Whitehorse Ledge  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Lat, Long:  44.0545, -71.1668 Map Page Views:  231,792. Good page? (2 likes)    Administrators:  Jay Knower, M Sprague, lee hansche, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  lee hansche on Jan 16, 2007 Make this area a Favorite What's New  Printer View Add Area  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event  Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue 70° | 41° 50° | 37° 55° | 36° 63° | 37° 73° | 48°

A shot of Whitehorse from the road

Description 

Whitehorse Ledge is a huge chunk of granite that is host to a wide variety of climbing styles from face climbs to cracks to of course slabs. The cliff is known for its stellar slab climbing. Often bold and always what you think of when you think slab. Routes like Standard Route (5.5), Interloper (5.10c), and Sliding Board (5.7) set the standard in New England for slab climbing.

As you follow the cliff south, it gets progressively steeper and steeper until you get to the south buttress a collection of cracks and face climbs that deserves much more attention. Here the gems are climbs like the classic link up Hotter Than Hell (5.9) to Inferno (5.8), Atlantis (5.10b), and a host of killer exposed mostly bolted (but not sport bolted)face climbs.

The variety at Whitehorse makes it hard to include everything. For example, the routes are of all varieties from short crack climbs to 1000+ft smooth slabs. Some routes eat up gear while others run out entire pitches all the way to the anchor.

Best thing to do is find a climb that suits you and get after it. Climbing on this cliff, rich with history, variety and personality will help you learn the skills you need to climb anywhere you please.

The south buttress is a prime area to climb in the colder months due to its southern exposure.

Getting There 

From EMS/IME in North Conway hook up with river rd. after less than a mile turn left on to west side road. Follow for a mile or so (you will pass the lobster trap restaurant). Turn right in to the white mountain hotel and resort, take your first right (toward the hotel) park in the lot near the maintenance shed. DO NOT PARK IN THE HOTEL LOT, that's for the sophisticated types. Walk up the road while hotel guests give you funny looks and find the trail in the corner of the main parking lot.
The slabs will be in front of you another trail takes you south through the wood to access the south buttress

The Classics

Featured Route For Whitehorse Ledge

Children's Crusade 5.11a  NH : Whitehorse Ledge : 5. Children's Crusade Wall

Pitch 1: climb up the left-leaning dike and traverse right at an angle piton in a solution pocket, make technical moves up a overlap clipping two well spaced bolts. Make a difficult, mantle move (crux)stand up and clip a bolt (with relief) and follow the left trending dike on square cut holds to a two bolt anchor on the left.Pitch 2: climb just right of the belay on small holds protected by two bolts. Continue up overlaps, placing traditional gear trending left to a two bolt anchor.Pitch 3: fro...[more]   Browse More Classics in NH

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the Whitehorse slabs as viewed from cathedral ledg...	looking up at me from lunch ledge on standard rout...	this wasn't a good day for climbing as you can see...
BETA PHOTO: an overview of Whitehorse...	Mystery Climber from the 1970's about to attempt t...	BETA PHOTO: Climbing the slabs of Whitehorse. Forgot to bring ...
Beginning of fall from up on Sliding Board	May 16 and plenty of snow on Mount Washington.Phot...	its all about light and fast these days... this is...