New rock & ice guidebook in the works for southern NH.

See below...

Ho man, I will be first in line for this.

Nice sign me up for as well...

Todd, would that help access to Stonehouse?

I *think* I may have some way-old, non-digital, and probably not-very-good pics from Pawtuckaway (the big wall?) somewhere. Let me know if you're VERY desperate, and I'll dig through the stacks.

JSH,
This will help with the access to Stonehouse... I know a few people involved in with the group and the interest of climbers is being looked at just as much as fisherman and hikers... Basically once this goes thru the land is open to the general public not just a select few to enjoy as it is now...

Did not see Swanzey, NH (Near Keene - also known as Hewes Hill) on the list. Good quality rock and ice climbs. Worth adding. Maybe some access issues.

came across this on RockClimbing.com


Fall Mountain

www.rockclimbing.com/routes/North_America/United_States/New_>>>

Last I knew, Fall Mountain was a chossy disaster of poorly placed bolts and crappy boulder problems. It's got something of a reputation over on newenglandbouldering in case you want to do your own research.

Thanks
I've never heard of it before and had no clue if it was worth bring up...

So, has the Air Force abandoned Joe English?

Lizz

No Lizz, the Air Force hasn't abandoned Joe English Hill but hopefully some day they will or at least open it back up to limited climbing and such...

Ice and rock together in the same book? It's a cool idea, but I don't think I've ever owned another book that does that.

On the flip side, of all the books I own (Gunks, Rumney, NRG, Great Falls MD, Falcon Guide to NJ, Falcon Guide to MD/WV/VA, and Seneca Rocks) the only one that really has any consistent ice is Rumney. And we all know that guidebook had all sorts of problems of its own...

i will get you some info on the quarries ive just been busy...

Todd,
It should also be noted in your guidebook that the Priest Rd Cliff is closed to climbing and the owner of the property is not afraid to fire warning shots at anyone that goes near the cliff or his house to ask permission to climb them...

Hey Todd,

Fall Mountain is pretty much just a big choss heap. I got a tour from the guy doing a lot of the development there, and my recollection is of a few boulders and one small cliff. Unless someone has re-bolted the lines on the cliff, they're pretty poorly done, with awkward fall potential. The boulders are well worth skipping.

I guess if you live right there it'd be worth a visit. Otherwise...

I'm with Julien on Fall mtn. Just seems kinda scrappy, unless I nissed a LOT.

I am moving to Keene/ Brattleboro next month for grad school, and am looking forward to climbing in the North East again.

When will this guide be out?

Any Beta on Spectacle Pond would be great. i grew up in groton and
this is the first i have herd about it. I can certenly go out this weekend and attempt to gather some info. i justr dont know where the crag is.

I live in town and i am not familiar with The Gallery do you know where it is.

Hey Ben, I live in Hebron and believe I am able to see the cliffs from my house. The good sized cliffs are on private property. I know that friends of the property owner have climbed there but nothing more. There is also mention of a boulder by spectacle pond with some really hard problems on it that is in the new Bouldering guide. I think the cliff he's talking about is the one that you can see up on the hill on your right as you're driving down Groton Road, just about a mile outside of Hebron.
-Erik

To put in my two cents, fall mountain is a disaster. I use to live in Bellows Falls (across the river from Fall Mt.). I went there on info supplied from another source saying there were a lifetime worth of climbing there. That turned out to not be true at all. except for a couple low angle slabby routes with some bolts (2 or 3 routes), i do not see much potential there at all. Choss pile

Did anything ever turn up regarding beta for Mt. Monadnock?

any idea of when it we be completed, I am really looking forward to it coming out!

Any status?