Climbing Area Index / North Bald Cap / The Road North (5.8)
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Photo by Dave Gougen |
| Start 50 ft. right of Ingy's |
5-6 pitches pitch 1 and 2 can be combined. Perfect rock with a spectacular last pitch. Dustin Cormier did the crux pitch, hand bolted, on lead. A spectacular job.
Pitch 1: Climb the slab to the trees. 5.2
Pitch 2: Move left 60 ft. 5.2
Pitch 3: Climb straight up a white face to an over lap and belay at 2 bolts. 5.6
Pitch 4: Straight up through the overlap (bolt) then right at 2 o clock to a 2 bolt belay. 60 m 5.7
Pitch 5: Continue up to the grey blocky headwall above and belay in the woods. 60 meters
Descent. Walk climbers left 25 feet to the rappel anchors on October Sundae. 5 double rope raps brings you down to the base.
Pitch 6: Climb perfetly clean slab up and left past 1 bolt struggle over tree then to a 2 bolt belay
60 m 1 cm 5.7
Pitch 7: Climb straight up perfect slab to trees 40m 5.8
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| standard rack & 2 ropes
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| rappel the route with 2 ropes |
| 2012 - Paul Cormier and Dustin Cormier |
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