Bouldering Hall near Lebanon, NH

Hey,

I am visiting Lebanon for Business from 19th October to 27th October. Is there a Bouldering Hall near Lebanon where I can continue my training? Or is the weather nice enough to go outside sport climbing?

Greetings from Nuremberg (in Germany).

Jasmin

There are three indoor places to climb/boulder. Green Mountain Climbing Center in Quechee VT vermontclimbing.com/quechee… ; River Valley Club in Centera Park rivervalleyclub.com/ ; and a gym at Dartmouth (54 Tuck Mall).

These three will keep you busy for more than a week.

My Hotel is near to the River Valley Club, so I was there the last time. But this is not really nice to do some bouldering (without having someone to belay). Do you know if one of the other two has a boulder area?

Thanks a lot,

Jasmin

None of those gyms (what we call them in the US)are really great for bouldering (well, I don't know about the one at Dartmouth so that could be OK). Further away, in Concord--about an hour's drive, Evolution is a good gym--the bouldering is somewhat limited but OK--and it is usually easy to find partners for roped climbing. However late October is an excellent time for outdoor climbing in New England--as long as it doesn't rain and Rumney--the best sport climbing area in the region, is less than an hour's drive from Lebanon.

The Dartmouth gym is all bouldering - very old school - angular plywood walls. there is also local outdoor bouldering scattered around - Etna, up by the Skiway etc. You could stop by the Outing Club and try and get beta.

As Alan said there is Rumney for ropes and some bouldering and Pawtuckaway for bouldering and some ropes,

Dartmouth gym is 100% bouldering and frankly for being an oldschool gym, I think its pretty awesome. Has a lot of really good features and shapes to the walls. Lots of roofs and overhang and a bridge type features. Very worth going there. May be a little awkward if you're not around college age though.

Thanks guys!

I will have a look at the Dartmouth gym, that's in range of the hotel shuttle. If the weather forecast is good enough I should perhaps bring with me my harness and Grigri, to go sport climbing at the weekend outside. Anyone likes to go with me? ;-)

I am climbing 6 UIAA, I guess that's 5.9 in the USA?

Thanks Jasmin