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Metacomet - 5.5

Average Rating = 4.75/5 Average Rating : 4.75 out of 5
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Rock (Trad)
G
1
Standard rack to 3"
100
Consensus Ratings
  Difficulty 5.4
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure 4.25/5
  Rock Quality 5.00/5
  Scenery 4.25/5
  Fun Factor 5.00/5

Description:

There are two cliffs. The trail you take to get to this area goes down between the two. This climb is on the cliff to your left (as you face the two cliffs). Start 140' left of the gully (where the trail is) at a large half-circle white spot at ground level. Head up a black slab with good holds to a ledge below three cracks. Head over a bulge and straight up to another ledge to a cluster of cracks. Take a right-rising crack system to a steep wall. Get yourself over this on buckets to the top. (Instead of this right-rising crack system, follow a left-leaning crack out of the cluster to a left-rising ramp to the top. This makes the climb a 5.2). This info comes from the guidebook.

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Submitted by: ElleP on 2010-04-15
Views: 1126
Route ID: 104339

4 Ascents Recorded

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Ratings
  Difficulty 5.3
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Onsight Onsight ascent by: ciscodude on 2013-05-17 (View Climbing Log)

5 out of 5 stars Good starter climb

Good for starting the day I reckon. The entire cliff is a huge toprope area, so it gets crowded... Fun place though...

Added: 2013-05-17

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.3
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Top Rope Top Rope ascent by: ciscodude on 2012-04-30 (View Climbing Log)

5 out of 5 stars warm-ups

Fun place to warm up in the morning for more difficult climbs

Added: 2012-04-30

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.5
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Onsight Onsight ascent by: KVjay on 2009-09-15 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars Metacomet

Elly, Laska, and I

Added: 2010-04-15

Ratings
  Difficulty
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Second Second ascent by: ElleP on 2009-09-15 (View Climbing Log)

5 out of 5 stars Metacomet

This is a great climb. Honestly, King Philips Spring has a wide array of climb options. While there are not many climbs recorded, have fun. Play around. Both the left and the right cliffs have great options.

Added: 2010-04-15