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01. The Cosmic Crag

New Hampshire > Whitehorse Ledge

Description

This is the 40ft tall, mini crag perched on top of Whitehorse's South Buttress right above the climb Inferno (5.8)....
A cool micro crag, it houses 8 or so routes that see relatively few ascents.... Many routes have been over grown with lichen, but some are worth a side trip after summiting one of the South Buttress classics....
The best and most popular route is Cosmic Amazement (5.9), a tricky and thought-provoking route for its diminutive size.... Folks also speak well of the steep route Gravitational Mass (5.11b)...perhaps with a little cleaning the other routes would be more worth while as well....

So, after coming up one of the longer routes and you are thirsty for another pitch try out The Cosmic Crag....

Getting There

Climb any of the routes on the South Buttress and walk left along the cliff (watch your step) till you see the cliff...or come up Inferno (5.8) and it will be right in front of you....

You could hike up one of the trails, but you would probably feel let down if you did all that work....

Routes from Left to Right

5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 5
Gravitational Mass
Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 13
Here Come the Jugs
Trad, TR
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13
 1
Baby Face
Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 1
Sidereal Motion
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 34
Cosmic Amazement
Trad
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Gravitational Mass
 5
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Here Come the Jugs
 13
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad, TR
Baby Face
 1
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13 Trad
Sidereal Motion
 1
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Cosmic Amazement
 34
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad

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