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The Searchers
5.3 R,
Trad, 300 ft (91 m), 2 pitches,
Avg: 1.8 from 19
votes
FA: unknown
New Hampshire
> Rumney
> Jimmy Cliff
Description
This route climbs the slightly dirty gully between the two sport routes on the 300 foot slab. The gully is a direct line between Clip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah and Lady and The Tramp. The gully is fun but has a sense of adventure.
The line climbs independently through the first pitch, but I would suggest using the first belay station of Lady and The Tramp so you have a safe belay for bringing up your second.
P1: climb up the low angle gully using whatever protection you can (its sparse at best). When you can traverse right to Lady and The Tramp belay. This pitch is all trad protected.
P2: Step back left into the gully and climb up until you meet up with Lady and The Tramp when it breaks left. When you hit the bolts of Lady and The Tramp you have two options: 1) finish up The second half of P2 of Lady and The Tramp (recommended with trad and bolted protection) or 2) keep going straight up the dirty gully to thrash through the brush to belay from one of the many trees. Option two is all trad protected maybe a bolt to clip when crossing Lady and The Tramp.
Location
On the slabs of Jimmy Cliff located in the gully between Clip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah and Lady and The Tramp.
Protection
Standard rack but the gear is quite terrible. A solo head space is a good idea for this route.
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Newmarket, NH
That being said, can't bag on him too much. He went out and got it done. Jul 23, 2010
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Laconia, NH
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Center Harbor, NH
As for the one star I don't try to mislead anyone with it. Thats why I am so blunt with the description. The route is fun and does not deserve a bomb rating it is worth doing. The "thrash through the brush" is maybe ten feet of the not recommended variation, the gully will always be slightly dirty and have an element of loose rock it can't be avoided.
I didn't post this route for any reason other than sharing it with other climbers,I give it one star, get out and do it and give it the bomb if you think it deserves it. Happy Climbing everyone. Jul 25, 2010
Allenstown, NH... and a van…
keep having fun and remember to tell me your tales... Jul 25, 2010
New England
Center Harbor, NH
My description may sound harsh and not very appealing but I'm not trying to sugar coat the route. On MP.com a single star stands for an OK route, which The Searchers is. It will never be a classic or have a lot of ascents but it is fun. Maybe with it being documented now it will see a few more ascents, who knows. I encourage you to climb it and give it the bomb rating if you feel it is just, personally I don't think it deserves bomb but it is not classic by any means. The route has many characteristics of the other routes on the slab: easy and fun climbing with a nice view. To me a some dirt, a couple loose rocks, and some vegetation is OK for a one star route.
Matt Jul 26, 2010
North Kingstown, RI
Will do. As I've acknowledged, it is unfair of me to comment on a route I haven't climbed. May gravity be your friend.
Brian Jul 26, 2010
Allenstown, NH... and a van…
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Hooksett, New Hampshire