Cannon Cliffs, Franconia Notch
I knew nothing of this place except that it's got multi-pitch climbing on loose granite.
Saturday
1. Vertigo (5.9, A0) OS in 4 hours - A nice climb with a loose & vegetated pitch before the top. Below is a photo of Yaro approaching the penji point.
2. Moby Grape (5.8) OS in 3 hours - A fun route that is mostly free of loose rock. Here's Yaro on the painful first pitch variation and the descent - the second one of the day.
Sunday
1. VMC Direct Direct (5.10+/5.11) Flash in 6 hours except for the crux of p5, which required a few attempts before committing on the slab. Super cool having nice locals to follow. Below is a photo of me taken by A. Tuthill.
2. Whitney-Gilman (5.8) OS in under 2 hours. The exposure is way better on this than the routes mentioned above. Pretty classic.
Monday
1. The British Were Coming (5.8) OS in 6 hours. Truly the best route of the trip. This route has it all: history, exposure, loose-rock, run-outs, beautiful movement and a Bombay chimney. It's said that this route hasn't seen action in a while. The sight of chalked holds before me say the contrary.
Recommendations on other routes for next time?
I knew nothing of this place except that it's got multi-pitch climbing on loose granite.
Saturday
1. Vertigo (5.9, A0) OS in 4 hours - A nice climb with a loose & vegetated pitch before the top. Below is a photo of Yaro approaching the penji point.
2. Moby Grape (5.8) OS in 3 hours - A fun route that is mostly free of loose rock. Here's Yaro on the painful first pitch variation and the descent - the second one of the day.
Sunday
1. VMC Direct Direct (5.10+/5.11) Flash in 6 hours except for the crux of p5, which required a few attempts before committing on the slab. Super cool having nice locals to follow. Below is a photo of me taken by A. Tuthill.
2. Whitney-Gilman (5.8) OS in under 2 hours. The exposure is way better on this than the routes mentioned above. Pretty classic.
Monday
1. The British Were Coming (5.8) OS in 6 hours. Truly the best route of the trip. This route has it all: history, exposure, loose-rock, run-outs, beautiful movement and a Bombay chimney. It's said that this route hasn't seen action in a while. The sight of chalked holds before me say the contrary.
Recommendations on other routes for next time?
