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ACCESS-  ACCESS NOTICE - The North side of Kinsman Notch was the scene of a forest fire during Oct 2017. While the crags are now (2018) open, expect to encounter some burn areas for the foreseeable future.

Kinsman Notch may be best known for its ice climbing (The Beast) but exploration and development by Sykes, Cunningham, and Co. may have uncovered the next New Hampshire hot spot. The new "The Notches" guidebook by Jon Sykes covers this new area in great detail.  

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Classic Climbing Routes at WM: Kinsman Notch

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5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
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● Tuolumne Two Step
Trad
2. Lost River C… > 5. Lower Patina Wall
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
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● Patina
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2. Lost River C… > 5. Lower Patina Wall
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
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● Black Tourmaline
Trad 3 pitches
2. Lost River C… > 5. Lower Patina Wall
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
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● Indian Summer
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2. Lost River C… > 6. Upper Patina Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
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● Tick Tock
Sport
2. Lost River C… > 7. Neverland
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Tuolumne Two Step 2. Lost River C… > 5. Lower Patina Wall
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5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad
● Patina 2. Lost River C… > 5. Lower Patina Wall
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
● Black Tourmaline 2. Lost River C… > 5. Lower Patina Wall
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5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 3 pitches
● Indian Summer 2. Lost River C… > 6. Upper Patina Wall
 3
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13 Trad
● Tick Tock 2. Lost River C… > 7. Neverland
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5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
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A route at Kinsman (northeast cliff). Found it by walking along the bottom of the cliff and looking for cleaned rock. Don't know name or grade. 5.7-8ish? No guidebook (yet) so it is adventure climbing.
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Brian
North Kingstown, RI
Brian   North Kingstown, RI
To access the southern most cliffs at Kinsman park on Lost River Road (RT 112)on the east side by an phone/electrical box. The electrical box is on the right side of RT 112 about 4.2 miles from the traffic light in North Woodstock. Go in the woods directly behind the box and you should find a cairn to the left. Follow the trail with surveyors tape on the trees to the lower cliff not seen in the picture. When you can see the lower cliff you will be on what looks like an old logging trail that goes left and uphill. Follow this until it seems to end then turn right and look for some cairns up hill 100 yards. Follow these until you get to three closely spaced cairns that was the end of the marked trail, traverse left for 100 ft to get around some large talus and then head directly uphill. This should take you to the bottom of the slab. It should only take 30 minutes for the approach to the upper cliff. Look for bolts and likely routes. Have fun.

Kinsman Trail Marker
Aug 28, 2015
Brian
North Kingstown, RI
Brian   North Kingstown, RI
To access the northern cliffs on the east side of the road park at the Appalachian Trail trailhead parking lot. Walk across the road and look for a faint trail. From here you can see the cliffs. Skirt along the bottom of the cliff looking for bolts and climbs. Have fun.

Kinsman View from RT 112
Aug 28, 2015
Jon Booth
Jon Booth  
If coming from the AT trailhead (Beaver Brook Trailhead), after walking across hwy 112, the trail will split after 100 yds, at a cairn. Take the left fork (the right fork appears to be a new trail, and leads down to the Lost River).
The trail to the Bullpen & Lower Patina wall is cairned and flagged with pink tape. As of June 2018, the trail from Lower Patina to Upper Patina is a mess of burned & fallen trees, and in some places the trail is non-existent. Jun 5, 2018