NEClimbs - information for New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont rock and ice climbers
BugCON 4: almost too intense for climbing, DEET required
4 out of a possible 5
Climbing Area Index / Cathedral Ledge / The Hobbit (5.13b /c PG (5.12aX))
Directions:  Start between Bongo Flake & Mines of Moria, (right where the boulder meets the cliff).
Description: Possibly the hardest trad route in New England with major committment!
    Pitch 1: Make a series of dynamic lunges to horizontals, over the roof & up the face past 2 bashies on right. Crux requires a green alien or an offset cam behind questionable flake. There is scary runout climbing above over second roof.

Gear: standard rack with small cams
Descent: rappel
History:  November 18,1999 - Peter Viato, Tim Kemple

 

NEClimbs on Facebook
NEClimbs on Facebook
RSS Reader Feed
RSS Feed for NEClimbs, the New England rock and ice climbing resource
The ACCESS Fund, Protect America's Climbing
Friends Of The Ledges
Bagels Plus
the American Alpine Club
Mount Washington Valley Climbers Cooperative
International Mountain Equipment
International Mountain Climbing School
Savage Mountain Gear
Equinox Guiding Service LLC
Sponsors & Donors
View Current List