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Junco
YDS: 5.8+ French: 5b Ewbanks: 16 UIAA: VI- ZA: 15 British: HVS 4c
| Type: | Sport, 1 pitch, 80' |
| Consensus: | YDS: 5.8+ French: 5b Ewbanks: 16 UIAA: VI- ZA: 15 British: HVS 4c [details] |
| FA: | Alan Cattabriga, 1989 |
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| Submitted By: | Kayte Knower on Oct 22, 2006 |
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Description
Junco starts with easy slab climbing. Thought provoking moves gain a stellar finger crack. Lay back and jam (crux) over the top bulge with considerable exposure and a fabulous view. My favorite 5.8 at Rumney.
Note - Watch that you don't get your rope stuck in the crack near the top. Check before your foot gets above the bolt and you can't flip it out with your toe.
Note - Watch that you don't get your rope stuck in the crack near the top. Check before your foot gets above the bolt and you can't flip it out with your toe.
Location
Junco is on the far right side of Jimmy Cliff, but left of the blunt arete of Lonesome Dove (10a). Easily identified by the finger crack at the top of the line.
Protection
Glue in bolts
Slideshow
Sarah making the long reach to the sloping rail on...
Tom on route
Shawn nearing the top of Junco. It made me feel li...
BETA PHOTO: The Junco and Lonesome Dove.
Katrina in the Junco
Junco
Josh Starting the Layback Section
BETA PHOTO: There is a no hands rest right here..
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By Patrick Bagley Oct 22, 2006 |
I suppose it would be hard to campus this one, huh? |
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By Steve Marr From: Colorado Springs, CO Apr 1, 2007 |
Great route. A long sling is useful at the third bolt. The layback moves near the top will make you think. |
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By BrianWinslow From: Concord, NH Aug 16, 2007 |
I had a rope get stuck in the top of the finger crack after I had moved onto the final slab, it sucked, watch out. This is an excellent route. |
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By KeithRD Sep 20, 2007 |
I also got the rope stuck in the crack on the top. I felt the tug from below just before I reached the anchor. Not fun, due caution. Probably due to the fact that I had no idea what I was doing at that point in my climbing.... |
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By Chris Duca From: Havertown, PA Dec 3, 2007 rating: 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
A great 5.8 which feels a bit more traditional than others of the same grade in Rumney. |
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By BTodd May 26, 2008 |
My friend and I agreed that this is the best climb on this section of the wall, even better than lonesome dove (which gets all the stars in the book..I think) |
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By Jeffrey.LeCours From: New Hampshire May 27, 2008 |
Ultra fun 5.8!! but be wary of the crack near the top. Had watched rope get caught up twice within the hour. |
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By matthewWallace From: plymouth, nh Dec 1, 2008 rating: 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
This is my all time favorite 5.8 it cannot be beat. I do this everytime I in the area. |
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By Adrian Kostrubiak From: Hanover, NH Oct 20, 2009 |
I'll echo what others have said: watch your rope at the crux, as mine got stuck in that finger crack. Otherwise, super fun and mellow route. |
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By S. Neoh May 24, 2010 rating: 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c |
I, too, got my rope stuck recently on this route. For me, first time in 20 years for getting a rope stuck during an ascent. Rather unusual situation. Also, the quick-clips (3 of them) on the anchor are already quite worn so please help pass along the word not to TR directly through the quick clips. Thanks. |
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By Kevin Heckeler From: Upstate New York Mar 20, 2012 |
The verdict with the two parties I climbed this with on two ascents is that it's height dependent. Tall people have a much easier time at the upper crux. |
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By MLevine From: Nashua, NH Apr 6, 2013 |
I don't see this one ever getting old... |
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By Julia Lee From: Somerville, MA Apr 15, 2013 |
Junco might climb a little differently now. On 4/14, we watched some guy do some "cleaning" and take/rip off (on purpose) 2 huge flakes off Junco. |
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By M Sprague Administrator From: New England Apr 15, 2013 |
Whereabouts were the flakes, Julia? |
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By lee hansche Administrator From: goffstown, nh Apr 15, 2013 |
if they were on route he musta been a strong dude! cause thats a solid chunk of rock... i do remember some loose-ish flakes when i did a link up from junco in to lonesome dove, might have been over that way.... |
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By MLevine From: Nashua, NH Apr 15, 2013 |
A little disheartened to hear this....any more info would be appreciated. I'll be up there tomorrow and will check it out and report back. |
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By M Sprague Administrator From: New England Apr 15, 2013 |
From an email, it was a flake just above the climber's head in the picture "Tom on route". ..not sure if right or left. If it was actually loose, it was a public service. Lots of people hang out below. When the bolts went in years ago, I cleaned the route, including any loose stuff. (it cut in from the side originally, not up the slab) I remember a little that I wouldn't want to put gear behind, but thought they were fine to climb on. I left those, not wanting to be too heavy handed on an established climb. They could have loosened up more with all the traffic etc. Hopefully the character didn't change too much and the clips are still OK. The rock there is so nice. Change can be OK. |
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By Russell Cohen From: Redwood City, California Apr 22, 2013 |
I climbed this yesterday (post flake removal). It still went very fairly at 5.8+ and the bolts were still good. Classic route! |
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By kstanchak May 7, 2013 |
Climbed Junco this past Sunday. The guy who removed the flakes was climbing next to us. The rock blocks now make nice little belay seats right below the route. Bolts were solid. 8+ still seems appropriate. Super fun up top, although I don't think that crack was the most difficult section. |
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By Jon Hollander Jul 1, 2013 |
Did this with a mix of gear and bolts and found it to be a lot of fun. I thought the gear was really tricky (although the stances for placing were all really solid so I had time to play around with different pieces) and found small/medium offset nuts to be extremely useful. Added a bit of spice to an already great sport route. Definitely wouldn't do this on just gear as a beginner, like I am. It was really nice having the bolts right there when I wasn't sure about the gear! |
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By Lundy Bancroft Jul 16, 2013 |
I just heard that a big section at the bottom of The Junco (bottom two bolts) just fell off. Does anyone know if this is true? And if so, did it affect Lonesome Dove or Hammond Organ? (This may be a rumor from people who were confusing Junco with Jolt -- although they were saying the bottom of the route fell off, not the top. I still haven't heard whether this really happened or not.) UPDATE: Nothing happened at Junco. Whoever said that was obviously confusing it with Jolt, although even so they got the details wrong (top of Jolt fell off, not the bottom). The Junco is just the same as it has always been, I was just there. |
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By Nick Grant From: Natick, MA & Tamworth, NH Aug 3, 2013 rating: 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
I don't know if the bottom of Junco fell off. I climbed it again some time around the second week of July, 2013, and there was no change in the route then. I will say this about the route for those who haven't climbed it—it is without question (along with Lonesome Dove) one of the great aesthetic routes at Rumney. Hard? No. (I'd say 5.7) Fun and interesting on a beautiful short wall? Yes. Jimmy Cliff is high on Rattlesnake Mountain, and, as a result, there's a different feel to it compared to a lot of the other crags at Rumney. It's airier, not so much in the trees, and less claustrophobic. Granted it's a short climb, but It feels more like being up on Whitehorse or something like that. It's just a more open, expansive situation. Junco's line is obvious, attractive, and pleasantly sustained at the grade. If you like to rock climb, you'll love this route. |
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By kurt gregory From: Reading, PA Sep 16, 2014 |
not sure who handles the upkeep at rumney but I was just on junko this weekend and one of the quick clip anchors has a loose gate that stays about half way open. when you try to close it the gate just falls open again. the other anchor is in good shape but to be safe the first one should be replaced. |
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By Lynette Cornell From: Manchester, New Hampshire Oct 17, 2014 |
Did this one in a light rain, which made it all the more exciting! Big, beautiful holds become super tricky when slick with water and the jugs become little swimming pools for your fingers! The bottom part is a nice warmup boulder problem. |
