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Bonsai

Submitted By: Kayte Decker on Oct 22, 2006
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Typical scene below Bonsai.


Description 

Looking for steep climbing on big holds? Want a range of five star routes from 5.9 to 12d? Bonsai will serve you well. The left side of the wall is home to Kundalini (12d), Rumney's first 13, later downgraded after the discovery of a critical kneebar. Easier but always challenging at 10d is the peerless classic corner of Peer Pressure, Rumney's first sport route. The ever popular Social Outcast is a picture perfect 5.12a arete, juggy and pumpy with an exciting top out, and a great introduction to the grade if you have more endurance than power. The right side of the cliff offers more moderate climbing of equal quality, such as Masterpiece (10a), Centerpiece (10d) and War and Peace (5.9). The base of Bonsai is rimmed by tall pines, which offer shade in summer and also catch your feet as you lower off.


Getting There 

Walk along the road to post #37. Follow the main trail steeply uphill to the Darth Vader Junction. Turn right. The trail covers some flat ground then turns steeply uphill before depositing you in the jumble of talus at the right side of Bonsai. You can also take the trail straight up from Monsters from the ID.



Featured Route For Bonsai
Start of the route, coming out of the corner.

Peer Pressure 5.10d  New Hampshire : Rumney : Bonsai
Peer pressure takes the intimidating line right up the corner between Kundilini (5.12d) and Social Outcast (5.12a).... This route is a favorite at the grade.... If you don't have it dialed in, it can get quite pumpy near the chains (to avoid falling at the chains climb to a good hold at the top before clipping)....Starting with a stick clip due to a nasty tumble factor...Head up the right wall on super crimpy holds then up and left in to the corn...[more]


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the steep "social" routes

BETA PHOTO: the steep "social" routes

the left side of Bonsai...

BETA PHOTO: the left side of Bonsai...

Gotta love New England, this was Bonsai on April 9th, 2007.... The ice looked climbable....

BETA PHOTO: Gotta love New England, this was Bonsai on April 9...

another shot of bonsai on a cold april day...the chalked starts from left to right are Noodle(5.12b), Center Piece(5.10d), and Master Piece(5.10a)

BETA PHOTO: another shot of bonsai on a cold april day...the c...