Deep Water Bouldering in NH

Dave Wetmore's FA of Warhammer at the Lost River in NH...

Warhammer FA

very awesome!!!!!

yup DWB is where the sport is heading...

After 5 years of climbing at Lone Rock Point on Champlain in VT I am a big fan of DWB. Does anyone know if Warhammer is on the only climbable boulder there? Does anyone know of any other DWB spots in New England?

Super chill vid!!!

Hey guys. I posted a deep water solo/boulder in the New Hampshire page about 1 year ago.

Here is the link: mountainproject.com/v/india…

It's just outside Lincoln, NH.

I suggest you check it out now before it gets colder. I moved away from the east coast so haven't been there in > 2 years so I don't know if the pool is still as deep but it used to be VERY deep. Never touched bottom from the one fall I took from the topout. Check it out! There is some potential (if you have a boat/raft) to start at the very bottom of the wall and add what looks to be harder than the upper crux. Could be a more direct finish too.

Bob Scarano wrote:Super chill vid!!!

Matt St. Peter wrote:Hey guys. I posted a deep water solo/boulder in the New Hampshire page about 1 year ago. Here is the link: mountainproject.com/v/india… It's just outside Lincoln, NH. I suggest you check it out now before it gets colder. I moved away from the east coast so haven't been there in > 2 years so I don't know if the pool is still as deep but it used to be VERY deep. Never touched bottom from the one fall I took from the topout. Check it out! There is some potential (if you have a boat/raft) to start at the very bottom of the wall and add what looks to be harder than the upper crux. Could be a more direct finish too.

The video is from the same spot. I hadn't gotten around to watching it until now. The route I did traversed in from the right side of the wall because the water was higher when I did it in 2011. That traverse in wasn't possible then. His finish also went left, mine went right. But yea, same spot.

On the video's page you claim to have prevously done Dave Wetmore's problem. But here you just say it is the same area? What's up?

"I submitted this route to mt. project last year. I did the problem back in like 2011 or so. I did it coming in from the left side because the water was too high to traverse in from the right."

To clarify: the video of Warhammer is on the exact same wall that I got on a few years back (2011?). His route is different in that it starts traversing in from the left. I traversed in from the right and started the route a little higher because I did it in the spring when water was higher. Also, he finished to the left and I topped out to the right along the arete. His finish looks a bit harder than the way I exited. My way felt 5.11-. Does that clarify?

So technically Dave's problem starts a little lower and has a completely different finish. The middle few moves are the same. I think there could even be a cool direct finish up the middle. I didn't want to try too many times because the spring water was COLD!

Thanks for the clarification Matt, looks like a great spot. Is there potential for more problems (other than the center face) there?

Yah! Up the river beneath the upper bridge (maybe no longer there) there is this overhanging prow feature that I did too! Shorter than the downstream wall for sure! I'll post pictures when I get home.

A cool short prow upstream from the main wall.

Matt St. Peter wrote:A cool short prow upstream from the main wall.

Putting this spot on the must-do list for next summer!

What's access to this spot like? I couldn't find much online when I Googled "Lost River Gorge" except for this touristy looking spot findlostriver.com/. Is there public access to the climbing area? Any beta is appreciated. Thanks!

Kari Post wrote:What's access to this spot like? I couldn't find much online when I Googled "Lost River Gorge" except for this touristy looking spot findlostriver.com/. Is there public access to the climbing area? Any beta is appreciated. Thanks!

Derek Jf wrote: Indian Leap Falls "Getting There The falls are located behind Govoni's Italian Restaurant (now closed I believe), which is about 1.7 miles from Woodstock on Route 112. The approach takes a minute only."

There's more down river as well...we did some stuff there last year in the fall. There's some shorter very cool scooped and water worn compression stuff over deep pools just downstream.

Can't wait to check this out next summer, thanks for the info!