Armed and Dangerous Area (Main Cliff Left) Rock Climbing
Elevation: | 790 ft |
GPS: | 43.802, -71.837 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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Shared By: | lee hansche on Mar 23, 2007 |
Admins: | Jay Knower, M Sprague, lee hansche, Jeffrey.LeCours, Jonathan Steitzer, Robert Hall |
Description
A short walk from the main area of Main Cliff, this wall is a sub-section of Main Cliff that deserves its own description.
I've titled the description after its most popular route, Armed and Dangerous, and Off My Medication (5.10b), one of many worthwhile climbs in this section. This area has seen many new routes and a few retro-bolted routes since the last guidebook was published. The climbing is varied but typically pumpy and encountering steepness somewhere on the route. Yet another wall of awesome 5.10s (and more) without having to hike your butt off.... gotta love Rumney.
Other than Armed and Dangerous (the full name is rarely uttered in decent conversation), some great routes are, Cereal Killer (5.11c), Scene of the Crime (5.10a), Sesame Street (5.10c, recently fully bolted) and more.
Look for signs as to whether this section is closed for nesting peregrines in the spring and summer.
I've titled the description after its most popular route, Armed and Dangerous, and Off My Medication (5.10b), one of many worthwhile climbs in this section. This area has seen many new routes and a few retro-bolted routes since the last guidebook was published. The climbing is varied but typically pumpy and encountering steepness somewhere on the route. Yet another wall of awesome 5.10s (and more) without having to hike your butt off.... gotta love Rumney.
Other than Armed and Dangerous (the full name is rarely uttered in decent conversation), some great routes are, Cereal Killer (5.11c), Scene of the Crime (5.10a), Sesame Street (5.10c, recently fully bolted) and more.
Look for signs as to whether this section is closed for nesting peregrines in the spring and summer.
Classic Climbing Routes at Armed and Dangerous Area (Main Cliff Left)
Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
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goffstown, nh
Thanks!!! Oct 26, 2009
Sandwich, NH
Hannah I sent you an email with the persons email, hope you find the jacket Oct 26, 2009
Sandwich, NH
New England
I really miss P2 of Rock du Jour. Great pitch. Aug 11, 2010
New Hampshire
The pitch above Sesame Street ("pitch 3" on The Big Easy) is pretty easy ground. It wouldn't be too difficult to traverse over to the crux of Bourbon Street and continue up the easy ground which follows that. Both routes can give you access to the white buttress above.
With all the bolts below... it's kind of odd to drag up a light trad rack for the final pitch up the white buttress, but oh well. I bet no one would miss 3 or 4 bolts from the top half of Bourbon Street if they were moved. :) Nonetheless, fun to get above the often crowded area below. Aug 12, 2010
Vermont, USA
goffstown, nh
if you read the description for Far From Feral it explains that there is to be a variation start to the right... this is said to be a good bit easier...
so for all practical purposes the info is all here, enjoy! May 30, 2012
Vermont, USA
goffstown, nh
Vermont, USA
EDIT: I was contacted by the person who put up these routes, and they will be handling it. Thanks! Jun 4, 2012
Sandwich, NH
P.S. IS this the Ben I met at Lago the other night while I was working? If so how was you trip? Nov 19, 2012
goffstown, nh
And yes Matt! Thanks for the warm welcome!! We had a blast but we're still getting a feel for the outdoors. Been tackling every 5.8 and 9 we see and we're gonna ramp it up to 10a/b the weekend after turkey day! Slow and steady since we still quite green :) Nov 20, 2012
Vt, Charlotte
Lebanon, NH
goffstown, nh