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Amphitheater Area

Submitted By: Kris Gorny on Feb 1, 2008
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Description 

Amphitheater climbs are one of the closest to the parking lot and are easily accessible from the railroad tracks via a marked trail.


Getting There 

As you walk from the parking area along the railroad tracks, the Amphitheater climbs are visible on the left from the trestle. The trail leading directly to Pegasus and Chia starts just before the bridge.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Amphitheater Area:
Hobbit Couloir   WI4+     Ice, 200 feet   
Pegasus   WI3+     Ice, 200 feet   
Chia   WI3+     Ice, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
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Featured Route For Amphitheater Area
Jeff Darde on Pegasus: 1975

Pegasus WI3+  NH : *NH Ice and Alpine Climbing : ... : Amphitheater Area
Just a huge and beautiful chunk of ice... really aesthetic and fun...Pitch 1: Start up on the lower angle ice right below the obvious columns... Mostly easy climbing with a few bulges leads on to the base of the steep bussiness... Belay at the base of the pillars...Pitch 2: Climb the pillars which can vary from jug haul grade 3 to steep grade 4 depending on the conditions... Normally you can get between a couple of columns and stem up moderately....[more]   Browse More Classics in NH


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Just after sunset at Frankenstein. Amphitheater is to the left of the trestle. Mt. Washington can be seen in the back.

Just after sunset at Frankenstein. Amphitheater is...