Mountain Project: Climbing Rumney > The Parking Lot Wall

Submitted By: Chris Duca on Dec 16, 2006
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Description

If you are looking for beginner sport routes, then look no further. The Parking Lot Wall is a mecca for easy-to-moderately-hard sport routes that remains in the sun for the majority of the day.

Conveniently situated behind the main parking lot, the PLW is host to stellar full-length 5.6s and 5.8s (Glory Jeans, and Chloe's Breakfast Special, for example), as well as short, testy 5.9s (Egg McMeadows). Climbers can also find instant gratification from the steeper, pumpier side of Rumney by climbing the forearm-inflating route Espresso (10d), as well as 100% Columbian (11c), both located on the rightmost side of the cliff.

This crag sees the MOST small/large group traffic and can be extremely crowded on a busy weekend!

Getting There

Park in the main parking lot for Rumney. Look up and you'll see the cliff in plain view. The trailhead is directly behind the information board. A 1-minute jaunt uphill will bring you to the base of Espresso. The majority of the routes are to the left.

The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Parking Lot Wall:

A Week With Pete 5.4 Sport, 55 feet

Glory Jean's 5.6 Sport

Shealyn's Way 5.7 Sport, 1 pitch

Dead Sea Equestrian 5.7 Sport

Cafe au Lait 5.7 Sport

Rise and Shine 5.7 Sport, 1 pitch

Chloe's Breakfast Special 5.8 Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet

Curly for President 5.9 Sport

Egg McMeadows 5.9+ Sport, 1 pitch

Juan Valdez 5.10b Sport, 1 pitch

Red Sea Pedestrian 5.10b Sport, 45 feet

Idiot's Deluxe 5.10c Sport

Espresso 5.10d Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet

100% Columbian 5.11c Sport, 1 pitch

Featured Route For The Parking Lot Wall

100% Columbian 5.11c NH : Rumney : The Parking Lot Wall

The hardest route at the Parking Lot Wall.... It happens to be much better and more interesting than it looks...A series of sequency problems, supper crimpy in parts with good holds between.... Start on the ledge on the far right side of the cliff just right of Espresso (5.10d).... Clip the first bolt from the comfortable ledge and head up an left out over the drop off.... A few more crimpy left trending moves and then you head straight up past c...[more] Browse More Classics in NH

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By Ladd Raine
Administrator
From: Plymouth, NH
May 17, 2007

Please toprope off your own gear See what it looks like if you TR off the quick clips

By matthewWallace
From: plymouth, nh
Apr 6, 2009

There is a project with a single old bolt and I believe anchors that is between Week With Pete and Espresso. It starts at the back of the roof and up to the anchors. I am not sure if this has ever been sent it doesnt look like it has...

By Mike Thompson
From: amherst NH
Apr 6, 2009

matt.. i have ogled and oogled over that little roof ALOT! i have no doubt in my mind that i could never send it lol but i would love to work it with you some day :) when ever im up at rumney i always touch the holds on the end of the roof :)

By matthewWallace
From: plymouth, nh
Apr 6, 2009

yeah I dont think i could ever send it but i would love to give it a shot hit me up with an email when you gonna be in the area sometime and we will hit it up.

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