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The Hinterlands

Submitted By: lee hansche on Mar 15, 2007
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almost to the top crux of Giant Man


Description 

Once the best kept secret at Rumney, now the secret is out and this is a popular destination for many Rumney climbers.... Routes from 5.6 to 5.12c many of them with sickening exposure for single pitch routes.... At the Hinterlands, you will find what you are looking for for sure. The cliff has steep pumpy routes, slabs, technical faces, and even a few cracks...you will find sun and shade on the same day, and in the winter you can even climb rock and ice on the same day, what more can you ask for?

The hike might seem long to those spoiled by Rumney's typically nonexistent approach hikes, but a half hour should get you there, and you will find must do climbs at a variety of grades and styles such as, Jolt (5.10b) maybe the most exposed 5.10 at Rumney, climbing the very edge of a fin of rock 80 feet above the trail. Or if you want something exposed but more moderate try, Dolt (5.9, just right of Jolt), or Electric Socks (5.8+, one of my favorite routes at the grade at Rumney).... If it's hard, steep climbing you want, Giant Man (5.12b/c) is worth the hike all on its own.... This is only to name a few, the list goes on....


Getting There 

The best way to get there is to pick up the trail from the Blackjack Boulders up to Triple Corners Wall...then head left and up a steep hill and a gully with a fixed rope in it...continue your way up the steep hill to the Hinterlands cliff...Climb over a log an you are officially there.... To the right is a slab capped with the huge roof of Giant Man (5.12b/c) walk left and down to get to Jolt (5.10b)....


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Hinterlands:
Hinterland Highway   5.6     Sport   
Cold Feet   5.7     Sport   
Chicken Head   5.8     Sport, 1 pitch   
Electric Socks   5.8+     Sport, 1 pitch   
Dolt   5.9     Sport   
Jolt   5.10b     Sport, 1 pitch   
Nikky's Crack   5.11d     Sport, 1 pitch   
Giant Man   5.12b/c     Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet   
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Featured Route For The Hinterlands
Me rappelling of jolt as Shep looks on.

Jolt 5.10b  NH : Rumney : The Hinterlands
Many call this the best 5.10 at Rumney. Wildly-exposed climbing interesting fun moves on good holds, it would be hard to find anything negative to say about this climb. Its main feature is a crazy rock fin jutting out 80 feet above the ground you will learn to love this feature or you will find yourself catching big air.Starting on less-interesting, moderate moves you will eventually gain a stance looking up at the business, which is the last 50 ...[more]   Browse More Classics in NH


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@SS Shot.

@SS Shot.

Rappelling off of Jolt.

Rappelling off of Jolt.

Looking up from under jolt...

BETA PHOTO: Looking up from under jolt...

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BETA PHOTO: :)

The left end routes...

BETA PHOTO: The left end routes...

Dunno names but I believe the lines being climbed are 5.7 on the left and two 5.9's on the right. Iron Man? is the crazy looking roof in the upper left hand corner

Dunno names but I believe the lines being climbed ...

The Hinterlands map... Again there are a few left out... thats ok you can use descriptions to find your way on the obscure routes :)

BETA PHOTO: The Hinterlands map... Again there are a few left ...


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By twellman
Jul 29, 2009

I was here last weekend, and it seemed like there was a line of bolts heading up between Dolt and Nikky's Crack. Anyone know anything about this?

By brianmiller
From: NH
Aug 4, 2009

Any name out there for the first route to the right of Cold Feet? also feels like 5.7...