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| Frankenstein
Cliffs home to the highest concentration of classic waterfall ice routes in the White Mountains. As of 16 December the ice is doing pretty good but still thin on many of the routes and will climb a bit harder than their assigned grade. Conditions Home |
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| Route | Grade |
Condition
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Notes:
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| South Face Routes | 4 - 5 |
thin ice
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Building
ice
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| Smear | 3+ - 4+ |
thin ice
|
no
ice
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| Pegasus | 4 |
out
|
no
ice
|
| Pegasus Rock Finish | 4, 5.6 |
in
|
probably climbable |
| Hobbit Couloir | 4+ |
maybe
|
Building
ice
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| Chia | 3+ |
maybe
|
Building
ice
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| Cave Route | 3+ |
maybe
|
Building
ice
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| Widows Walk | 5 - |
not yet
|
Building
ice
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| Bob's Delight | 4 - |
out
|
no
ice
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| Trestle Climbs | 3- 4 |
out
|
no
ice
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| Walk in the Forest | 4 |
out
|
no
ice
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| Mean Mistreater | 3+ |
out
|
no
ice
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| Waterfall Gully | 3 |
out
|
no
ice
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| Standard Route Left | 3+ |
out
|
no
ice
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| Standard Route | 3+ |
in
|
watch
out for teh pillars on the top pitch
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| The Penguin | 4 |
in
|
has
ice, has been climbed
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| Dropline | 5 |
maybe
|
ice
is building quickly. Looks good. May be climbable.
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Welcome to the Machine
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4 |
has ice
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very
interesting!
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| Dracula | 4+ |
in
|
very
little ice
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| The Coffin | 4+ |
has ice
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watch this one over the next week |
| Practice Slab North | 2 |
has ice
|
climbable
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| Cannon | Cathedral | Crawford Notch | Mt Washington |
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Chia on 13 December, 2002. Most climbs in the Frankenstein Amphitheater climb a bit more difficult than their listed grade this early in the season. Top outs are thin. Cold weather is forecast for much of late next week so we'll wait and see what happens |
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Pegasus on 13 December, 2002. Definitely better than last year but still thin. The Rock Finish is probably the best climb in the Frankenstein Amphitheater in the early stages of the ice season. |
| The Pegasus rock finish has a new two bolt anchor on the ledge to the right of the short pillar leading to the rock corner. Here, Jack Wojtowicz of River Vale NJ tops out on the climb. This climb is a fun and challenging experience that is well protected. If you haven't climbed it before you should check it out. The upper corner can be done with no tools. Leaders may opt to use one tool. | |
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