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It's Not What It Seems

5.9-, Sport, 70 ft (21 m),  Avg: 2.3 from 39 votes
FA: Joe Perez, Al Hospers, Judy Perez and Jeff Lea
New Hampshire > WM: N Conway > 02. Humphrey's… > 1. The Geriatric Walls

Description

Starts on the right side of the ledge. climb up past 2 bolts on easy slab to a horizontal. climb past 3 bolts to a rest ledge before the crux.Clip the bolt and grab a flake by your stomach and get high feet and make a reach for a good right hand sloper. Its not as far as it looks. Gain the ledge and then its easy 5.4 climbing to the top.

Location

This is the sport route on the right of the raised ledge.

Protection

8 Bolts to bolted anchor

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Rob Albert
  5.9
[Hide Comment] This is a 9 in Handren's book, and it felt like a 9 to me - moving up and over. Aug 21, 2016
Lee Cullivan
Maine
  5.9
[Hide Comment] The crux move felt solid 5.9 to me but maybe because it was my first time on it and it was dirty and hard to see where to go. I also didn't finish the easier part of the route because at the ledge after the crux there is a nice set of rap rings (directly above New Blood). I belayed from there and practiced a rap with my partner. This was a good route overall and could use some more traffic to keep it clean. Did after a few rainy days and it was mostly dry while Gaggle of Geese 5.8 was unclimbable. Jul 9, 2023