Tulip Slide

The upper slab of this northwest aspect slide was once the main attraction, but Tropical Storm Irene triggered a rockfall adjacent to the bottom of the old exposure. This added nearly 1,500 more ground feet of exposed terrain. 

Take note of the small bowl and ledges marking an eastern turn in the slide as it nears 3,500 feet in elevation. Much of the following 600 ground feet is as much bushwhacking as slide climbing. Scramble up vegetated ledges and work your way toward the base of the upper slab at 3,800 feet in elevation. Now old-exposure anorthosite, the slide again turns southeast and ascends toward the ridge. 

Exit up to the Ridge Trail.

*note. Slide length is approximate as it's broken into 2 sections.

From the entrance of the herdpath into Roaring Brook, the Tulip drainage is the first deeply cut streambed that enters from the climber’s right (southeast)--a few hundred feet higher in elevation.

Standard rack if you're going to protect.