Fawns leap5/31/2023 ![]() Thanks so much for the update regarding the waterfall section of the website. New high-resolution topo maps will become available for the Catskills There will also be a new USGS topo map section. It has been a long road to get the waterfalls section up. But, this will not stop it from being published. Or, find old historical names if they can find them. The MTHS is also going to create names for some of the newly discovered falls. There are also some more waterfalls in the Winter Clove which haven't been documented.Ĥ. They have to clean up the pages, and add some missing waterfall information. We want to make sure that people are not harmed due to poor safety measures.ģ. Normal rules of hiking don't apply to waterfalls. The Waterfall Safety Hiking section has to be completed. There is also another waterfall over in the Winter Clove that might rank up there also, but it is a very small body of water.Ģ. Only part of the Lucas Kill Falls have been done. ![]() It is also possible that Lucas Kill Falls might fall somewhere in this range also. Needless to say, Buttermilk Falls are dangerous, and the Five Cascades are ridiculously dangerous. Then it will be registered in the waterfall database. The Five Cascades will become the 2nd highest in NYS (somewhere around ~400' I think). As some people already know, Buttermilk Falls will become the highest waterfall in NYS once they are done at 549'. Both of them have made several attempts to get in. Mike and Rich have to get into Buttermilk #5 and #6 to photograph and measure them. Before we can release it to the general public, the following has to happen:ġ. The waterfall section has not been released yet, but if you know where to go, you can get in there. Post Script- I hope for a speedy recovery for this fellow. I suppose the seconds of falling thrill can stay away boredom, but at what cost? A broken back? Spine? Paralysis of limbs? etc etc.Īt least there are points of reference for those who do "cliff jump". To endeavor to stand atop a large cliff in this area and then jump into a plunge pool is tempting fate, if you ask me. I once walked through the aforementioned clove and had a hard enough time not slipping on the algae covered rocks, while wearing vibram soled hiking shoes. To my understanding Plattes Clove and the Devils Kitchen is also a big "cliff jumping" destination. I shivered as I looked upon these people and took another sip of warm coffee to keep the goose bumps at bay. Our windshield thermometer read 60 degrees F. On the way to a hike last week my father and I drove past two young guys, while ascending the clove on 23a, they were shirtless and had dripping wet bathing suits, evidently just walking back to their illegally parked truck, after "jumping". ![]() Can't say I've taken a leap of faith like jumping off of "Fawns Leap" in a while. 40 years old and still cliff jumping? Well that is something else. As the above post indicates the crossing of Kaaterskill Creek can be VERY slippery. Some of my buddies would jump maybe a dozen times in any given day.Can't say I jumped that much, but the danger in this area is under rated. I used to partake in an occasional leap off of "Fawns Leap". Most people jump off the falls to the LEFT of the waterfalls - BUT, you must cross Kaaterskill Creek to get there. To learn more about Fawn's Leap Waterfall, click here But, if you slip while crossing Kaaterskill Creek, you can fall onto a bump in the falls, which can seriously injury you or even kill you. Fawn's Leap is 24' high and has a clear jump into the pool below. You cannot see the actual waterfall from Rt 23a. It is located in the Kaaterskill Clove between Bastion Falls and Palenville. Police speculate that he was jumping off the waterfalls, and did not accidentally fall off the waterfalls.įawn's Leap Waterfalls is located about 150' west of Moore's Bridge and is right next to Rt 23a. His identification and the specific details of his injuries are not being released to the public. It is our understanding that he was unconscious with a broken back and other serious injuries. ![]() He was transported to Albany Medical Center in Albany New York by Helicopter. A 40-year-old man broke his back and had serious injuries while jumping off Fawn Leap Waterfall around 2:30 pm on Sunday June 17, 2012.
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