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Smugglers' Notch Bouldering

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Even more popular than the cliffs, and perhaps even more popular than the ice, are the Smuggler's Notch boulders. Some featured in the now out of print New England Bouldering guidebook, here's a taste of what Smuggs has to offer pebble wrestlers.

Getting There

Drive to the top of rt. 108. From here you can navigate to the rest of the areas.

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ian sending
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Dan working beta on Blunt
[Hide Photo] Dan working beta on Blunt
Jacob Perry on the second ascent of the new-age mega-classic, "Butter Tub Factory".
[Hide Photo] Jacob Perry on the second ascent of the new-age mega-classic, "Butter Tub Factory".
The Notch in October
[Hide Photo] The Notch in October
Tom Dursch on the old school classic Bill Patten line, "Alien Spaceship". V?
[Hide Photo] Tom Dursch on the old school classic Bill Patten line, "Alien Spaceship". V?
Crash pad not required (photo - K. Lane)
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O'Reilly's Boulder
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Troy Fauteux
Henniker, NH
[Hide Comment] Smugglers Notch has some of the best boulder problems in the Northeast and for those who have never been you should really check it out! Here is a video I made featuring some of the hardest problems there. youtube.com/watch?v=UBqSpln… Nov 10, 2017
MattWallace
Center Harbor, NH
[Hide Comment] If the gate is closed how is the walk in? Manageable? May 8, 2018
Kristen Fiore
Burlington, VT
[Hide Comment] @mathewWallace The walk in isn't bad. Maybe 20-30 minutes depending on the boulder you're looking to climb. Park on the Jefferson (north) side for sure. May 8, 2018
bill patton
[Hide Comment] just to get the list out somewhere before I forget them all... wonder if anyone has ever repeated these all?

bp

Impossible problem
Big cottonwood
Little cottonwood
Red Cross
Trampoline
Marla's problem.
Stretch Armstrong
Long way home
Turning worm
Slapjack
First blood
Preacher
Set the controls
Chicken head direct
Boomerang
Howler
Forest thump
Kung pow
Skunk cave
Stand up arete ?
Rhode island ripper
Who gets the chicken
Easy but scary near long way home
Fallen angel
Waterfall
Masochist sit
Bloody Sunday
Misery out of the muck
Porn star
Right amigo
While you were greening
Darkness all day
Page 52 up in the woods
Seeking the sun crack problem
swamp monster Apr 27, 2021