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Big Red

Description 

140ft+ of beautiful granite in a wonderful wilderness setting.

A great wilderness experience that everyone can enjoy. It has bolted lines, long trad pitches and absolutely no crowds! One of the few true backcountry areas in New Hampshire.

East exposure makes for an enjoyable morning climbing in the fall and a chilly afternoon. Get to the crag early to avoid the very cold temp later on in the climbing season. Eastern exposure is perfect for the hot humid New Hampshire summer days.

The lines range in difficulty from 5.10- to 5.13+ there are no easy warm-ups here as the easy stuff can be a bit run-out and very long and pumpy. Classics include: Wild Child (mixed, 5.11c), Blue By You (mixed, 2 pitches, 5.11a), Wild Life, and Big Red (sport, 5.11d).

I personally have seen (way to close up) a Timber Rattlesnake at the base of this crag. Beware.

Getting There 

Hike SE on the Basin Trail past swampy areas and eventually along a stream. Eventually you will see a huge 150ft cliff coming up through the trees to your right, go that way! Takes about 1hr if you are hiking along at a normal pace (2.5 mi/hr).

The Classics

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Wild Life 5.12a/b  NH : Wild River Crags (aka Evans... : Wild River

The Classic for the grade.P1:Climb steep face holds up to a obvious horizontal break where you can find a weird rest for your fingers, but not your biceps(5.11a). Climb the crux of the route, an overhanging seam of broken rock with pin scars that supply interesting moves that will sap your finger strength like crazy(5.12a/b)! Keep climbing until you reach the anchor that is just short of the left facing corner.P2: Climb the left side of the breathtaking arete making scary moves and eventually en...[more]   Browse More Classics in NH