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The Perfect Wave Slab Rock Climbing

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Routes in 4. The Perfect Wave Slab

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	An "Unknown" to White Line Fever T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Bonsai T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c X
	Bubbles T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Crazy Woman Driver T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c X
	Cruise Control T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	First Wave, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Friday's Friends T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	No Bansai Here S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Perfect Wave T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Petroglyph, The T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c X
	Silver Surfer T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c X
	Super Slab T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
	Take A Giant Step 5.8+PG / 5.7-5.6 PG-R T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Tsunami T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	V-2 T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b

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Access Issue: You may see the Peregrine Falcons closure signs for Painted Walls on the approach path to Rainbow but, so far, Rainbow has always remained open. Details

Description

The Perfect Wave slab is a truly interesting geological feature. The whole slab (more than 200 feet high by 300 feet long) is detached at its top, and therefore the water runoff from the slopes above flows down BEHIND the slab. The "gap" can be most easily seen at the top of the area above Silver Surfer to Perfect Wave (the climb). For the climber, the result is nearly "perfect", clean white granite slab with some of the most compelling slab routes on the cliff, if not all of New Hampshire. If only they were longer, they would all be "4-Stars out of 4".

Getting There

The climber's path arrives at the cliff at the junction of the far right of the Mid-Section and the far Left of the Perfect Wave area.

15 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Perfect Wave Slab

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 13 ● Tsunami Trad
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 30 ● Perfect Wave Trad 3 pitches
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 8 ● Cruise Control Trad 2 pitches
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R 4 ● Super Slab Trad 2 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 5 ● The First Wave Trad 2 pitches
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 6 ● Take A Giant Step 5.8+PG / 5.… Trad 3 pitches
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c X 4 ● Crazy Woman Driver Trad 2 pitches
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c X 5 ● Bonsai Trad 3 pitches