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Classic Climbs for Maine

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All Routes Trad Sport Boulder Ice / Mixed
WI4
 21
● Cilley-Barber
Trad, Ice 7 pitches
j. The Maine Hi… > Katahdin > 06. All Winter Ice Ro…
WI4
 15
● Waterfall Gully
Trad, Ice 2 pitches
j. The Maine Hi… > Katahdin > 06. All Winter Ice Ro…
V1 5
 17
● Standard Overhang
Boulder
a. Western Moun… > … > 1. Jockey Cap B… > Peary Boulder
V3 6A
 46
● Purity
Boulder
-Acadia NP > -MDI Bouldering > Beech Cliff Bouldering
V4 6B
 28
● Lip Traverse Right, Shark Tooth…
Boulder
-Acadia NP > Canada Cliff > Canada Cliff Boulder
V4-5 6B+
 30
● Kara
Boulder
-Acadia NP > -MDI Bouldering > Beech Cliff Bouldering
V4-5 6B+ R
 18
● Mammoth
Boulder
-Acadia NP > Canada Cliff > Canada Cliff Boulder
V5 6C
 17
● Right Line
Boulder
-Acadia NP > -MDI Bouldering > Great Head Proper
V6 7A
 14
● Stuck In The Ocean
Boulder
-Acadia NP > -MDI Bouldering > Monument Cove
V6 7A
 12
● So Appalled
Boulder
d. Midcoast > Birch Point Boulder
V6-7 7A+ PG13
 11
● Lip Traverse Left, Shark Tooth B…
Boulder
-Acadia NP > Canada Cliff > Canada Cliff Boulder
V8- 7B PG13
 20
● The Coffin
Boulder
c. Greater Port… > … > 3. The Strip Area > Coffin Boulder (aka "…
V8-9 7B+
 15
● Silence is the Question
Boulder
-Acadia NP > -MDI Bouldering > Beech Cliff Bouldering
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b WI2 Mod. Snow
 13
● The Chimney
Trad, Ice, Snow
j. The Maine Hi… > Katahdin > 06. All Winter Ice Ro…
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 345
● Story of O
Trad 3 pitches
-Acadia NP > Precipice aka The S Wall
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 14
● A.M.C. Route
Trad 4 pitches
a. Western Moun… > Tumbledown Mtn Rock
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 30
● A.M.C. Route Variation
Trad 3 pitches
a. Western Moun… > Tumbledown Mtn Rock
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 122
● The Armadillo
Trad 6 pitches
j. The Maine Hi… > Katahdin > 01. Chimney Pond ("So…
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 341
● Old Town
Trad
-Acadia NP > Precipice aka The S Wall
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 145
● Bartleby -(Central Slab)
Trad
-Acadia NP > Precipice aka The S Wall
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 23
● Witch Wonder
Trad 2 pitches
-Clifton Crags > Eagle Bluff > 05. The Roofs
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 20
● Flatiron
Trad 2 pitches
j. The Maine Hi… > Katahdin > 01. Chimney Pond ("So…
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 15
● Weakened Warrior
Sport
-Clifton Crags > Big Chick Hill > Left End & Left Face
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 74
● Morning Glory
Trad
-Acadia NP > Great Head > Morning Glory Alcove
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
 13
● Fourth of July (mid-cliff START)
Trad
-Camden Hills > 04. Barrett's Cove Cliff
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 103
● Return to Forever - (mid-cliff…
Trad
-Acadia NP > Precipice aka The S Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 83
● Birch Ade - (mid-cliff START)
Trad
-Acadia NP > Precipice aka The S Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 12
● The Wind in the Willows
Trad 4 pitches
j. The Maine Hi… > Katahdin > 01. Chimney Pond ("So…
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 91
● Green Mt. Breakdown
Trad 2 pitches
-Acadia NP > Precipice aka The S Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 94
● Chitlin's Corner
Trad 2 pitches
-Acadia NP > Precipice aka The S Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 41
● The Eagle's Gift
Sport
-Clifton Crags > Eagle Bluff > 05. The Roofs
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
 127
● Guillotine
Trad, TR
-Acadia NP > Otter Cliffs
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 97
● Emigrant Crack - (mid-cliff START)
Trad
-Acadia NP > Precipice aka The S Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 43
● Highlander
Sport 2 pitches
-Clifton Crags > Eagle Bluff > 05. The Roofs
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 69
● Wheaties
Sport
-Clifton Crags > Eagle Bluff > 04. Main Face
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 22
● Echoes of Life
Sport 2 pitches
-Clifton Crags > Parks Pond Bluff > c. Main Face
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 38
● Fear of Flying
Trad
-Acadia NP > Precipice aka The S Wall
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 214
● The Great Escape
Sport
a. Western Moun… > Shagg Crag > Main Face
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13
 227
● A Dare by the Sea
Trad, TR
-Acadia NP > Otter Cliffs
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 20
● The Wet Lithuanian
Trad
-Acadia NP > Precipice aka The S Wall
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 23
● Dream Weaver
Sport, TR
-Camden Hills > 12. The Rampart
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13
 44
● Head Arete
Trad
-Acadia NP > Great Head > Left Wall
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 24
● Stratocaster
Sport
-Acadia NP > Eagles Crag
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 14
● Blaze of Glory
Sport
-Clifton Crags > Eagle Bluff > 06. Power Wall
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 16
● Pollo Del Mar
Sport
a. Western Moun… > Shell Pond > High Meadow Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 166
● Connecticut Cracks
Trad
-Acadia NP > Precipice aka The S Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 28
● Eagle Direct
Trad
-Clifton Crags > Eagle Bluff > 04. Main Face
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 16
● All Seriousness Aside
Sport
-Clifton Crags > Eagle Bluff > 04. Main Face
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 32
● Sun Spot
Sport
-Camden Hills > 05. Lost Valley aka O…
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 12
● Sunnyside up
Sport
-Clifton Crags > Fletcher Bluff > g. Sundog Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 17
● Dirty Harry
Sport, TR
-Camden Hills > 02. The Verticals
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
 25
● Cracked Up
Sport
-Camden Hills > 05. Lost Valley aka O…
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 11
● Sister City
Sport
-Camden Hills > 13. Hot Spot , Rock C…
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 19
● Jaws
Trad
-Acadia NP > Precipice aka The S Wall
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 11
● Legion of Decency
Trad, TR
-Acadia NP > Parking Lot Buttress
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13
 20
● Maniacal Depression
Trad 2 pitches
-Acadia NP > Precipice aka The S Wall
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 18
● B3 Bomber
Sport
-Clifton Crags > Parks Pond Bluff > a. Maple Run Wall
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 29
● Welcome to Greenwood City
Sport
a. Western Moun… > Bald Bluff > Dike Wall
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 17
● Ariel
Sport
-Camden Hills > 12. The Rampart
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 39
● Shagg Zag
Sport
a. Western Moun… > Shagg Crag > Main Face
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 90
● Short Bob
Sport
a. Western Moun… > Shagg Crag > Main Face
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 14
● Dominatrix
Sport
a. Western Moun… > Bald Bluff > S Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 18
● Wild Rumpus
Sport
a. Western Moun… > Shell Pond > High Meadow Wall
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
 134
● Shaggin Wagon
Sport
a. Western Moun… > Shagg Crag > Main Face
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 157
● Ginseng Route
Sport
a. Western Moun… > Shagg Crag > Main Face
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 26
● Pipe Dreams
Trad
-Acadia NP > Precipice aka The S Wall
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 94
● Meltdown
Sport
a. Western Moun… > Shagg Crag > Main Face
5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 35
● What About Bobcat
Sport
a. Western Moun… > Shagg Crag > Main Face
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 25
● Tightrope
Sport
a. Western Moun… > Shagg Crag > Main Face
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 91
● Shagg It
Sport
a. Western Moun… > Shagg Crag > Main Face
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 13
● Fat Bastard (link-up)
Sport
a. Western Moun… > Shagg Crag > Main Face
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 12
● What About Bob?
Sport
a. Western Moun… > Shagg Crag > Main Face
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Cilley-Barber j. The Maine Hi… > Katahdin > 06. All Winter Ice Ro…
 21
WI4 Trad, Ice 7 pitches
● Waterfall Gully j. The Maine Hi… > Katahdin > 06. All Winter Ice Ro…
 15
WI4 Trad, Ice 2 pitches
● Standard Overhang a. Western Moun… > … > 1. Jockey Cap B… > Peary Boulder
 17
V1 5 Boulder
● Purity -Acadia NP > -MDI Bouldering > Beech Cliff Bouldering
 46
V3 6A Boulder
● Lip Traverse Right, Shark T… -Acadia NP > Canada Cliff > Canada Cliff Boulder
 28
V4 6B Boulder
● Kara -Acadia NP > -MDI Bouldering > Beech Cliff Bouldering
 30
V4-5 6B+ Boulder
● Mammoth -Acadia NP > Canada Cliff > Canada Cliff Boulder
 18
V4-5 6B+ R Boulder
● Right Line -Acadia NP > -MDI Bouldering > Great Head Proper
 17
V5 6C Boulder
● Stuck In The Ocean -Acadia NP > -MDI Bouldering > Monument Cove
 14
V6 7A Boulder
● So Appalled d. Midcoast > Birch Point Boulder
 12
V6 7A Boulder
● Lip Traverse Left, Shark To… -Acadia NP > Canada Cliff > Canada Cliff Boulder
 11
V6-7 7A+ PG13 Boulder
● The Coffin c. Greater Port… > … > 3. The Strip Area > Coffin Boulder (aka "…
 20
V8- 7B PG13 Boulder
● Silence is the Question -Acadia NP > -MDI Bouldering > Beech Cliff Bouldering
 15
V8-9 7B+ Boulder
● The Chimney j. The Maine Hi… > Katahdin > 06. All Winter Ice Ro…
 13
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b WI2 Mod. Snow Trad, Ice, Snow
● Story of O -Acadia NP > Precipice aka The S Wall
 345
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 3 pitches
● A.M.C. Route a. Western Moun… > Tumbledown Mtn Rock
 14
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 4 pitches
● A.M.C. Route Variation a. Western Moun… > Tumbledown Mtn Rock
 30
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 3 pitches
● The Armadillo j. The Maine Hi… > Katahdin > 01. Chimney Pond ("So…
 122
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 6 pitches
● Old Town -Acadia NP > Precipice aka The S Wall
 341
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
● Bartleby -(Central Slab) -Acadia NP > Precipice aka The S Wall
 145
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
● Witch Wonder -Clifton Crags > Eagle Bluff > 05. The Roofs
 23
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches
● Flatiron j. The Maine Hi… > Katahdin > 01. Chimney Pond ("So…
 20
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches
● Weakened Warrior -Clifton Crags > Big Chick Hill > Left End & Left Face
 15
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
● Morning Glory -Acadia NP > Great Head > Morning Glory Alcove
 74
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
● Fourth of July (mid-cliff S… -Camden Hills > 04. Barrett's Cove Cliff
 13
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R Trad
● Return to Forever - (mid-c… -Acadia NP > Precipice aka The S Wall
 103
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
● Birch Ade - (mid-cliff ST… -Acadia NP > Precipice aka The S Wall
 83
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
● The Wind in the Willows j. The Maine Hi… > Katahdin > 01. Chimney Pond ("So…
 12
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 4 pitches
● Green Mt. Breakdown -Acadia NP > Precipice aka The S Wall
 91
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad 2 pitches
● Chitlin's Corner -Acadia NP > Precipice aka The S Wall
 94
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 2 pitches
● The Eagle's Gift -Clifton Crags > Eagle Bluff > 05. The Roofs
 41
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
● Guillotine -Acadia NP > Otter Cliffs
 127
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Trad, TR
● Emigrant Crack - (mid-clif… -Acadia NP > Precipice aka The S Wall
 97
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
● Highlander -Clifton Crags > Eagle Bluff > 05. The Roofs
 43
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport 2 pitches
● Wheaties -Clifton Crags > Eagle Bluff > 04. Main Face
 69
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
● Echoes of Life -Clifton Crags > Parks Pond Bluff > c. Main Face
 22
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport 2 pitches
● Fear of Flying -Acadia NP > Precipice aka The S Wall
 38
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
● The Great Escape a. Western Moun… > Shagg Crag > Main Face
 214
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
● A Dare by the Sea -Acadia NP > Otter Cliffs
 227
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13 Trad, TR
● The Wet Lithuanian -Acadia NP > Precipice aka The S Wall
 20
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
● Dream Weaver -Camden Hills > 12. The Rampart
 23
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport, TR
● Head Arete -Acadia NP > Great Head > Left Wall
 44
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13 Trad
● Stratocaster -Acadia NP > Eagles Crag
 24
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
● Blaze of Glory -Clifton Crags > Eagle Bluff > 06. Power Wall
 14
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
● Pollo Del Mar a. Western Moun… > Shell Pond > High Meadow Wall
 16
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
● Connecticut Cracks -Acadia NP > Precipice aka The S Wall
 166
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
● Eagle Direct -Clifton Crags > Eagle Bluff > 04. Main Face
 28
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
● All Seriousness Aside -Clifton Crags > Eagle Bluff > 04. Main Face
 16
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● Sun Spot -Camden Hills > 05. Lost Valley aka O…
 32
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● Sunnyside up -Clifton Crags > Fletcher Bluff > g. Sundog Wall
 12
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● Dirty Harry -Camden Hills > 02. The Verticals
 17
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport, TR
● Cracked Up -Camden Hills > 05. Lost Valley aka O…
 25
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13 Sport
● Sister City -Camden Hills > 13. Hot Spot , Rock C…
 11
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
● Jaws -Acadia NP > Precipice aka The S Wall
 19
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad
● Legion of Decency -Acadia NP > Parking Lot Buttress
 11
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad, TR
● Maniacal Depression -Acadia NP > Precipice aka The S Wall
 20
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13 Trad 2 pitches
● B3 Bomber -Clifton Crags > Parks Pond Bluff > a. Maple Run Wall
 18
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
● Welcome to Greenwood City a. Western Moun… > Bald Bluff > Dike Wall
 29
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
● Ariel -Camden Hills > 12. The Rampart
 17
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
● Shagg Zag a. Western Moun… > Shagg Crag > Main Face
 39
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
● Short Bob a. Western Moun… > Shagg Crag > Main Face
 90
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Dominatrix a. Western Moun… > Bald Bluff > S Wall
 14
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Wild Rumpus a. Western Moun… > Shell Pond > High Meadow Wall
 18
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Shaggin Wagon a. Western Moun… > Shagg Crag > Main Face
 134
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a Sport
● Ginseng Route a. Western Moun… > Shagg Crag > Main Face
 157
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
● Pipe Dreams -Acadia NP > Precipice aka The S Wall
 26
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Trad
● Meltdown a. Western Moun… > Shagg Crag > Main Face
 94
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
● What About Bobcat a. Western Moun… > Shagg Crag > Main Face
 35
5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
● Tightrope a. Western Moun… > Shagg Crag > Main Face
 25
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
● Shagg It a. Western Moun… > Shagg Crag > Main Face
 91
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
● Fat Bastard (link-up) a. Western Moun… > Shagg Crag > Main Face
 13
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
● What About Bob? a. Western Moun… > Shagg Crag > Main Face
 12
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport

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