What's your favorite obscure NH cliff?
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Yeah - Longstack doesn't get too crowded even with all the info online! Never quite understood that. Easy drive, easy approach. Plenty of choices! |
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Speaking oy young..years ago george hurley, then maybe 50 or so comes up to me and says "Want to do a new route" Like candy to a baby...."It's off Bear Notch" |
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I heard that the durham cliffs were crawling with poison ivy, any truth to that?N.percy was a fun solo, I been to the sugarloafs. I didnt think the tod swain routes were worth the paper to write them up. I think people like the social scene at rumney. And a lot of people dont like to carry a rack. And personally I dont like run out slab with 1/4 inch cap heads. Here is a good obscure area, lost river, some of the original routes have been reclaimed by lichen, but some of the new sport routes look fun but I cant get anyone to go there with me |
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Yeah June there's sone prison ivy around the Durham cliffs. With that said I usually get it easily and don't even have to touch it it seems! Never here though so don't let that deter you. |
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The rock band (or set of cliffs) that I was referring to earlier in the thread is located near the King Pine Ski Area in East Madison. More specifically, the crags are located just south and east of Purity Lake. If you walk in behind the Purity Spring resort ("Traditions" restaurant) on the cross-country ski trails for about a half-mile or so, you're there. You can easily see the cliffs if you are heading north on Rte. 153 from Effingham Falls. Just look out the driver's side window, and you can see them. The cliffs are pretty impressive, but I think that the rock is mostly choss. Anybody have more information? |
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Random babbling on line does not ruin a crag. A good topo posted on line with a short approach can ruin a crag. people are afraid to explore, they want a sure thing. a good topo gives them that sense of confidence. |
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It has got to be a really short approach. It seems like under 30 min is the limit for most people. 15 and many question the effort. An hour is "way out there". Hour and a half plus is qwazy. You might run into bears or your cell phone not work! |
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I am beginning to think Sykes will take the secrets of lost river to the grave with him, at least I will be collecting social security before the guide book comes out. He told me about it at least 15 years ago. But then again I remember when Echo was an obscure cliff. Speaking of obscure climbing, and I will probably get lynched for saying so, vt has some and now that there is a guide book my favorite obscure cliff has been over run. |
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Great thread! One of my favorites is White's Ledge in Bartlett. Just a nice spring and fall crag and quiet most of the time. Laid back (both in atmosphere and angle) and rarely busy. Just a nice place to be. And the upper pitches on Endeavor just never get old. It's only obscure because people don't want to drive ten minutes north of Cathedral and then hike (OMG) 15 minutes up a little hill. Oh, and if you want REALLY obscure classics, ask our own beloved woods gnome, Michael Hartrich (for $25 I'll tell you how you can find him). |
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I'd like to meet Mike. We could never figure out where his route 'Hunting Hawks' is out at Owls.. something thing like "follow flakes and corners" ..lots of them out there. |
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Agreed Peter - Endeavor just never gets old! Attitash Crag is good fun too. Something about "walking / wading across the river" makes it seem adventurous! |
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If you top out Endeavor, then go along the ridge trail, several pretty good routes are up there. Then if your whacked, continue to Stairs (same trail) and do a route there. |
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I enjoyed found ledge. Actually I do a day at lincoln every couple of years, it was better years ago when everything was freshly scrubbed. Gotta love lichen if you are going adventure climbing in new england. what about olivarin? The new routes are pretty well bolted. |
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Nice granite, few routes..I feel like Tonto |
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john strand wrote:Nice granite, few routes..I feel like TontoWHERE. |
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Should i violate guideline #1 and say "northern NH" |
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john strand wrote:Should i violate guideline #1 and say "northern NH"Guess I better start walking. |
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East side of Mt Hutchins..Pilot range |
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Damn John! Give it up! I'll send beer! |
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Lincoln wasnt bad when it was freshly scrubed. Any one know any thing about the cliff, big one that you see when driving west on the kank, north of the road, before you get to lincoln? |