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Pond Cave 


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Description 

The Pond Cave is a longer cliff band that nearly climbs over the water and holds some of the steepest climbing in the woods with quality problems ranging from v3-v10. The pond cave traverse and who needs hueco are must do problems for anyone who climbs regularly at Lincoln Woods.

Winter sun and summer shade but it can be a mosquito nightmare.


Getting There 

From the sit down area, continue along the road until you see a large pond on your right (the road ends soon after). The pond cave sits on the far end of the pond so approach from any path that leads around but watch your step because the ground may be muddy.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Pond Cave:
Pond Cave Arete   V3     Boulder, 10 feet   
The Quiet Buddhist   V3     Boulder, 12 feet   
The Pond Cave Traverse   V4     Boulder, 15 feet   
Leap Frog   V7     Boulder, 12 feet   
Who Needs Hueco   V8     Boulder, 8 feet   
hueco dreams   V9     Boulder, 18 feet   
Gravity Hits   V10     Boulder, 10 feet   
Sphincteral Agony   V11     Boulder, 16 feet   
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Trying a different sequence on the start of PCT for fun.

The Pond Cave Traverse V4  Rhode Island : Lincoln Woods : Pond Cave
V4 might be the best grade to climb at Lincoln Woods and this one is a contender for the top. Start at the base of the crack in the center of the cave following the crack up and right. Top out when the jugs end when the crack turns the arete. The crux comes in the first few moves and with the option of using feet on the opposing wall to make the climb easier (probably v3+/v4-). This option may seem contrived but the cruxes climb differently with one being more subtle and core dependent while...[more]   Browse More Classics in Rhode Island


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By john strand
From: southern colo
Jul 21, 2010

Classic section of the Woods .

By M Sprague
Administrator
From: New England
Jan 22, 2012

Best on dry sunny Winter days, when the pond is well frozen or low water level times in the Fall.

By Grady Jackson
From: Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Sep 27, 2012

By Dana Seaton
Sep 28, 2012

Grady, solid sends. The Problem you did on the Tombstone boulder is actually yet another variation of The Executioner. As far as I am aware, it may have first been done by Brandon Gonsalves, and be called something to the effect of Brandons Back Breaker after a brutal back flab a friend took while trying the problem. POD exits hard left through the roof after the first left hand move, and involves a hard lockoff to a gaston w a thumb catch, then a hard driveby move to jugs and a piss easy top out. PO Double D is an eliminate finish to POD that finishes on the route you did, and avoids the easy jug topout and is some sort of 10. Wait, eliminates on top of variations? Must be hard problems at the woods! Again nice work.