New Hampshire
Regions:
- Belknap County (12)
- Carroll County (363)
- Cheshire County (15)
- Coos County (23)
- Grafton County (706)
- Hillsborough County (12)
- Merrimack County (0)
- Rockingham County (182)
- Strafford County (5)
- Sullivan County (0)
About New Hampshire:
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New Hampshire, also known as the Granite State, is home to perhaps the best and most diverse climbing East of the Rockies. Scattered throughout this relatively small state are some of the East’s premier climbing destinations, whether you prefer trad, sport, bouldering, waterfall ice, alpine, or mountaineering routes. Whatever the season you opt to visit, you are sure to have a wide variety of vertical fun from which to choose! For beautiful granite crags in a picturesque setting, the area surrounding North Conway in Mt. Washington Valley is hard to beat. Topping this list are Cathedral and Whitehorse Ledges, both located in Echo Lake State Park. Primarily a trad climbing paradise, these two cliffs offer some of the best crack, friction, and face climbing available anywhere. Neighboring cliffs such as Sundown, Band M, Humphrey's, and a host of others all offer a range of unique single to multi-pitch routes and are located just a short drive away. Sport climbing came relatively late to the Granite State, however by the late 1980’s Rumney had begun to gain a following among the clip and go crowd. Access, at one time threatened, was secured in the 90’s by a large land purchase brokered by the Access Fund, who then turned the land over to the Forest Service. The Rumney Climber’s Association, who enjoy a wonderful working relationship with the NFS, manages climbing anchors and trail work. Today, Rumney boasts a wide variety of safely bolted climbs of all grades, including the highest concentration of 5.14 routes anywhere in the country. For those who prefer crash pads to ropes, Pawtuckaway State Park is the heart of New Hampshire bouldering. Endless granite boulders wind their way through dense pine and hardwood forests, with literally hundreds of existing routes and huge potential for more. Rumney also contains a wonderful selection of problems, the metamorphic schist creating a totally unique bouldering experience.
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Routes
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Rating | Route | Difficulty | Ascents |
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combo action | 5.8 | 0 | |
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Shoe String Gully (5) | WI3 | 2 | |
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Thin Air (1) | 5.6 | 1 | |
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Chia | WI3 | 2 |
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upper refuse (Cathedral Ledge) (2) | 5.6 | 3 |
Forum Discussions (14 posts)
| Subject | Author | Replies | Last Post | |
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| Any Bouldering near Winnipesaukee? | BFantana | 6 | Aug 04 2009, 9:12 AM | |
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Dr. No, rumney | mark74 | 0 | Jun 09 2009, 11:42 AM |
| Top Roping near Dartmouth | Extant | 3 | May 27 2009, 12:23 PM | |
| Old NH Guidebooks | basilisk | 2 | Feb 17 2009, 6:06 PM | |
| Educate me on North Conway | scrapedape | 17 | Aug 27 2008, 10:54 AM | |
| lost climbing shoes | yankeeclimber | 4 | Aug 17 2008, 5:54 PM | |
| lost wedding rings- pawtuckaway | hugitout | 1 | Jul 14 2008, 2:21 PM | |
| Keene NH climbing?? | morerockplease | 2 | Jun 20 2008, 10:13 AM | |
| Climbing with small kids, Southern NH | TradEddie | 1 | Jul 02 2008, 4:49 PM | |
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north conway | tjt | 0 | May 28 2008, 5:26 PM |
| Pawtuckaway in late July? | bolderer | 3 | May 21 2008, 2:58 PM | |
| Listings by County !?! | acherry | 2 | Aug 11 2008, 10:01 AM | |
| How is North Conway? | dreday3000 | 14 | Aug 23 2007, 12:54 PM | |
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Mt. whiteface | mmmaax | 0 | Nov 20 2006, 12:03 PM |





