New to the area

I’m moving to Southern NH in a couple weeks and am looking for a consensus of which guidebook(s) I should get. I mostly prefer long multipitch climbing. What’s the word?

The Notches, North Conway Rock Climbs, and Adirondack Rock should do the trick.

If I could add a second question, what’s the consensus on climbing gym I should get a membership to?

There is also the chinos guide to southern NH which might be pretty good for you. DRussos suggestions are spot on. The new ward smith rumney book could also be good if you are a sport climber.

DRusso wrote:

The Notches, North Conway Rock Climbs, and Adirondack Rock should do the trick.

Gonna suggest NH and NY guidebooks and just skip right over ol' Vermont, eh?!

....yeah that sounds about right.

Kris Fiore wrote:

Gonna suggest NH and NY guidebooks and just skip right over ol' Vermont, eh?!

....yeah that sounds about right.

It's just choss , right? ;op

Kris Fiore wrote:

Gonna suggest NH and NY guidebooks and just skip right over ol' Vermont, eh?!

....yeah that sounds about right.

Embrace the quiet splendor. ;)

Kris Fiore wrote:

Gonna suggest NH and NY guidebooks and just skip right over ol' Vermont, eh?!

....yeah that sounds about right.

Haha. Well he did say he prefers long multi-pitch climbs. I thought Vermont only had single pitch climbing   definitely not any multi-pitch at Wheeler Mountain or Marshfield...

Poor guy, coming from Colorado front range .......    NH is pretty cool, but "long multi pitch" in the way you are accustomed to, is very much not in play  

nothing to see here in VT....  keep it moveing.........

Ya, we got yellow spurs all over the place ;).......  not...........

Russ Keane wrote:

Poor guy, coming from Colorado front range .......    NH is pretty cool, but "long multi pitch" in the way you are accustomed to, is very much not in play  

Cannon cliff looks comparable in length to multi pitch’s on the front range. I love Colorado and the climbing speaks for itself, but I’m looking forward to climbing a different style in a new setting. 

And don’t worry, I won’t come crowd Vermont. Isn’t that where all the hippies are anyway..... 

"Cannon cliff looks comparable in length to multi pitch’s on the front range"

I suppose so, in a way.  Cannon is an awesome cliff, and has classics.  You have to be prepared, though, for a step down in rock quality compared to places in Colorado.  Often at Cannon there are throw-away chossy pitches.  (Maybe not VMC Direct; I have not climbed it), but generally it's not a "clean cliff" with consistent pitches all the way to the top, like you get at Eldo and Lumpy. 

Cathedral and Whitehorse have great 2-4 pitch climbs and is super classic climbing.   You will definitely not be disappointed with the NH style.  It's a fantastic climbing state.  Sounds like you are open minded enough to make the transition work.   Make sure you boulder at Pawtuckaway; it's awesome as hell.

I've visited Eldo. The quality of the climbing is not the problem in the Northeast in my opinion. It's the 300 days of sunshine you'll miss. 

Russ Keane wrote:

"Cannon cliff looks comparable in length to multi pitch’s on the front range"

I suppose so, in a way.  Cannon is an awesome cliff, and has classics.  You have to be prepared, though, for a step down in rock quality compared to places in Colorado.  Often at Cannon there are throw-away chossy pitches.  (Maybe not VMC Direct; I have not climbed it), but generally it's not a "clean cliff" with consistent pitches all the way to the top, like you get at Eldo and Lumpy. 

Cathedral and Whitehorse have great 2-4 pitch climbs and is super classic climbing.   You will definitely not be disappointed with the NH style.  It's a fantastic climbing state.  Sounds like you are open minded enough to make the transition work.   Make sure you boulder at Pawtuckaway; it's awesome as hell.

There are also some worthwhile longer climbs in the ADKs, like on Poke-O-Moonshine, and Wallface. Nothing amazingly long; but still worthwhile endeavors. 

Three guidebooks: north Conway rock climbs by jerry handren, rumney by ward smith, and pawtuckaway by Bryce dallhaus. Trad, sport, and boulder.

cannon is a complete heap but its the biggest thing we got so we have to love it ;)