Nutcracker 5.9+
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| Type: | Trad, 1 pitch, 75 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.10a [details] |
| FA: | Joe Cote, D Arey, w. freeman 1969 FFA Henry Barber, B Anderson 9/22/72 |
| Submitted By: | lee hansche on Feb 20, 2007 |
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Greg Jackson in good jams on 'Nut Cracker' 5.9+/5....
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Description Many find this climb to feel more 5.10ish but respect must go to Henry Barber and others for not bitching about grades and leading it with just nuts.
This beautiful crack ranges from fingers to wide hands and is stellar from top to bottom. The crux comes at about the 1/3 mark and involves thin fingers and/or long reaches to good locks. Many folks find the route to be a pumpy one If you are pumped at the top, the last moves of the route will feel a bit cruxy too.
Location This is the farthest left perfect crack climb at the Barber Wall.
Protection Lots of nuts (hence the name) and cams for the new-schoolers.
Actually, the new-schoolers comment is just for history. Do bring cams too.
Make sure to bring a #3 or #3.5 if its your first time on the route.
Greg scoping the second crux from good hands on 'N...
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Greg at the top of 'Nutcracker', Cathedral Ledge, ...
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Henry Barber on Nutcracker, 2001.
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BETA PHOTO: Nutcracker
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By Chris Duca
Administrator
From: Hinesburg, Vermont
Feb 26, 2007
| Whether you are a new or old school leader, a couple of large Cams (#3, #3.5) are a good idea at the off-hands bulge near the top. |
By john strand
From: southern colo
Jul 12, 2008
| Other than Lichen Delight, by FAR the best crack climb on the Barber wall. |
By lee hansche
Administrator
From: goffstown, nh
Jul 13, 2008
| I dont know about "by FAR" but its a contender for sure... Chicken Delight is my fave in this section (again, other than Lichen Delight)... any other votes? |
By CTYankee
May 5, 2009
| This will test your jamming technique. Tape up if jamming is not your specialty. The rock is very rough. You can easily spot those who have done battle with nutcracker by looking at their hands. |
By Mike Thompson
From: Manchester NH
May 5, 2009
| wicked wanna get on this route! next time im up there deffinately going down! .... at least attempting at going down :) |
By john strand
From: southern colo
Sep 30, 2009
| Chicken Suscks ! Almost as poor as Double V or Layton's |
By lee hansche
Administrator
From: goffstown, nh
Sep 30, 2009
| haha... wow... seriously? |
By Chalu Kim
Jul 31, 2011
| My partner and I agree this is the best route ever. #4 was useful. |
By hasan
From: portland,me
Aug 27, 2011
| Up to the bulge, it feels more face climbing with a finger lock thrown in here and there. There are plenty of the feet with an occasional need to cam your foot. Chicken Delight feels more like a pure crack climbing experience. |
By Peter Lewis
From: Bridgton, Maine
May 22, 2012
| In Jerry Handren's new guidebook for the North Conway area (SO MUCH NEW STUFF--available as of late May 2012) he gave Nutcracker the grade of .10a. Been waiting for that for 30 years. Thanks, Jerry! Now, if he'd only stuck .9 on Pine Tree Eliminate... |
By Peter Beal
From: Boulder Colorado
May 22, 2012
| Peter, great comment. 5.9 for Pine Tree will never happen :) |
By Matt Desenberg
From: Wells, Me
Nov 22, 2012
rating: 5.10a
| Such a good route! |
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