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CrimpDaddy WesP
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Jun 17, 2025
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Chattanooga!!
· Joined Dec 2015
· Points: 3,515
I'm in Rumney for the summer and it's going to be hot next week. Curious if anyone has any recommendations for breezy Coastal bouldering (if it even exists) especially in Massachusetts or New Hampshire? I have some fantasy of climbing in a nice sea breeze during the heat wave although that probably does not coincide with shade. Thanks in advance!
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JChepes
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Jun 17, 2025
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West Ossipee, NH
· Joined Oct 2011
· Points: 11,233
Hey man Cape Ann would be a good possibility for that ocean breeze! Manchester by the Sea, Gloucester or Rockport would have some stuff for shore(haha). Closer to the water the better and Singing Beach, Rafe’ Chasm and Wingaersheek Beach come to mind. Gets busy during the summer so head out early to beat the traffic though!
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John Goodlander
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Jun 17, 2025
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NH
· Joined Apr 2018
· Points: 1,042
I've heard good things about a boulder on the water in Gloucester called puppy traverse (v6).
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CrimpDaddy WesP
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Jun 17, 2025
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Chattanooga!!
· Joined Dec 2015
· Points: 3,515
Thanks! Any chance you guys can recommend anything in the V5 to V8 range?
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Alan Rubin
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Jun 17, 2025
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Apr 2015
· Points: 10
I remember that when I was living in Boston, Cape Ann, especially Red Rock and Stage Fort, were 'go to' areas during a heat wave, but I was always frustrated flailing on routes that I thought I should be able to do---and considered the area to be sandbagged. Then I climbed there on a cool, dry day.......!!!!' Still probably better than other local outdoor options in such conditions. Though these days, I just head indoors!!!
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Matt Macrelli
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Jun 18, 2025
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Campton, NH
· Joined Feb 2020
· Points: 1,095
Whats up Wes! A bit further of a drive but coastal Maine has been my go-to in our hottest parts of the summer. Not on the ocean however The Coffin in Freeport is a phenomenal boulder, V8-. Although The Coffin will be dry, the other boulders there are slow to dry out. Further North is Camden with a lot of bouldering. Maybe only 50% posted on MP, but a local made a PDF guide and linked it on MP.
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Matt Macrelli
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Jun 18, 2025
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Campton, NH
· Joined Feb 2020
· Points: 1,095
For MA sparse but a couple boulders on the water down the cape. I think Pawel put up a V5 named Beach Bumps. Hulk Hokum V10 I hear is a fun lowball traverse. Phat Crack V8- been wanting to try.
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CrimpDaddy WesP
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Jun 18, 2025
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Chattanooga!!
· Joined Dec 2015
· Points: 3,515
Thanks guys!! Appreciate the beta
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jedeye
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Jun 21, 2025
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Feb 2009
· Points: 18
Just scoping Minot (Scituate Neck), and super impressed. There are some sweet boulders and walls right on the ocean. Feels similar to the Acadia coast. Seek the pockets of shade for these toasty summer days!
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Christian Prellwitz
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Jul 4, 2025
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Telluride, CO
· Joined Mar 2010
· Points: 3,840
Cape Ann does tend to have slightly cooler temps but since most of the bouldering is inland/in forests, there's not really much of a sea breeze. Nubble Lighthouse offers a few worthwhile things though the area is quite sunny and you do have to consider tides. Acadia also tends to have cooler temps and is the only true high quality coastal bouldering in New England. The Cape and some areas in Rhode Island offer limited coastal bouldering options. The best coastal bouldering areas in the Northeast (outside of Acadia) are Nova Scotia and Long Island. The two are a bit different in that the bouldering in Nova Scotia primarily takes place on granite outcrops along the coast or on freestanding boulders further inland, while most of the bouldering on Long Island takes place on glacial erratics located directly on beaches (with a few blocks that are slightly inland). Both areas are subject to coastal breezes/wind and the temperatures can be noticeably cooler than almost all other areas in the northeast (NS tends to be cooler than Long Island). You can also easily swim in between burns on the Long Island beaches, but that's a bit more challenging in Nova Scotia. They're both amazing places to climb. Parking can be a challenge at many Long Island areas in the summer, but is rarely an issue in Nova Scotia.
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