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Winter Is Coming

V5, Boulder, 15 ft (5 m),  Avg: 3.9 from 10 votes
FA: Ryan Loiselle, 11/21/2017
Massachusetts > Eastern, MA > Townsend, MA Bo… > Black Rock

Description

Sit start with left hand on edge or slopper and right hand pinch. Bring your feet up and find the sequence to traverse left across the mid-section of the overhanging wall. Top-out in-between the two cracks at the top of the boulder (see the images).

(There is a chalked up hold down low that is about to break off. The problem goes without using it)

Location

This is to the left of Should be Good. See the images.

Protection

At least 2-3 pads and a spotter.

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This shows the topout better.
[Hide Photo] This shows the topout better.
Photo taken the night of the FA!
[Hide Photo] Photo taken the night of the FA!
Lovely line!
[Hide Photo] Lovely line!
Took a header two days before I finally sent it. Gave me more motivation to get back on!
[Hide Photo] Took a header two days before I finally sent it. Gave me more motivation to get back on!
Such a fun line!
[Hide Photo] Such a fun line!
Dan climbing on Winter is Coming
[Hide Photo] Dan climbing on Winter is Coming

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Jim Sullivan
Shrewsbury MA
 
[Hide Comment] It was well worth the walk out there just to see this one. There is great movement; it's pretty much perfect. Great setting on a bend in the river with a swimming hole. Nov 25, 2017
Dan Knisell
MA
  V6
[Hide Comment] Shout out to Corey Decot who spied this line out. Mar 31, 2018
Dan Knisell
MA
  V6
[Hide Comment] Be prepared to climb at the grade. This is a route to be taken seriously, and it makes the send all the sweeter. Apr 21, 2018
zzx
  V5 PG13
[Hide Comment] Happened apon two of the locals who named the climbs and hopped on the boulder, good afternoon of climbing by the river. Apr 11, 2019
CrimpDaddy WesP
Chattanooga!!
  V5
[Hide Comment] IMHO, this is the best line the Townsend/Brookline area has to offer. Trillium is obviously a close second, but Alexander the Great and Conjecture/Speculation should also be on your list. Definitely worth the visit. You could easily get to all these problems in one day. Great if you're climbing in the V5/6 range.

I love boasting about the local areas just because they're local and l've got that soft spot for them. If you don't have time to drive to Pway, consider stopping at Black Rock/Stateline or Palmer Bartell, or all three. Sep 23, 2020
Sasha Soloviev
[Hide Comment] There is more graffiti on this boulder, and people have been making fires under it, which might have contributed to a hold breaking off (hard to tell from the other photos). The river makes for a nice setting, but the mosquitoes are fierce. Jul 29, 2023