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Jun 17, 2026 -Acadia NP > Otter Cliffs > Chockstone Chimney (5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a) Katie figuring out how to chimney ● This pic should be moved to "The Great Chimney" route. View Comment
Jun 17, 2026 -Acadia NP > Otter Cliffs Chockstone Chimney 5.5 ● THIS ROUTE NO LONGER EXISTS. It was called "Chockstone Chimney", not to be mixed up with the route further… View Comment
Jun 12, 2026 Approach to Pleasure Dome ● Small nit.. the appoach GPX is reversed. Not sure if there's an easy way to update. View Comment
Nov 16, 2025 Central, MA > Crow Hill & Leo… > Crow Hill > 3. Fisherman's Wall The Offwidth (Left) 5.8 ● This route is listed as "The Offwidth" (5.11) in Boston Rocks. View Comment
Oct 3, 2025 Whitehorse Ledge > 07. The Slabs Horse Tranquilizer 5.9 PG13 ● Nice work! View Comment
Sep 15, 2025 Eastern, MA > Hammond Pond > Other Walls & C… > Lower Walls > No Reverse Traverse (5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b V0 4) Main Wall. ● Looks like my picture. View Comment
Sep 15, 2025 Eastern, MA > Hammond Pond > Other Walls & C… > Lower Walls > Cleft (5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c) Main Wall. ● Looks like my picture. View Comment
Sep 15, 2025 Eastern, MA > Hammond Pond > Other Walls & C… > Lower Walls > Toy Surprise (5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c) Main Wall. ● Looks like my picture. View Comment
Sep 15, 2025 Eastern, MA > Hammond Pond > Other Walls & C… > Lower Walls > Cracker Jack (5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b) Cracker Jack. ● Looks like my picture. View Comment
Sep 15, 2025 Eastern, MA > Hammond Pond > Other Walls & C… > Lower Walls > Hidden Magic (5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b) Main Wall. ● Looks like my picture. View Comment
Sep 15, 2025 Eastern, MA > Hammond Pond > Other Walls & C… > Lower Walls > Your Lead (5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b) Main Wall. ● Looks like my picture. View Comment
Sep 15, 2025 Eastern, MA > Hammond Pond > Other Walls & C… > Lower Walls > Flutterby (5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b) Main Wall. ● Looks like my picture. View Comment
Sep 15, 2025 Eastern, MA > Hammond Pond > Other Walls & C… > Lower Walls > Free & Easy (5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c) Free and Easy. ● Looks like my picture. View Comment
Sep 15, 2025 Eastern, MA > Hammond Pond > Other Walls & C… > Lower Walls > Old Tree (5.2 3 8 II 8 D 2c) Old Tree. ● Looks like my picture. View Comment
Sep 15, 2025 Eastern, MA > Hammond Pond > Other Walls & C… > Lower Walls > Half & Half (5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c V0- 4-) Half and Half. ● Looks like my picture. View Comment
Sep 15, 2025 Eastern, MA > Hammond Pond > Other Walls & C… > Lower Walls > Pudding Face (5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b) Pudding Face. ● Looks like my picture. View Comment
Sep 15, 2025 Eastern, MA > Hammond Pond > Other Walls & C… > Lower Walls > Pipe Cleaner (5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a) Pipe Cleaner. ● Looks like my picture. View Comment
Sep 15, 2025 Eastern, MA > Hammond Pond > Other Walls & C… > Lower Walls Trad routes. Colors are just to differentiate routes, they don't mean anything specific Some of the best easy and short local Trad climbs to practice plugging gear, work on your lead belay, or just have some low stress fun. Easy walk off for the lazy ● Looks like my picture. View Comment
Sep 15, 2025 Eastern, MA > Hammond Pond > Other Walls & C… > Lower Walls TR face routes. I marked the locations where you can build a great trad anchor to TR the face climbs. There are a couple useful trees as well, but artificial pro is super helpful. ● Looks like my picture. View Comment
Aug 29, 2025 WM: Crawford Notch > Webster Slabs > 4. Main Slab > Lost in the Sun (5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a) Bolt hanger still broken (Sep 2021) on pitch two belay. ● Has been replaced/fixed since pic was posted. View Comment
Aug 19, 2025 Cathedral Ledge > Beast Alcove & Refuse… Pick your Poison: Whack-A-Mole on the left, and Piledriver on the right. Running laps on these two top-rope friction-slab climbs will definitely get you ready for pitches 5 and 6 on the Freeblast. ● Nice! View Comment
Aug 18, 2025 Eastern, MA > Quincy Quarries > G Wall (aka H F… > Cavity (Variation) (5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a) The Cavity. ● Looks like my picture. View Comment
Aug 4, 2025 Great N Woods R… > N Bald Cap > 1. Main Slab Area Yowza 5.9 ● PC's comment can be seen here: mountainproject.com/photo/1… Thanks Ron ! Bob View Comment
Jul 27, 2025 Lakes Region > New Durham Area… > Longstack Preci… > 4. Wonderland Wall Coyote Rain 5.6 ● (Jul 19, 2025) A pine tree fell just before the top bolted anchor. Tread with caution. I cleaned some of th… View Comment
Jun 13, 2025 Lakes Region > New Durham Area… > Longstack Preci… > 2. Indigenous Wall > Velvet Underground (5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a) Velvet Underground ● The climber is on Velvet Underground. View Comment
Jun 13, 2025 Lakes Region > New Durham Area… > Longstack Preci… > 2. Indigenous Wall > Raven Song (5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c) What's left of fallen pine tree (Jun 12, 2025) ● Most of the pine tree was cut off. Thanks! View Comment
Jun 13, 2025 Lakes Region > New Durham Area… > Longstack Preci… > 2. Indigenous Wall Raven Song 5.8 ● Most of the fallen pine tree has been cut off and route climbable again. Thanks! View Comment
Apr 9, 2025 Eastern, MA > Quincy Quarries Quincy Quarry in 1969: bell bottoms, Goldline, and mountain boots. ● Looks like Drill Holes on D Wall. View Comment
Oct 27, 2024 Central, MA > Crow Hill & Leo… > Crow Hill > 2. Green Corner > Green Route (5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a) The current anchor atop pitch 1 after the traverse below the open book section. It has two beefy quicklinks as well that are not in the frame. ● 2 of 3 of these are gone since a year or two ago. There's a new two bolt anchor above nowadays. View Comment
Jul 22, 2024 Lakes Region > New Durham Area… > Longstack Preci… > 2. Indigenous Wall Raven Song 5.8 ● I was there Jul 21, 2024. Posted a pic from right at the route start. It doesn't look too bad from there an… View Comment
Jul 22, 2024 Lakes Region > New Durham Area… > Longstack Preci… > 2. Indigenous Wall > Raven Song (5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c) Fallen tree on route (Jul 21, 2024) ● Posted the fallen tree from this view as it doesn't look so bad from here. This is from right under the rou… View Comment
Jul 22, 2024 Lakes Region > New Durham Area (Lon… Longstack Precipice ● The cliff and surrounding area was sold Jun 6, 2022. Since there has been new development and new road is b… View Comment
Jul 22, 2024 WM: Crawford Notch > Mt Willard 03. Main Slab ● (Jul 20) There was a lot of activity on and along the railroad tracks with people working with chain saws c… View Comment
Jul 22, 2024 WM: Crawford Notch > Mt Willard 02. Gulley No.1 Buttress ● Climbed at Willard Jul 20. Could not see a cairn for this area nor a trail. I am guessing the cairn has bee… View Comment
Jun 13, 2024 WM: Crawford Notch > Webster Slabs > 4. Main Slab Right at Willie's Slide parking, there is now (Sep 2021) a "natural bridge" over the Saco! ● Boo! It was nice while it was there. View Comment
Jun 13, 2024 WM: Crawford Notch > Webster Slabs > 4. Main Slab > Direct (5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b) First pitch of Direct with Lost in the Sun anchor to the left. "Direct" is marked in pink in drawing. ● To me it's clear. The 5.8 block in the diagram is the big square block just right of the yellow dashed line… View Comment

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