Jeff on Romancing just before the traverse right.....
Description
Romancing the Stone is the most distinguishable climbs at 5.8 Crag, as is follows the first line you see as you approach the cliff. The first third of the climb is characterized by technical 5.10 face climbing that is punctuated by an exit move on the "romancing stone," an brick sized tooth that has been wobbly for as long as anyone can remember. In the immortal advice of Tenacious D, use this hold "gently." A rest of sorts can be found before launching into a pumpy traverse and jug haul to the chains.
Location
Romancing the Stone is found at the center of 5.8 crag. If approaching from the road, this will be the first climb you see.
it had been there for so long, how did it come out...crazy... as for the name game i belive in the movie "romancing the stone" they do remove the stone, so the name could still fit the movie its named for...
By matthewWallace From: plymouth, nh Mar 20, 2009 rating: 5.10c
this route also has a fun direct exit, which goes straight up from the fourth bolt when you then place gear, the is an anchor up there, beware this variation doesn't see much traffic so the variation is kind of dirty
An excellent climb! I'd say the climbing tends to get easier as you go, but you also get more pumped, so it feels like a nice constant difficulty the whole way through if you take your level of exhaustion into account. I'll be back on this again in the near future.
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