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Elevation: 1,957 ft 596 m
GPS: 44.15773, -71.67832
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Shared By: Jonathan S on Feb 15, 2018
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Home of the famed Black Dike, Cannon Cliff, and formerly the Old Man of the Mountain (RIP)

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I-93

35 Total Climbs

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Location: - Franconia Notch Change
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Classic Climbing Routes at - Franconia Notch

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
WI5+
 5
● Omega
Ice 3 pitches
Cannon Ice Climbs
WI5 M4
 32
● Fafnir
Trad, Mixed, Ice 3 pitches
Cannon Ice Climbs
WI3
 22
● Lincoln's Throat
Ice, Alpine
Mt Lincoln
WI4+
 11
● Swain's Pillar
Ice
Flume (Franconi… > Pool
WI4
 13
● Ace of Spades
Ice
Ace of Spades Crag
WI4+
 5
● Overbid
Ice
Ace of Spades Crag
WI3
 5
● Bridal Veil Falls
TR, Ice
Coppermine & Areas on…
WI4+
 29
● Fat pillar
Ice
Flume (Franconi… > Gorge
WI5 M4-5
 6
● Dark Crystal and Hassig's
Trad, Mixed, Ice 3 pitches
Cannon Ice Climbs
WI4
 14
● Entrance Flow
TR, Ice
Flume (Franconi… > Gorge
WI5 R
 5
● Fine Line
TR, Ice
Flume (Franconi… > Gorge
WI4
 6
● Backflow
Ice
Flume (Franconi… > Gorge
WI2-3
 5
● The Waterfall
Ice
Flume (Franconi… > Gorge
M8 R
 5
● Across the Great Divide
Trad, Mixed 6 pitches
Cannon Ice Climbs
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b WI4+ M3
 187
● Black Dike
Trad, Mixed, Ice 3 pitches
Cannon Ice Climbs
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Omega Cannon Ice Climbs
 5
WI5+ Ice 3 pitches
● Fafnir Cannon Ice Climbs
 32
WI5 M4 Trad, Mixed, Ice 3 pitches
● Lincoln's Throat Mt Lincoln
 22
WI3 Ice, Alpine
● Swain's Pillar Flume (Franconi… > Pool
 11
WI4+ Ice
● Ace of Spades Ace of Spades Crag
 13
WI4 Ice
● Overbid Ace of Spades Crag
 5
WI4+ Ice
● Bridal Veil Falls Coppermine & Areas on…
 5
WI3 TR, Ice
● Fat pillar Flume (Franconi… > Gorge
 29
WI4+ Ice
● Dark Crystal and Hassig's Cannon Ice Climbs
 6
WI5 M4-5 Trad, Mixed, Ice 3 pitches
● Entrance Flow Flume (Franconi… > Gorge
 14
WI4 TR, Ice
● Fine Line Flume (Franconi… > Gorge
 5
WI5 R TR, Ice
● Backflow Flume (Franconi… > Gorge
 6
WI4 Ice
● The Waterfall Flume (Franconi… > Gorge
 5
WI2-3 Ice
● Across the Great Divide Cannon Ice Climbs
 5
M8 R Trad, Mixed 6 pitches
● Black Dike Cannon Ice Climbs
 187
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b WI4+ M3 Trad, Mixed, Ice 3 pitches
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Cannon in Winter (old photo, before much of the rockfall of the 1980's - 2000's)
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Eagle Vision, Eagle Cliff
Eagle Vision, Eagle Cliff
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