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Mount Oscar 


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Lat, Long: 44.2494, -71.483 Map
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Submitted By: john strand on Jul 12, 2008

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Description 

SW face . Semi-secluded but with an easy approach from the Zealand area. About 10 routes put up I believe by Uwe Schneider in the late 80's. Good rock, many bolts.


Getting There 

From Zealand, go south on the road for a couple of miles to a small parking area, cross the stream on a bike path and head SE (easy )after about 25 minutes, a steep slab appears through the trees on your left- above a clearing.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Mount Oscar:
Crescent   5.7     Trad, 1 pitch, 90 feet   
Oscar the Grouch   5.9 PG13     Trad, Sport   
Unknown right   5.9     Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet   
Moose Spirit   5.10a     Trad, 1 pitch, 90 feet   
Crescent Direct Finish   5.11a     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 25 feet   
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Oscar the Grouch 5.9 PG13  NH : Mount Oscar
Look for a prominent wide 3-5 crack. With awkward access from the ground follow left to right snaking hand crack to a bolt (crux). Climb hand crack at 5.7 (very course- tape advised) that leads to a bolt on a slab. Climb past bolts on slabs to an arete finish....[more]   Browse More Classics in NH


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By nhclimber
From: Newmarket, NH
Aug 18, 2009

Great cliff with fun climbing.

By burlap submariner
Sep 22, 2009

there are much more than ten routes now, most of the development has been from sykes/cunningham and crew, some really stunning lines.

By E thatcher
From: Plymouth/ North Conway (NH)
May 23, 2010

The approach for this crag is very easy, I believe it has been altered since John's description from recent logging activity. Drive down the Zealand Notch road to a parking lot on the right just before a bridge. Walk down the gated logging road on the left side of the road, just before the parking lot. Look for a small rock cairn in a clearing on the left side of the dirt road. Follow this trail to were it comes to the cliff at the base of Crescent.
This is a truly awesome place to crag on fun moderates. It is very user friendly with generous use of bolts. It took me a little while to get use to seeing some bolts where, from time spent at cathedral, I would not have expected them.
A rudimentary guide for this area can be found here:neclimbs.com/forum.php

By E thatcher
From: Plymouth/ North Conway (NH)
May 23, 2010

So the link just takes you to the forums I guess. From there go to the forum " New Rock Routes" and find "Mt. Oscar: A Rough Guide to Mount Oscar."

By patrick donahue
Feb 13, 2011

hey so i read on www.thenotches.com/ that this is off the back side of bretton woods. is it off there west mountain and is there anyway to gain acces from the top of west mountain at bretton woods?

By patrick donahue
Feb 14, 2011

neclimbs.com/index.php?PageName=routes_locationList&SortID=1>>>

rest of the routes are here and you can find more with beta photos in the forum section under "new rock route" look for mt. oscar

By Patrick Feeney
From: hartland vt
May 8, 2011

what town is this area in ,having some trouble finding that out

By Kai Troester
From: Pepperell, MA
Aug 23, 2011

The GPS coordinates are 44.24938,-71.482987

maps.google.com/maps?q=44.24938,-71.482987&sll=44.250342,-71>>>