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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 Kank 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
 4
A Bug's Life
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 5
Kidd-Icarus
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 8
Rooster Party
Sport, Alpine
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
 7
Waterville Crack
Trad, Alpine
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 4
Cold Lovers Waltz
Trad, Alpine
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 4
Bovine Song
Trad, Alpine
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
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 4
The Hansche/Knower
Trad, Alpine
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 9
The Swordfighter
Sport, Alpine
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
A Bug's Life High Camp Crags > Left End Slabs
 4
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a Trad
Kidd-Icarus High Camp Crags > Left End Slabs
 5
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Rooster Party High Camp Crags > High Camp Cliff
 8
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport, Alpine
Waterville Crack High Camp Crags > High Camp Cliff
 7
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R Trad, Alpine
Cold Lovers Waltz High Camp Crags > High Camp Cliff
 4
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, Alpine
Bovine Song High Camp Crags > High Camp Cliff
 4
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad, Alpine
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
The Hansche/Knower High Camp Crags > High Camp Cliff
 4
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad, Alpine
The Swordfighter High Camp Crags > High Camp Cliff
 9
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport, Alpine
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