New Hampshire is the Granite State. The state motto is "Live Free or Die." Need more be said?
Overview of the regions Map modified from original in visitnh.gov/information/abo…
Actually though, the rock in this state comes in many forms, from the rounded boulders of *Pawtuckaway in the South to the clean fractured granite of *Cannon Cliff in the North. We even have a world class sport climbing area, though the cliffs at *Rumney are mostly schist. On the other side of the mountains, North Conway has its own scene and two of the best trad cliffs around. Cathedral and *Whitehorse Ledges are just minutes from town. All of this within a state that is small enough to fit into some of your National Parks out West.
Whether you consider yourself a hard core traditionalist or a sport climbing wunderkind, there is a wealth of climbing to be found in this small state. Plus, there's some die-hard Libertarian blood around here, so don't expect to pay any taxes. And fall around these parts can be pretty close to heaven.
The Monadnock Region is home to fantastic rock and ice alike. Hewes Hill, Marlow Profile, Bear's Den, Fall Mountain, Keene RR Cut, the Cheese Cut. What's not to love?
The Merrimack Valley hosts one the best cliffs in the south... unfortunately there's restricted access due to it being at an air force site where they still find unexploded ordinance (Joe English Hill). I guess we've still got Rock Rimmon, ey? Jokes aside, *Pawtuckaway is the southern NH crown jewel - world class bouldering accompanied with great trad and ice climbing.
The Southeast / Seacoast part of the state also has a nice bouldering. The highest concentration can be found around Exeter. Don't miss Stonehouse Pond for some climbing and a swim.
The Lakes Region has undergone some major development in the New Durham Area, specifically at Longstack Precipice and Devil's Den by the Chinos Mountain Club. *Rumney is located within the Lakes Region map but is such a popular destination we've kept it on the main page.
The White Mountains region holds the majority of New Hampshire's climbing with a mix of sport, traditional, and outback alpine experiences. We've broken this region into subareas (prefixed with WM) based on pockets of climbing areas, frequently named after the notch or town they are near. A rough overview map of the White Mountain region is here The most popular areas (*Cannon Cliff, *Cathedral Ledge, and *Whitehorse Ledge) are currently listed on the main page.
The Great North Woods region has seen more activity recently with routes on North Bald Cap, Outlook and Mt Forist, although it may be better known for areas in the * NH Ice and Mixed section. This region still has less documentation than the White Mountains but there is certainly plenty to explore here.
Plymouth, NH; Lander, WY
southern colo
I have about 25 years climbing in NH as well as the rest of New England including about 50 F/A,s
Big question- most of my photos are slides, can these be scanned and put on the site ?\\
talk soon ,
john May 22, 2008
Estes Park, CO
Anyone else have better advice?
Cheers, Jason May 27, 2008
Estes Park, CO
John, I'll look forward to seeing your photos and contributions.
I love that photo in Webster's guidebook of you on Unwanted Guests. I've rapped past those non-existent footholds, and have always wondered what the hell you were standing on in that photo.
Good luck, Jason May 27, 2008
southern colo
Meredith, NH
Thank you for any help in advance. Jan 7, 2009
Meredith, NH
There would have to be regulations for this such as not posting routes it would just be a way to get the gyms more known and develop the climbing community.
What are your thoughts... Jan 13, 2009
Plymouth, NH
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Plymouth, NH; Lander, WY
Boulder Colorado
Meredith, NH
Allenstown, NH... and a van…
Boulder Colorado
Meredith, NH
Newmarket, NH
Candia, NH
I climbed Lost in the Sun in October '07 as my first decent multipitch trad climb. It was a good experience, and with more efficiency than I had at the time you could bag both routes in a day easily. All the belays are bolted and you'll only need a light rack. You will need two ropes to rap, as the routes don't top out. I'd reccomend going during a dry spell, lots of the protection bolts were under running water and I had to trailblaze on easy runout ground a little. May 19, 2009
Newmarket, NH
Plymouth, NH; Lander, WY
I also added Sundown's Outback Cliff under that area. Having never climbed there, I don't know much about it. Nhclimber, it would be great if you would add routes/info to that cliff. Aug 18, 2009
Newmarket, NH
Plymouth, NH; Lander, WY
Grand Junction, CO
Plymouth, NH; Lander, WY
Allenstown, NH... and a van…
Meredith, NH
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Bend
Grand Junction, CO
New Hampshire
Laconia, NH
New Hampshire
Laconia, NH
Tilton, New Hampshire
pawtuckawayclimbing.us/ May 1, 2015
New England
earth
New England
It is, but map wise it is in the NW tongue of the blue "lakes region" of the visitNH.gov regional overview map, probably because of Stinson Lake, just north of Rumney Village. Mar 10, 2016
Boston, MA
Chelsea, QC
plan to visit this area as training and wall-systems review for my up coming Yosemite wall-solo trip.. been many years since my last big wall and feel a bit rusty, and would like to get some real hands on prior to up coming trip...
what are the the local rules with regard to hauling and bivy on this or other aid specific walls around this area?.
thanks,
Dennis
“Live Free or Die” - not a lot of rules here. Common sense is. For example,if you are going to spend the night on , say, Cannon’s VMC Direct it makes sense to let someone at either NH Fish and Game ( responsible for rescue in NH) or the Pemmigiwassett Rescue Team [ local technical rescue] ( or both) know that on Such and such a day people might see lights in the middle of Cannon’s face at night. At minimum, register at the kiosk that you are climbing and may be overnight. Most Cathedral aid routes can be done in 1 day, but again if your planning on overnight let the Mt Washington Valley Rescue folk know. No one wants a 2am phone call.
Other than that, no new bolts ( replacing bad ones is OK ) and have fun! Aug 25, 2022