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Routes in Cloud Buttress
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Aviatrix T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Benign Masochism T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c |
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Cloud Nine T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Copious Stone T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Cost of Admission T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Don't Take Schist for Granite S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Drawn and Quartered S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b |
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Fever Dreams T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Liminality T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b R |
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Pillow Talk T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Psychedelic Honey S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Quarter Sawn S 5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c |
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Skywalker S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Stone By Stone S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Transcendentalism S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Trouble Weighs a Ton S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
| Type: | Sport, 50 ft (15 m) |
| GPS: | 42.07037, -73.06708 |
| FA: | Shawn Sweeney & Kat Powers, 2020 |
| Page Views: | 2,003 total · 38/month |
| Shared By: | Shawn S on Oct 16, 2021 |
| Admins: | sara mcfadden, Old Timer, jim.dangle, Joe M |
Access Issue: Endangered Species
Details
Most of the 14-acre property at Hanging Mountain has been designated as Priority Habitat by MassWildlife’s Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program (NHESP). As a result, Hanging Mountain and any work performed there is heavily regulated to ensure that the WMCC is in compliance with the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act and Wetlands Protection Act.
More information about NHESP can be found here
Description
Nestled in the chunky schisty looking rock on the left side of the cloud buttress lies a ~3 foot wide, vertical, white dike that extends from the the deck to the top of the buttress. Stone By Stone ascends this dike the whole way.
From the ground, the route can look intimidating for the grade, but rest assured there are decent holds the whole way. Many choose to keep a left hand in the crack for the first third of the route but movement also flows if you choose to use holds only in/on the white streak. Regardless of how you climb it, it's hard not to smile on your way to the chains.
The route is ever so slightly overhanging, so at the beginning of a light drizzle, it is still climbable. Stone by Stone receives morning and evening shade and direct sun in the afternoon. The crack at the base emanates cold air year round.
The name of the route was inspired by Robert M. Thorson's book "Stone By Stone", an interesting read for all rock nerds who grew up in the Northeast.
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