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Numb Nuts

5.8 PG13, Trad, 125 ft (38 m),  Avg: 2.7 from 6 votes
FA: unknown
New Hampshire > WM: Kancamagus… > Lost Ledge

Description

START: About 20 ft left of the crack/groove of Weak Nuts, just to the left of the dark lichen that descends from the upper part of the Weak Nuts crack.  A bolt may be seen about 25-30 feet up, with a 2nd bolt about 6-8 ft higher, if not hidden by the branches and leaves of a tree. B#1 has been replaced, but as of 2022 B#2 is an older non-stainless 3/8" a bit rusted..

P1 - Climb up to, and past the 1st bolt to the 2nd about 6-8 ft higher up, then on to the flake (gear). Here, either move up and slightly right intercepting Weak Nuts and rap of the Weak Nuts tree with double ropes, or work up and left eventually reaching the Vector/Lost Arch anchor and rap (but don't lower off ! )  with a single 70m, or double ropes.  

We were able to top rope the climb from the Hallie-Haley tree anchor by passing the small, lower tree on the Weak Nuts side, clipping the top Hallie-Haley bolt, then the 2nd Weak Nuts bolt, then moving left to the flake where a purple (0.5) Camalot down low and a green (0.75) a bit higher provided a directional anchor. The traversing involved some tension-traversing and climbing, as did the return voyage after pulling the pro.

Protection

2 draws and then a crack in a curving flake. Use the Weak Nuts tree anchor to descend.

Once Weak Nuts is led, this climb can be TR'd from the anchor; although 2 ropes are required.

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On TR on Numb Nuts - still a long way from bolt # 1  !  (WR photo with permission)
[Hide Photo] On TR on Numb Nuts - still a long way from bolt # 1 ! (WR photo with permission)
Numb Nuts, Weak Nuts and Hallie Haley
[Hide Photo] Numb Nuts, Weak Nuts and Hallie Haley
Starting up Numb Nuts on TR  ( photo by RW with permission)
[Hide Photo] Starting up Numb Nuts on TR ( photo by RW with permission)

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Chris Graham
Bartlett, NH
 
[Hide Comment] Some cool moves and a bit spicy, particularly when setting gear under the expansion flake that creeks and moans as you move by it to gain the Weak Nuts crack (yikes). I would give it 2.5 stars as it is a variation to the start of weak nuts basically. Sep 22, 2014