the pipe pitch mantel with lots of air below... its hard to tell but some of those blocks below are bigger than cars...

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the pipe pitch mantel with lots of air below... its hard to tell but some of those blocks below are bigger than cars...

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Overview of the climb. If you view the full size of the image you can find me building an anchor at the top of the "Pipe" pitch and my partner is on the ledge at the top of the p2. - September 2013

Just a perfect September afternoon in New England!

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lee hansche

Jun 20, 2007

“the pipe pitch mantel with lots of air below... its hard to tell but some of those blocks below are bigger than cars...”

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Exposure anyone... looking about 400 feet down from the pipe pitch crux...

Just a perfect September afternoon in New England!

The Whitney Gilman Ridge, Cannon, NH.

Another beta of the route...

Dave Walters just below the 'Pipe' on a winter ascent of the 'WG' in 1980.

The normal (5.7) route is the green line... follow the red short cuts for a more direct and slightly harder route (5.8 and 5.9 variations)...<br>
large file, zoom in for detail...

Johanna

Leading the "Pipe Pitch" in the "good old days" of vibram boots and pitons-and-hammer protection. Circa 1968, photo by the late Ed Nester

Matt Ritter Leading up the 3rd pitch<br>

Shot of the arete

Matt Ritter Belaying on Whitney Gilman Ridge<br>

Bottom Section - W-G Ridge

The Correct W-G "UP" trail

Top Section W-G Ridge

Full view of the Whitney Gilman Ridge<br>

Dave Walters above the 'Pipe' pitch on a winter ascent of the 'WG' in 1980

Looking down on the pipe pitch

Upper-Middle section W-G Ridge

Middle Section W-G Ridge

High-stepping into P2.

Upper Middle section W-G Ridge

The approach to the WG. Not too hard to spot the line, eh?

coming up the 3rd pitch. exposed!

GT Luke leading the 5.8 crack variation.

Mariann having fun on the direct finish of the Whitney Gilman Ridge

At the base of Whitney Gilman Ridge <br>

W-G

The Pipe Pitch

The approach to the Whitney Gilman Ridge<br>

Clouds moving in on Whitney Gilman

The 5.8 Alternate pitch. Leader is just above the "pipe" pitch, while the 2nd is climbing, she is just above the 2" jamcrack.

The Whitney Gilman Ridge as seen from Moby Grape.

Climbers On the 5.8 variation

Whitney Gilman route

Looking up at the talus field approach to Whitney Gilman. Photo by JH.

Hannah above the 5.8 crack variation. I hand traversed left just before the crux of the pipe pitch and found (as always) a phenomenal belay ledge.

Tim about to top off

The W-G DOWN trail at the intersection with the bike path

Myself on top (5-8) variation 2nd pitch. Craig Young photographer, 2002

Top of pitch 3

catching a nice stem while enjoying the sweet splitter crack on the WG

Matt Bacalakis climbing up Whitney Gilman Ridge<br>

beautiful day on cannon!

Photo looking down on the last pitch (5.8 variant) of the Whitney Gilman ridge in November.

here im up high on the 5.8 variation... just below me is a bunch of steep loose flakes that you just need to weave your way through...

Coming up on P2. I'm just a tiny speck on a big mountain!

Last pitch: couple of 5.7 moves in the inside corner put you on a razor-sharp fin arete followed by an airy traverse to the left. From there choose your line left (easier) or right (harder).

Just above the Crux Pipe Pitch

NOT the W-G trail...this goes "nowhere". The Moby Grape trail leaves from one of those paved picnic areas along the side.

Climbers on the 5.8 "Higher Exposure" Variation

Start of first pitch direct variation. Detailed beta in trip report here: http://nealpinestart.com/2015/11/05/the-whitney-gilman-ridge-cannon-cliff-11415/

Remnants of an old cam can be seen in the middle of the picture. Taken at the beginning of pitch 2.

I had the honor of giving beta and belaying Tom while he climbed the Pipe Pitch! He's only 14 yrs old but he climbed it like a boss!

Andrew Kaplan topping out in 41st anniversary reclimb.

Jon Sykes emerging from the crux pipe pitch on a springtime romp up the W-G. Photo by Jamie Cunningham. Buy the Guidebook: https://www.eaglecliffpub.com/

Camera phone time

Eric on WG in winter, Fafnir in the background.

A perspective looking down into the black dyke<br>

...about 2 min. up the correct W-G Trail

Overview of the climb. If you view the full size of the image you can find me building an anchor at the top of the "Pipe" pitch and my partner is on the ledge at the top of the p2. - September 2013