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DescriptionRoutes in the general area of Moby Grape, roughly defined as routes to the right of the Big Wall and left of Weissner dike. Long, clean, though often loose routes about 800' high. Vertigo, Moby Grape and more. Getting ThereWalk the paved trail to the big boulder on the right with sign across the trial. Follow trail around boulder through trees and up the talus to the routes. The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for 4. Moby Grape Area:
Moby Grape 5.8 Trad, Alpine, 6 pitches, Grade III
Union Jack 5.9 Trad, Alpine, 5 pitches, 400 feet, Grade III
Vertigo 5.9 A0 R Trad, Aid, Alpine, 4 pitches, 500 feet, Grade III
Featured Route For 4. Moby Grape Area
Moby Grape 5.8 NH : Cannon Cliff : 4. Moby Grape Area
Moby Grape is the second most popular route on Cannon, behind the Whitney Gilman. It is a classic 5.8 wall climb, comparable to Nutcracker in Yosemite or to Guide's Wall in the Tetons. Until the final two pitches, the rock is as good as granite gets. The Conn buttress borders the right side of the big wall section and Moby Grape climbs up the center of this buttress. Though the original first pitch climbed the left corner of the buttress, Reppy's Crack, a splitter in the truest sense of the word...[more] Browse More Classics in NH
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