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7 days ago Great N Woods R… > N Bald Cap > 1. Main Slab Area > October Sundae (5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b) All of p2 and star of p3 OH visible above it. ● Sep 19, 2026 foliage colors just starting on route. View Comment
7 days ago Great N Woods R… > N Bald Cap > 1. Main Slab Area > October Sundae (5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b) Photo taken from the gear belay atop p3, looking down climber-right at the long traverse above the OH . ● No foliage colors yet on Sep 13, 2026. The Outlook is visible in the far back. View Comment
Sep 22, 2026 Great N Woods R… > N Bald Cap > 1. Main Slab Area > October Sundae (5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b) Photo of the p3direct variation pitch (and "approximate" bolts locations) taken looking climber right during the rappel that starts from the 2 bolts atop p4 and ends in the tree island with the fallen birch ● The moss seems to have taken over the slab right under the OH (Sep 2026), and "getting" to the OH might hav… View Comment
Sep 22, 2026 Great N Woods R… > N Bald Cap > 1. Main Slab Area > October Sundae (5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b) Super-Telephoto of "the Beautiful Crack" at the start of P4. "Don't leave home" without climbing it. ● The area for End-of-p3 belay had solid cracks for gear and a comfortable stance just few yards above the OH. View Comment
Sep 22, 2026 Great N Woods R… > N Bald Cap > 1. Main Slab Area > Alpine Experience - A… (5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13) Looking up at the "Notch" of October Sundae from a gear belay 30-40 ft below the OH. Hard to believe it "goes" at only 5.3 -5.4 ! ● indeed hard to believe but it did feel to us not more than 5.4 View Comment
Sep 22, 2026 Great N Woods R… > N Bald Cap This is where you turn off from Success Pond Rd. The sign says "Shelburne Trail" (NOTE since Oct 2017 rains, it's a little "bumpy-er" now) ● in September 2026 the conditions of this intersection seem to have been restored to this 2016 photo. Howeve… View Comment
Sep 22, 2026 Great N Woods R… > N Bald Cap > 1. Main Slab Area Screen shot of the new trail (We tracked it going OUT, thus the orange arrow's direction. ) ● the New Trail marked in this photo is still in really excellent conditions for hiking in September 2026. View Comment
Sep 22, 2026 Great N Woods R… > N Bald Cap North Bald Cap trails. The Red Path to October Sundae IS NOW OVERGROWN and BEAVER DAMMED and may not be usable. Look for an ORANGE-FLAGGED path from parking. ● the trail marked as "New Trail" was still in really excellent conditions for hiking in September 2026. View Comment
Sep 22, 2026 Great N Woods R… > N Bald Cap North Bald Cap trails. The Red Path to October Sundae IS NOW OVERGROWN and BEAVER DAMMED and may not be usable. Look for an ORANGE-FLAGGED path from parking. ● In September 2026 the dirt road between Success Pond Rd and the Trailhead had trenches too deep for an SUV… View Comment
Sep 22, 2026 Great N Woods R… > N Bald Cap This is just 100 yards after turning right from Success Road (44.481528, -71.083583). Even with an SUV we did not have enough clearance for the trenches digged by water flow cutting across the dirt road. We had to park here adding a mile to our approach ● a jeep-like vehicle would make it though... EDIT- probably because of the short, high wheelbase, R Hall… View Comment
Aug 18, 2026 WM: Kancamagus… > Woodchuck Ledge > Main Cliff Main Cliff ● I think Kampala and Zanzibar might not be fully include into this photo of the Main Cliff. I think the very… View Comment
Aug 18, 2026 WM: Kancamagus… > Woodchuck Ledge The pull-off parking for Woodchuck ● The sign behind the car is gone but the 3 boulders are still there marking the start of the nice & easy app… View Comment
Aug 3, 2026 Sequoia & Kings… > Little Baldy > Regular Route (5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a) Pitch 2. Some grass and moss in the crack near the top of this pitch you have to deal with. ● I was there just the other day and I was a little confused since this photo seems to be taken no more than… View Comment
Aug 3, 2026 Sequoia & Kings… > Little Baldy > Regular Route (5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a) Starting up the final slab, P3 ● I tried to match clues from the rocks and views shown in this photo and I ended up setting my p2 top belay… View Comment
Aug 3, 2026 Sequoia & Kings… > Little Baldy > Regular Route (5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a) The start of p3 shown here offers many options for protection and very easy climbing, if setting the p2 top belay 20ft = 7m to the right of the end of the open book. From here to the summit is another 40m of easy scramble plus other 30m-40m of just walk ● p3 felt no more than 5.1 and well protected if starting from the location shown in this picture. (other pho… View Comment
Aug 3, 2026 Sequoia & Kings… > Little Baldy > Regular Route (5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a) Looking down from top of p1 at the 55m belay option above the first small bulge. ● After the very easy first 10m, the rest of p1 showin in this photo felt more like a sustained 5.4. The rest… View Comment
Aug 3, 2026 Sequoia & Kings… > Little Baldy > Regular Route (5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a) Looking up toward the second larger bulge on p2 from the top of p1 at the 55m belay option (above the first small bulge). ● The climbing on this photo below the crux bulge felt around 5.1/5.2. The crux itself was much easier than i… View Comment
Aug 3, 2026 Sequoia & Kings… > Little Baldy > Regular Route (5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a) This photo is taken turning slightly left and looking up after the crux second larger bulge of p2. Gear options become fewer near the top of this upper portion of the open book, but the climbing keeps getting easier. ● Above the single p2 crux move (i.e. the second larger bulge on the open book), the climbing on the rest p2… View Comment
Aug 3, 2026 Sequoia & Kings… > Little Baldy > Regular Route (5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a) This photo was taken by my follower from the end of the upper portion of the open book of p2. From here I had traversed right 20ft = 7m and built an anchor where looking up there seemed to be more gear options and easier climbing for p3. ● The belay shown in this photo is at a total of 118m of rope-length from the ground. We had a 70m rope and w… View Comment
Aug 3, 2026 Sequoia & Kings… > Little Baldy > Regular Route (5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a) This is our anchor at top of p2, set about 20ft = 7m to the right of the end of the upper portion of the open book. This anchor was 63m from our p1 anchor (which was 55m from the gound). p3 goes up on the slab shown on the left. ● This photo was taken at a total of 118m of rope-length from the ground. We had a 70m rope and we split that… View Comment
Aug 3, 2026 Sequoia & Kings… > Little Baldy > Regular Route (5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a) The start of p3 shown here offers many options for protection and very easy climbing, if setting the p2 top belay 20ft = 7m to the right of the end of the open book. From here to the summit is another 40m of easy scramble plus other 30m-40m of just walk ● This photo is taken from our anchor at top of p2 at a total of 118m of rope-length from the ground. We had… View Comment
Aug 3, 2026 Sequoia & Kings… > Little Baldy > Regular Route (5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a) great views from the wide and comfortable ledge at the top of p2. (great place also for a lunch break) ● note: this photo is taken from our p2 belay station set after traversing right about 20ft = 7m from the end… View Comment
Aug 3, 2026 Sequoia & Kings… > Little Baldy > Regular Route (5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a) This is our anchor at top of p2, set about 20ft = 7m to the right of the end of the upper portion of the open book. This anchor was 63m from our p1 anchor (which was 55m from the gound). p3 goes up on the slab shown on the left. ● When I set this p2 anchor I used clues to match rocks and views from this link: mountainproject.com/photo/… View Comment
Aug 3, 2026 Sequoia & Kings… > Little Baldy > Regular Route (5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a) This photo was taken by my follower from the end of the upper portion of the open book of p2. From here I had traversed right 20ft = 7m and built an anchor where looking up there seemed to be more gear options and easier climbing for p3. ● Some other photos seem to imply that some climbers may set a belay at the end of the open book below the bu… View Comment
Aug 3, 2026 Sequoia & Kings… > Little Baldy > Regular Route (5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a) Looking up toward the second larger bulge on p2 from the top of p1 at the 55m belay option (above the first small bulge). ● This photo was taken from the 55m belay option for p1. However there is a slanted stance with lots of gear… View Comment
Jul 16, 2026 WM: Pinkham / P… > 05. Huntington… > Northeast Ridge of th… (5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b) Looking up at the 5.8 variation. At least 5 old pins in there. ● This is indeed the view looking up from the top belay of p3. For those that want to find the hidden histori… View Comment
Jul 16, 2026 WM: Pinkham / P… > 05. Huntington… > Northeast Ridge of th… (5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b) TOPO map of the first 4 of the 7 pitches seen hiking up from the "bottom"-approach (i.e. from the AMC Pinkham Notch "camp") ● here is a new updated version from a higher view point including also the remaining top 3 pitches: mountai… View Comment
Jul 16, 2026 WM: Pinkham / P… > 05. Huntington… > Northeast Ridge of th… (5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b) The Allis Chimney in pitch 4: two options to enter it. Note: the 5.8 variation of pitch 4 is 10ft up and right of this photo. ● The piton shown in this photo is the same piton shown in: mountainproject.com/photo/1… View Comment
Jul 16, 2026 WM: Pinkham / P… > 05. Huntington… > Northeast Ridge of th… (5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b) The Allis Chimney in pitch 4: two options to enter it. Note: the 5.8 variation of pitch 4 is 10ft up and right of this photo. ● option2 is shown in: mountainproject.com/photo/1… View Comment
Jul 16, 2026 WM: Pinkham / P… > 05. Huntington… > Northeast Ridge of th… (5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b) As others have noted, the 5.8 variation is easy to navigate, just follow the pins! They actually don't look sooo bad. ● I think this photo shows mostly the 5.7 right-corner of pitch 3 (see mountainproject.com/photo/1…).… View Comment
Jul 16, 2026 WM: Pinkham / P… > 05. Huntington… > Northeast Ridge of th… (5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b) Greg Petrics and Walter Howe photo of the Allis Chimney : http://www.famousinternetskiers.com/the-pinnacle-butt-rest/2/ ● The photo at this link: mountainproject.com/photo/1… shows what the climber sitting down sees. View Comment
Jul 16, 2026 WM: Pinkham / P… > 05. Huntington… > Northeast Ridge of th… (5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b) Greg Petrics and Walter Howe photo of the Allis Chimney : http://www.famousinternetskiers.com/the-pinnacle-butt-rest/2/ ● The photo at this link: mountainproject.com/photo/2… shows what the climber in black and white w… View Comment
Jul 16, 2026 WM: Pinkham / P… > 05. Huntington… > Northeast Ridge of th… (5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b) Looking "climber-LEFT" toward the downclimb from the top-anchor of the crux-corner pitch 3. ● The piton shown in this photo is the same shown in: mountainproject.com/photo/2… View Comment
Jul 16, 2026 WM: Pinkham / P… > 05. Huntington… > Northeast Ridge of th… (5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b) Looking "climber-LEFT" toward the downclimb from the top-anchor of the crux-corner pitch 3. ● The super-awesome photo in mountainproject.com/photo/1… by Patrics & Howe blended with the hist… View Comment
Jul 14, 2026 Great N Woods R… > Outlook The views from the summit are unreal! The cliff in the background is North Bald Cap. ● indeed truely unreal views from up there... Also good altitude so pleasant low 70s even when upper 80s ever… View Comment
Jul 14, 2026 Great N Woods R… > Outlook Sketch of Summit Area of Outlook ● very accurate sketch: it was very easy to find the "Hand over Hand" BB anchor that we used to rap down to t… View Comment

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