Gripped article I delayed my encounter some more, because the climbing looked way hard! Oh, she was laughing…

by Kit Moore

Where is John Turner? I'd like to meet this man, who had the courage and imagination to put up routes like FM in the Adirondacks, Recompense in New Hampshire and the Joke at Bon Echo. I'd especially like to thank him for putting up Sweet Dreams, my favourite Bon Echo route.