W Mass grades- Sunbowl

Any wmass'ers keen to give me a quick left to right rundown on grades at the Sunbowl? I am thinking of heading out there this weekend and I'd love to know what I'm hoping on. I seem to remember that the hardest line is in the 11 range, yes?

i have an old handwritten topo somewhere at home but i do think the hardest route is 11b or maybe 11c. great session to do all the routes...

I will try to find the topo tonight.

of course you do joe...

This will be a little off but bare with me, furthermost left is a 5.6ish slab climb, the two to the right of that are 5.7-5.8ish but I dont remember climbing them so...,

to the right of that should be a 5.8 seperated but oddly traversing jugs with bad intermediates which is starts to the right of the obvious crack

to the right of that should be mono pocket 5.10 climb=the mono you clip off of is either second or third bolt,

in between these two climbs is a large block of stone where you can sit

to the right of that is a 5.11a=hardest route and looks relatively blank around bolt 3-4,

right of that is a fun 5.9/5.9+ should be right in front/leftish of a large tree

the rest of the climbs to the right are around 5.7-5.8

hope that helps!

Thanks all. Now I need the weather goods to smile on me. If all else fails, there is always Bub's BBQ!!!!!

I hear good things about Bub's, personally I really like The Hangar in Amherst, just got some amazing boneless chicken wings last night hahaha

Go to the hanger for the girls if nothing else

I think I know the exact waitress you're talking about hahaha

Joe, you wouldn't be one of those hoarding types with stacks of newspapers filling your living room, would you? :))

I havent been there in a little over a year but that topo makes no sense to me.

hahah thats funny stuff...

Hey Josh, take the topo, go to the cliff and it should make sense. Worked well for me when I went...

Ha ha, Mark, only hoard important stuff (like topos to obscure W. Mass craglets)....

Where does that big flat rock at the base fit into this? If you can remember...

I don't remember the base. This is just a topo that the guys who put up the routes gave me with some rough directions. I seem to remember being able to figure out the routes by starting on one side of the cliff and working my way to the right. Now, if someone added in more bolts since this was drawn up, then it might be worthless...

I'm with Josh on this one. There is one 11 and maybe 2 10's. That topo makes no sense to me at all.

My very old Falcon New England Climbing guide has a topo for Sunbowl - amazon.com/Rock-Climbing-En…

Frankly it really isn't worth more than 1 or 2 visits. Flashed the middle 10b-ish route and the 11 doesn't look to be on the hard 11 side. Almost got my car stuck in the mud en route to the parking area so be careful after rain.

That sounds right to me