New Hampshire "Slide Climbs"?
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In the Adirondacks, there's a bunch of great 4th class slab climbs to summits... |
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Webster cliffs, Mt. Willard. |
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Lothian, I'd say Webster Cliffs and Willard are not exactly what you're looking for, they are 5th class climbs (look 'em up in Mtn Prjct or The Notches guidebook) while Adks slides are more 2nd, 3rd and maybe 4th class (although why one would use a rope on them is beyond me, since the rope is often a danger in knocking off loose rock) |
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Cool. I guess I was really thinking more about the 4th class aspect. I don't really care if it's a slab or a slide, just looking for 4th class "scrambles". |
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Hi Lothian, |
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When we did the Henderson Ridge we stayed relatively high on the Huntinton Ravine Trail before cutting over at about the level of the base of North Gully. A bit of "bad" slide alder, but all-in-all not a bad bushwhack. By starting a bit higher than the base of the climb, you can be going semi-downhill during the bushwhack...which is always easier than semi-uphill! We took a 60m 7.8mm (figued just double it up if we hit a short hard section, which we didn't) and a very light rack....a few wire nuts, yellow-Alien-sized, 0.5, 1.0 and 2 Camalots and 3-4 alpine draws. (over-the-shoulder slings) We found some pins for belays here-and-there. My (non-leading) partner was glad to have the rope, it also let us climb more directly. (go to the right for easier terrain). |
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Great topic! I love this type of hiking. Here's a cool website: http://www.theterrifying25.com/ I've done Flume Slide trail in the winter. It was unreal. Could be even harder in the summer if damp (you have no crampons!) |
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Henderson Ridge was a fun way to complicate a Mount Washington hike. Just a couple low 5th class moves that were totally optional. |
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Not fourth class per se, but South Baldface in Evans Notch has a steep slabby section that leads to a pretty neat kind of alpine garden area. |
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The most "Adirondack like" slide I've found in NH so far is "Guy's Slide" which RHall mentioned upthread. It is also called "High and Dry" I felt it is very similar to Bottle Slide on Giant Mountain in the Adirondacks. I thought it made for a real pleasant way up Mt. Lincoln. I added some photos and info here: https://www.mountainproject.com/route/114372675/lincolns-pinnacles-via-guys-slide |
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The Whites are older geologically than the Daks. They are comparatively piles of rubble. The daks are one of the youngest and fastest growing ranges around and are essentially a solid granite batholith with a thin veneer of dirt and vegetation, so when something like Irene comes through some of this sloughs off and viola the nice bare granite slides you see. Slides in the whites, mostly just rubble. |