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Elevation: 4,331 ft 1,320 m
GPS: 44.0013, -71.53597
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Mount Osceola is a household name among hikers around New England. It's position close to the south end of the White Mountain National Forest and it's accessibility from both Tripoli Rd and The Kanc make it a popular destination. Anyone who has hiked the peak or looked from afar can see they there is no shortage of granite basically all over the mountain. Climbing on Osceola has not really been thoroughly explored however. Probably due to a combination of longer approaches and it's location basically right between the more popular areas of North Conway, Franconia and of course, Rumney. Bradley White, a true backwoods NH explorer, and a few others have picked off some routes on various cliffs over the years. More recently High Camp Crag was discovered and numerous high quality lines have gone in.

See sub areas for details but Mt Osceola is "not nothing" when it comes to NH climbing options.

Getting There Suggest change

There is a southern and northern access point which may be described more thoroughly in the sub-areas. Tripoli Rd is the southern access option, from the (way too) popular Osceola trailhead parking area. Northern access is from the Greeley Pond trail off of The Kank.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Mount Osceola

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
 5
A Bug's Life
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 6
Kidd-Icarus
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 9
Rooster Party
Sport, Alpine
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
 10
Waterville Crack
Trad, Alpine
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 10
Broken Heart
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 11
Exposure Therapy
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 9
Add it Up
Trad, Alpine
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 4
It Gets Better
Trad, Alpine
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 11
Hang Tenish
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 4
Being There
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 7
Surf Camp
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 4
The Hansche/Knower
Trad, Alpine
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 4
Panchovie
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 11
The Swordfighter
Sport, Alpine
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 7
Way of Kings
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
A Bug's Life High Camp Crags > Left End Slabs
 5
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a Trad
Kidd-Icarus High Camp Crags > Left End Slabs
 6
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Rooster Party High Camp Crags > High Camp Cliff
 9
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport, Alpine
Waterville Crack High Camp Crags > High Camp Cliff
 10
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R Trad, Alpine
Broken Heart Exile Crag > King Buttress
 10
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Exposure Therapy Exile Crag > Cloudbreak
 11
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Add it Up High Camp Crags > High Camp Cliff
 9
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad, Alpine
It Gets Better High Camp Crags > High Camp Cliff
 4
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad, Alpine
Hang Tenish Exile Crag > Cloudbreak
 11
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Being There Exile Crag > Tripoli Pillar
 4
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Surf Camp Exile Crag > Cloudbreak
 7
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
The Hansche/Knower High Camp Crags > High Camp Cliff
 4
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad, Alpine
Panchovie Exile Crag > King Buttress
 4
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
The Swordfighter High Camp Crags > High Camp Cliff
 11
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport, Alpine
Way of Kings Exile Crag > King Buttress
 7
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
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