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Upper Upper West Bolton Cliff is the largest cliff on Bolton Notch road, past Upper West and at the very top of the notch. The cliff is about .25 miles wide and up to 300' tall. The dominant angle of the face is around 70-80 degrees with the occasional overlap to spice things up. Routes are 1-3 pitches in length and from 5.7 - 5.12 in difficulty with most of the pitches falling in the 5.7 to 5.9 range. Some of the routes can be a bit on the chossy side so watch out especially on fragile edge features. Some of the best moderate pitches in Bolton are found at this cliff.

NOTE : This area is generally closed from April to August for peregrine nesting. Please abide by the signs and stay away from posted areas. CRAG-VT has established a good working relationship between climbers and the peregrine biologists, so let's please not jeopardize access.

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Leave route 2 and head up Bolton Notch road for about 4 miles passing both lower west bolton cliff on the right and Upper West Bolton cliff on the left until you see the cliff on the left. You can't miss it. Park at the Preston ponds trailhead (up to 4 cars may comfortably park here). Take the Preston Ponds trail right between the beaver ponds and head up hill for a short distance until a side trail becomes visible on the right which will take you to the main wall of Double Upper.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Upper Upper West

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5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 7
● Persistence
Sport
Pond Wall
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 30
● Noises in the Night
Sport
Wild W Wall
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 10
● Silent Nights
Trad
Wild W Wall
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c PG13
 20
● Captain's Crack (Exotic Nut Sele…
Trad 2 pitches
Main Face
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 18
● Milk Train
Trad 2 pitches
Wild W Wall
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 9
● Full Term
Trad
Wild W Wall
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 6
● Like A Hurricane
Sport
Pond Wall
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 5
● Dawn Patrol
Sport
Wild W Wall
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 44
● Plea Deal AKA Sling The Horn
Trad 2 pitches
Main Face
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
 7
● Self-Incrimination
Sport 2 pitches
Main Face
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 12
● Kiss Up
Sport
Main Face
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 8
● Heavy Weather
Trad
Main Face
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 4
● Rain Delay
Sport 3 pitches
Main Face
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 10
● Ladybug
Sport
Main Face
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Persistence Pond Wall
 7
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport
● Noises in the Night Wild W Wall
 30
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
● Silent Nights Wild W Wall
 10
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
● Captain's Crack (Exotic Nut… Main Face
 20
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c PG13 Trad 2 pitches
● Milk Train Wild W Wall
 18
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches
● Full Term Wild W Wall
 9
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
● Like A Hurricane Pond Wall
 6
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
● Dawn Patrol Wild W Wall
 5
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
● Plea Deal AKA Sling The Horn Main Face
 44
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches
● Self-Incrimination Main Face
 7
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Sport 2 pitches
● Kiss Up Main Face
 12
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● Heavy Weather Main Face
 8
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad
● Rain Delay Main Face
 4
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport 3 pitches
● Ladybug Main Face
 10
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
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