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Classic Climbs for New Hampshire

Mountain Project's determination of the most popular, highly-rated routes.

WI3 Steep Snow 245 ● Pinnacle Gully Ice, Snow, Alpine 3 pitches NH Ice & Mixed > Mt Washington > Huntington Ravine - W…
WI5 12 ● Way in the Wilderness Ice 2 pitches NH Ice & Mixed > - Kanc Ice > 3. Painted Walls Ice…
WI3+ 116 ● Chia Ice NH Ice & Mixed > Frankenstein Ice > 3. Amphitheater Area
WI4+ 206 ● Dracula Ice NH Ice & Mixed > Frankenstein Ice > 7. Dropline Area
WI4 84 ● The Penguin Ice 2 pitches NH Ice & Mixed > Frankenstein Ice > 6. Standard Route Area
WI4+ 101 ● Hobbit Couloir Ice NH Ice & Mixed > Frankenstein Ice > 3. Amphitheater Area
WI3+ M3 120 ● Pegasus Rock Finish Mixed, Ice 2 pitches NH Ice & Mixed > Frankenstein Ice > 3. Amphitheater Area
WI3+ 219 ● Standard Route Ice 2 pitches NH Ice & Mixed > Frankenstein Ice > 6. Standard Route Area
WI5+ M5 26 ● Remission Mixed, Ice 3 pitches NH Ice & Mixed > N Conway Area > Cathedral Ledge Ice C…
WI4+ 64 ● The Beast Ice NH Ice & Mixed > - Kinsman Notch > - Kinsman Notch Ice (…
V0+ 4+ 163 ● Cream Boulder Pawtuckaway > Round Pond > 03. Big & Tall
V1 5 306 ● Zig Zag Crack Boulder Rumney > … 1 > Zig Zag Area > Zig Zag Boulder
V2 5+ 133 ● The Whip Boulder Pawtuckaway > Round Pond > 04. The Whip
V4 6B 262 ● Overlooked Boulder Pawtuckaway > Trailside Boulders
V4 6B 88 ● Vintage Boulder Pawtuckaway > Boulder Natural > Storm Boulders
V5 6C 126 ● Spragueasorus Boulder Rumney > … 1 > Zig Zag Area > Spragueasorus Boulder…
V6 7A 162 ● Ride the Lightning Boulder Pawtuckaway > Boulder Natural > Storm Boulders
V6 7A 130 ● Terrorist Boulder Pawtuckaway > Boulder Natural > Storm Boulders
V6 7A 79 ● Red Right Hand aka Spitting Blood Boulder Pawtuckaway > Devil's Den Bou… > Red Right Hand/ Unive…
V8 7B 88 ● Dopeman Boulder Pawtuckaway > Round Pond > 04. The Whip
V8 7B 108 ● Leave It to Beaver Boulder Pawtuckaway > Devil's Den Bou… > Beaver Area
V11 8A 16 ● Stand & Deliver Boulder Pawtuckaway > Blair Woods > Swirley Boulder
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a R 365 ● Standard Route Trad 9 pitches Whitehorse Ledge > 07. The Slabs
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b WI4+ M3 179 ● Black Dike Trad, Mixed, Ice 3 pitches NH Ice & Mixed > - Franconia Notch > Cannon Ice Climbs
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 710 ● Thin Air Trad 4 pitches Cathedral Ledge > Thin Air Face
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 142 ● Coyote Rain Trad 2 pitches Lakes Region > … > Longstack Preci… > 4. Wonderland Wall
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 182 ● The Cormier-Magness Route Trad 8 pitches Whitehorse Ledge > 07. The Slabs
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 682 ● Whitney Gilman Ridge Trad, Alpine 6 pitches Cannon Cliff > 1. Whitney-Gilman Area
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R 208 ● Sliding Board Trad 9 pitches Whitehorse Ledge > 07. The Slabs
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 354 ● Toe Crack Trad 2 pitches Cathedral Ledge > Thin Air Face
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 282 ● The West Chimney Trad 3 pitches WM: Franconia N… > Hounds Hump Rid… > Eaglet
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 232 ● Northeast Ridge of the Pinnacle Trad 7 pitches WM: Pinkham / P… > 05. Huntington Ravine
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 156 ● After All This Time Sport Rumney > Balcony
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 181 ● Turner's Flake Trad Cathedral Ledge > Thin Air Face
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 564 ● Moby Grape Trad, Alpine 7 pitches Cannon Cliff > 4. Moby Grape Area
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 339 ● Bombardment Trad 2 pitches Cathedral Ledge > Lower Left Wall / Ven…
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 232 ● Inferno Trad 4 pitches Whitehorse Ledge > 02. S Buttress > Inferno - Atlantis Area
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 221 ● Reppys Crack Trad, Alpine Cannon Cliff > 4. Moby Grape Area
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 865 ● Junco Sport Rumney > Jimmy Cliff
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 411 ● Pine Tree Eliminate Trad Cathedral Ledge > Airation Buttress
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 924 ● Metamorphosis Sport Rumney > Armed & Dangerous (Ma…
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a WI5 M4-5 68 ● Repentance Mixed, Ice 3 pitches NH Ice & Mixed > N Conway Area > Cathedral Ledge Ice C…
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 400 ● Recompense Trad 3 pitches Cathedral Ledge > Prow Area
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 528 ● They Died Laughing Trad, TR Cathedral Ledge > N End
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 235 ● The Beast Flake Trad Cathedral Ledge > Prow Area
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 354 ● Bird's Nest Trad Cathedral Ledge > N End
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A0 R 138 ● Vertigo Trad, Aid, Alpine 4 pitches Cannon Cliff > 4. Moby Grape Area
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 86 ● The Horn Trad Pawtuckaway > Upper Cliff
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 286 ● Smokestack Sport Rumney > New Wave
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 932 ● Underdog Sport Rumney > Main Cliff
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 947 ● Lonesome Dove Sport Rumney > Jimmy Cliff
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 233 ● The Book of Solemnity Trad 2 pitches Cathedral Ledge > Barber Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 234 ● Nutcracker Trad Cathedral Ledge > Barber Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 433 ● Jolt Sport Rumney > Hinterlands
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 253 ● Diedre Trad 5 pitches Cathedral Ledge > Diedre Area
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 204 ● The Slot Trad Cathedral Ledge > N End
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 1,032 ● Armed and Dangerous, and Off My… Sport Rumney > Armed & Dangerous (Ma…
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 475 ● Millenium Falcon Sport Rumney > Main Cliff
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 98 ● VMC Direct Direct Trad, Alpine 9 pitches Cannon Cliff > 3. Big Wall
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 84 ● Duet Direct Trad, Alpine 2 pitches Cannon Cliff > 2. Duet Area etc
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 633 ● Waimea Sport Rumney > Waimea
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 501 ● Centerpiece Sport Rumney > Bonsai
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 531 ● Peer Pressure Sport Rumney > Bonsai
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b V2 5+ 111 ● Black Jack Crack Trad, Boulder Rumney > … 1 > Black Jack Boul… > Black Jack Boulder
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 380 ● Tropicana Sport 2 pitches Rumney > Orange Crush
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 203 ● Airation Trad 2 pitches Cathedral Ledge > Airation Buttress
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 82 ● Lichen Delight Trad Cathedral Ledge > Barber Wall
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 373 ● Flying Hawaiian Sport Rumney > Waimea
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 67 ● Camber Trad 2 pitches Cathedral Ledge > Airation Buttress
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 81 ● Future Shock Trad 2 pitches Whitehorse Ledge > 06. Echo Roof
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a 146 ● Oh My! finish Sport Rumney > Orange Crush
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 251 ● Black Mamba Sport Rumney > Orange Crush
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 250 ● Apocalypse Later Sport Rumney > Apocalypse Walls
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 110 ● The Prow Trad 6 pitches Cathedral Ledge > Prow Area
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 146 ● The Crusher Sport Rumney > Orange Crush
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 212 ● Peanut Man Sport Rumney > Main Cliff
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 391 ● Social Outcast Sport Rumney > Bonsai
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 138 ● Stoned Temple Pilot Sport Rumney > Prudential
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 78 ● Romper Room Sport WM: Kancamagus… > Sundown Ledge > Main Cliff
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 271 ● Technosurfing Sport Rumney > Waimea
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 137 ● Whip Tide Sport Rumney > Waimea
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 285 ● Flesh For Lulu Sport Rumney > Meadows > Holderness Corner
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 119 ● Eyeless in Gaza Sport WM: Kancamagus… > Sundown Ledge > Main Cliff
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 189 ● Giant Man Sport Rumney > Hinterlands
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 127 ● Venus on a Halfshell Sport Rumney > Venus Wall
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 87 ● Restless Native Sport Rumney > Waimea
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 120 ● Flying Monkeys Sport Rumney > Orange Crush
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 70 ● Aquarius Sport Rumney > Waimea
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 58 ● Tsunami Sport Rumney > Waimea
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 40 ● Man Overboard Sport Rumney > Waimea
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 61 ● Anaconda-Da-Vida Sport Rumney > Orange Crush
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 72 ● Butt Bongo Fiesta Sport Rumney > Waimea
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c 20 ● Coral Sea Sport Rumney > Waimea
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c 62 ● Beat Junkie Sport Rumney > Main Cliff
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c 40 ● Thin Man Sport Rumney > Main Cliff
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c 107 ● Predator Sport Rumney > Orange Crush
5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a 26 ● Urban Surfer Sport Rumney > Waimea
5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a 16 ● Rocket Man Sport Rumney > Main Cliff
5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a 14 ● Parallel Universe Sport Rumney > Monsters from the Id
5.14b 8c 33 X+ 33 E9 7b 13 ● China Beach Sport Rumney > Waimea

● Pinnacle Gully

NH Ice & Mixed > Mt Washington > Huntington Ravine - W…

245

WI3 Steep Snow Ice, Snow, Alpine 3 pitches

● Way in the Wilderness

NH Ice & Mixed > - Kanc Ice > 3. Painted Walls Ice…

WI5 Ice 2 pitches

● Chia

NH Ice & Mixed > Frankenstein Ice > 3. Amphitheater Area

116

WI3+ Ice

● Dracula

NH Ice & Mixed > Frankenstein Ice > 7. Dropline Area

206

WI4+ Ice

● The Penguin

NH Ice & Mixed > Frankenstein Ice > 6. Standard Route Area

WI4 Ice 2 pitches

● Hobbit Couloir

NH Ice & Mixed > Frankenstein Ice > 3. Amphitheater Area

101

WI4+ Ice

● Pegasus Rock Finish

NH Ice & Mixed > Frankenstein Ice > 3. Amphitheater Area

120

WI3+ M3 Mixed, Ice 2 pitches

● Standard Route

NH Ice & Mixed > Frankenstein Ice > 6. Standard Route Area

219

WI3+ Ice 2 pitches

● Remission

NH Ice & Mixed > N Conway Area > Cathedral Ledge Ice C…

WI5+ M5 Mixed, Ice 3 pitches

● The Beast

NH Ice & Mixed > - Kinsman Notch > - Kinsman Notch Ice (…

WI4+ Ice

● Cream

Pawtuckaway > Round Pond > 03. Big & Tall

163

V0+ 4+ Boulder

● Zig Zag Crack

Rumney > … 1 > Zig Zag Area > Zig Zag Boulder

306

V1 5 Boulder

● The Whip

Pawtuckaway > Round Pond > 04. The Whip

133

V2 5+ Boulder

● Overlooked

Pawtuckaway > Trailside Boulders

262

V4 6B Boulder

● Vintage

Pawtuckaway > Boulder Natural > Storm Boulders

V4 6B Boulder

● Spragueasorus

Rumney > … 1 > Zig Zag Area > Spragueasorus Boulder…

126

V5 6C Boulder

● Ride the Lightning

Pawtuckaway > Boulder Natural > Storm Boulders

162

V6 7A Boulder

● Terrorist

Pawtuckaway > Boulder Natural > Storm Boulders

130

V6 7A Boulder

● Red Right Hand aka Spitting…

Pawtuckaway > Devil's Den Bou… > Red Right Hand/ Unive…

V6 7A Boulder

● Dopeman

Pawtuckaway > Round Pond > 04. The Whip

V8 7B Boulder

● Leave It to Beaver

Pawtuckaway > Devil's Den Bou… > Beaver Area

108

V8 7B Boulder

● Stand & Deliver

Pawtuckaway > Blair Woods > Swirley Boulder

V11 8A Boulder

● Standard Route

Whitehorse Ledge > 07. The Slabs

365

5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a R Trad 9 pitches

● Black Dike

NH Ice & Mixed > - Franconia Notch > Cannon Ice Climbs

179

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b WI4+ M3 Trad, Mixed, Ice 3 pitches

● Thin Air

Cathedral Ledge > Thin Air Face

710

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 4 pitches

● Coyote Rain

Lakes Region > … > Longstack Preci… > 4. Wonderland Wall

142

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 2 pitches

● The Cormier-Magness Route

Whitehorse Ledge > 07. The Slabs

182

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 8 pitches

● Whitney Gilman Ridge

Cannon Cliff > 1. Whitney-Gilman Area

682

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad, Alpine 6 pitches

● Sliding Board

Whitehorse Ledge > 07. The Slabs

208

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R Trad 9 pitches

● Toe Crack

Cathedral Ledge > Thin Air Face

354

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 2 pitches

● The West Chimney

WM: Franconia N… > Hounds Hump Rid… > Eaglet

282

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 3 pitches

● Northeast Ridge of the Pinn…

WM: Pinkham / P… > 05. Huntington Ravine

232

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 7 pitches

● After All This Time

Rumney > Balcony

156

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport

● Turner's Flake

Cathedral Ledge > Thin Air Face

181

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad

● Moby Grape

Cannon Cliff > 4. Moby Grape Area

564

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 Trad, Alpine 7 pitches

● Bombardment

Cathedral Ledge > Lower Left Wall / Ven…

339

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches

● Inferno

Whitehorse Ledge > 02. S Buttress > Inferno - Atlantis Area

232

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 4 pitches

● Reppys Crack

Cannon Cliff > 4. Moby Grape Area

221

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Alpine

● Junco

Rumney > Jimmy Cliff

865

5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport

● Pine Tree Eliminate

Cathedral Ledge > Airation Buttress

411

5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad

● Metamorphosis

Rumney > Armed & Dangerous (Ma…

924

5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport

● Repentance

NH Ice & Mixed > N Conway Area > Cathedral Ledge Ice C…

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a WI5 M4-5 Mixed, Ice 3 pitches

● Recompense

Cathedral Ledge > Prow Area

400

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 3 pitches

● They Died Laughing

Cathedral Ledge > N End

528

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, TR

● The Beast Flake

Cathedral Ledge > Prow Area

235

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad

● Bird's Nest

Cathedral Ledge > N End

354

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad

● Vertigo

Cannon Cliff > 4. Moby Grape Area

138

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A0 R Trad, Aid, Alpine 4 pitches

● The Horn

Pawtuckaway > Upper Cliff

5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad

● Smokestack

Rumney > New Wave

286

5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport

● Underdog

Rumney > Main Cliff

932

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport

● Lonesome Dove

Rumney > Jimmy Cliff

947

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport

● The Book of Solemnity

Cathedral Ledge > Barber Wall

233

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 2 pitches

● Nutcracker

Cathedral Ledge > Barber Wall

234

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad

● Jolt

Rumney > Hinterlands

433

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport

● Diedre

Cathedral Ledge > Diedre Area

253

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 5 pitches

● The Slot

Cathedral Ledge > N End

204

5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad

● Armed and Dangerous, and Of…

Rumney > Armed & Dangerous (Ma…

1,032

5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport

● Millenium Falcon

Rumney > Main Cliff

475

5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport

● VMC Direct Direct

Cannon Cliff > 3. Big Wall

5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad, Alpine 9 pitches

● Duet Direct

Cannon Cliff > 2. Duet Area etc

5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad, Alpine 2 pitches

● Waimea

Rumney > Waimea

633

5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport

● Centerpiece

Rumney > Bonsai

501

5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport

● Peer Pressure

Rumney > Bonsai

531

5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport

● Black Jack Crack

Rumney > … 1 > Black Jack Boul… > Black Jack Boulder

111

5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b V2 5+ Trad, Boulder

● Tropicana

Rumney > Orange Crush

380

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport 2 pitches

● Airation

Cathedral Ledge > Airation Buttress

203

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad 2 pitches

● Lichen Delight

Cathedral Ledge > Barber Wall

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad

● Flying Hawaiian

Rumney > Waimea

373

5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport

● Camber

Cathedral Ledge > Airation Buttress

5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad 2 pitches

● Future Shock

Whitehorse Ledge > 06. Echo Roof

5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad 2 pitches

● Oh My! finish

Rumney > Orange Crush

146

5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport

● Black Mamba

Rumney > Orange Crush

251

5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport

● Apocalypse Later

Rumney > Apocalypse Walls

250

5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport

● The Prow

Cathedral Ledge > Prow Area

110

5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad 6 pitches

● The Crusher

Rumney > Orange Crush

146

5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport

● Peanut Man

Rumney > Main Cliff

212

5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport

● Social Outcast

Rumney > Bonsai

391

5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport

● Stoned Temple Pilot

Rumney > Prudential

138

5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport

● Romper Room

WM: Kancamagus… > Sundown Ledge > Main Cliff

5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport

● Technosurfing

Rumney > Waimea

271