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Hemlock

V6, Boulder, 10 ft (3 m),  Avg: 3 from 3 votes
FA: Tim McGivern
Massachusetts > N Shore > Cape Ann > Dykes Pond (Glo… > N Side > Beehive Boulders

Description

Stand start with your hands matched at the lowest hold in the crack. Climb the finger crack.

There was a tree blocking the crack until recently. It was a hemlock tree.

Location

The crack just to the right of Final Judgment.

Protection

A pad.

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Hemlock.
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Me climbing Hemlock.
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Jamison Knowlton
Gloucester, MA
[Hide Comment] Nice work Tim! Solid new addition! Dec 29, 2018
Tim McGivern
Medford, ma
  V6
[Hide Comment] Looks like Gunther thought this was only V4! I had a much tougher time with this than Final Judgment! Hopefully more folks give it a whirl so we can come up with the right grade. Sep 29, 2023
Bryce Dahlgren
Boston, Ma
  V6
[Hide Comment] I would agree with Tim that this problem is V6 based on others I’ve done in the area. Although I didn’t send Final Judgment today, but it did start drizzling. Perhaps Gunther has some trick beta that makes Hemlock significantly easier. Here's my beta vid: youtube.com/shorts/S-sPYVgY1zE Nov 3, 2025