Mt. Hedgehog (East Ledges)  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Page Views:  84. Good page?    Administrators:  Jay Knower, M Sprague, lee hansche, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  bradley white on Nov 11, 2012 Make this area a Favorite What's New   Print a Mini-Guide with routes Add Route  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event

Description 

One of the first ledges to be climbed in the forest by the A.M.C in 1928. The ledge faces the contours of Mt Passaconway and has some view further east. The rock is granite like. Left to center facing the cliff at the base are cracks to climb higher up. These are made from very big blocks leaning next to each other. Further up second pitch at trees, above are two separate groove cracks that go a long distance to the top. There used to be anchors at the top to top rope these. The central to right side, I have not done enough to describe it well. The route I did, we encountered short annoying pine to get way from and haphazard blocks to cross over as we diagonally came up the right side and were forced by pine to go left. The work had no merit but this side has several climbs up it now. Some are reached by rappel. I assumed the cracks above the base on the left side are some of the older routes. My friend put up a hammock at the base below the cracked wall starts.

Getting There 

On the western side of the Kancamagus Highway, park at the Mt. Hedgehog hiking trail fee parking area. Hike about two miles on the UNH Mt. Hedgehog trail left branch to the summit of the East ledges. This is the main ledge summit with the largest open view. The first ledges you come to is where climbers have rappelled to climb. Between the main ledge and the last ledge, on the trail, before it ascends to the summit, is a forested sloped opening. This is the way to bushwhack down to the base of the main cliff. The last ledge is a short rappel into cliff. The main cliff is a rappel down by two rappels, if the anchors are strong,then trees for rappel to the ground.

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