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Vanishing Point

5.10-, Trad, TR, 85 ft (26 m),  Avg: 3.2 from 15 votes
FA: FA (top-rope) Kevin Bein, 1969. FA (lead) Bruce Dicks, Jim Adair, November 1976.
Connecticut > Central Valley > Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff

Description

This is a nice line with a few different flavors, among them some thin-ish face climbing and an enjoyable finger crack at the top.

Location

One of the first routes on the south end of the cliff. It's about 10-15 ft. to the right of Carey Corner (which is the first obvious open book on the cliff). There's a direct start that begins at the memorial plaque. The indirect start enters from the left, pulling over an overlap on positive holds.

Protection

See discussion below. Very runout, as is. Very convenient toprope anchors (trees).

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Vanishing Point with gear (minus the bolt)
[Hide Photo] Vanishing Point with gear (minus the bolt)

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M Mobley
Bar Harbor, ME
 
[Hide Comment] chopped twice huh? and choppy the chopper doesnt mind the glued on plaque at the base of the climb... welcome to Connectikook.

I'd love to see bolts put back in on the start of this, it would be a classic lead if it wasnt an X rated route. Oct 25, 2011
M Mobley
Bar Harbor, ME
 
[Hide Comment] I call everyone who goes out of their way to chop a route the same names Brian. How many chopped bolts are there at the Main Cliff Brian? Oct 27, 2011
Brian
North Kingstown, RI
[Hide Comment] Mike, I have no idea how many chopped bolts/pitons are on the main cliff. I only know of single (chopped) bolts/pins on Vanishing Point, Knight's Gambit, and YMC. I'm not defending the choppers just trying to set the historical record straight. What I'm suggesting is that now may be a good time to replace the previously existing bolts at Ragged with those bomb-proof glue-ins that are popping up around the state. It would need someone taking the initiative of running this by the RMF.
Brian Oct 28, 2011
Ksween
Wakefield, RI
[Hide Comment] Brian I was there this weekend and the Pin at the of YMC was in great shape. Was there another piece of pro chopped there? Nov 21, 2011
Brian
North Kingstown, RI
[Hide Comment] Kevin,

No, I'm referring to the bolts/pins that have been chopped and reappear and then chopped and reappear over the years. YMC being one of them. Nov 21, 2011
Demetri Vernadakis
New Britain, CT
[Hide Comment] Tons of gear at the top for TR anchors. No need to use any trees. Oct 15, 2020
Mike Heintz
[Hide Comment] The FA information for this route is incorrect, but understandably so, since is is also incorrect in "Hooked on Traprock" (AKA The Blue Whale), a guidebook which is perhaps of more interest to a psychologist than to a climber. It should read: FA-Bruce Dicks, Mike Heintz, Mick Avery, Oct 1976. The "updated" guidebook is riddled with deliberate falsehoods and personal opinions masquerading as facts. In it, the author states that the rappel placed bolt on Vanishing Point is the origin of all the bolt problems in Connecticut, ignoring the fact that his mentor John Shelton had done the same on two routes previously, Bombay Direct and No Parking. On Bombay Direct, the bolt was even placed right next to a perfect crack. Sep 17, 2021