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Elevation: 1,389 ft 423 m
GPS: 44.19169, -71.40523
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Shared By: Jonathan S on Feb 15, 2018
Admins: Jay Knower, M Sprague, Jeffrey LeCours, Jonathan S, Robert Hall

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Winter Trains??? On Dec 17th, 2018 around noon I saw a single engine plowing the tracks through the "cut" at the top of the notch. (By Elephant Head) and can only assume the engine cleared the whole way from Bartlett through the notch. Later in the winter of 2018-19 the tracks became totally filled in.  Whether  The Conway Scenic Railroad ("CSR") might run winter (Christmas???) trains in years of low snowfall is not known. Act accordingly.  R Hall NH Admin.

Up the road from North Conway and Frankenstein you can find a multitude of beautiful meandering lines and some hard stuff too.

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302 north from N. Conway or 302 south from i-93.

The sub-areas are described, roughly, south-to-north by the location of their access routes.

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Classic Climbing Routes at - Crawford Notch Ice & Mixed

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
WI3
 130
Left Hand Monkey Wrench
Ice
WI3+
 84
East Face Slab Right
Ice
WI2
 76
Cinema Gully
Ice 3 pitches
WI2
 78
Willey's Slide
Ice 3 pitches
WI4
 68
Read Between The Lines
Trad, Ice
WI4
 36
Gully 1
Ice
WI3 M1-2
 52
Green Chasm
Trad, Mixed, Ice, Alpine 2 pitches
WI5
 24
Great Madness
Ice 2 pitches
WI2+
 128
The Cleft
Ice 2 pitches
WI4-5 M3
 11
The Snot Rocket
Mixed, Ice 2 pitches
WI3-
 105
Upper Hitchcock Gully
Trad, Ice
WI5
 10
Out of Touch
Ice
WI4+ M8
 5
Dial M for Murder
Sport, Mixed, Ice
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a WI2 M1-2 Easy Snow
 187
Shoestring Gully
Mixed, Ice, Snow, Alpine 6 pitches
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a WI3- M3
 118
Hitchcock Gully (Lower)
Trad, Mixed, Ice 2 pitches
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Left Hand Monkey Wrench 7. Mt Willard (… > 04. E Face - Lower
 130
WI3 Ice
East Face Slab Right 7. Mt Willard (… > 05. E Face - Upper
 84
WI3+ Ice
Cinema Gully 7. Mt Willard (… > 02. Main Face (aka S…
 76
WI2 Ice 3 pitches
Willey's Slide 6. Mt Willey / Willey…
 78
WI2 Ice 3 pitches
Read Between The Lines 7. Mt Willard (… > 05. E Face - Upper
 68
WI4 Trad, Ice
Gully 1 7. Mt Willard (… > 02. Main Face (aka S…
 36
WI4 Ice
Green Chasm 5. Mt Webster - Winte…
 52
WI3 M1-2 Trad, Mixed, Ice, Alpine 2 pitches
Great Madness 7. Mt Willard (… > 02. Main Face (aka S…
 24
WI5 Ice 2 pitches
The Cleft 7. Mt Willard (… > 05. E Face - Upper
 128
WI2+ Ice 2 pitches
The Snot Rocket 7. Mt Willard (… > 06. Trestle / Top of…
 11
WI4-5 M3 Mixed, Ice 2 pitches
Upper Hitchcock Gully 7. Mt Willard (… > 05. E Face - Upper
 105
WI3- Trad, Ice
Out of Touch 7. Mt Willard (… > 05. E Face - Upper
 10
WI5 Ice
Dial M for Murder 7. Mt Willard (… > 05. E Face - Upper
 5
WI4+ M8 Sport, Mixed, Ice
Shoestring Gully 5. Mt Webster - Winte…
 187
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a WI2 M1-2 Easy Snow Mixed, Ice, Snow, Alpine 6 pitches
Hitchcock Gully (Lower) 7. Mt Willard (… > 04. E Face - Lower
 118
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a WI3- M3 Trad, Mixed, Ice 2 pitches
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