Coyote Rain (5.6)
140 ft, 2 pitches
Wonderland Wall
Evening Blues (5.7)
135 ft, 2 pitches
Wonderland Wall
Tardis (5.7)
65 ft, 1 pitch
Indigenous Wall
More training for Colorado climbing! Jeff, Kevin and I
spent the day climbing at Longstack Precipice. It took us a bit to find the
trail, so we ended up following the dirt road until it ended. Then bushwacked
our way up to the base of the Wonderland Wall. And on our way out, we took the
climber’s path which took us to the logging road and back to the open area
where we parked. But next time going to follow these directions:
At 1.5 miles of Rines Road in Alton, drive through the
first gate and sign for the Knight’s Pond Conservation Area. Go to the very end
and park in the parking lot with a kiosk. Large boulders border the parking
lot. Between two boulders is a shortcut path. Take path to the intersection of the
dirt, logging road. Follow for a few minutes and on your left a “climbers path”
is marked with a cairn (there may be some overgrowth near the start of this
path). Follow this well-worn path to the base of the Indigenous Wall.
Overall, it was an amazing day of climbing! Besides us,
there was another pair of climbers and that’s it!!! After that other pair left,
we had Longstack Precipice all to ourselves!
Well, not all to ourselves….there were a couple of giant Ravens who
didn’t appreciate our company. Whenever they felt we were too close, they let out
a loud series of squaks. And the mosquitoes, too many, oi!! The day started
off cloudy and muggy. By mid day there were a few minutes of enjoyable cool
temps and light breezes. But towards the end of the day it was muggy again, but
with plenty of sunshine. Enjoy some photos taken of our day climbing in New
Durham, NH!
Longstack from the approach
Jeff and Kevin
Kevin did an impressive job of leading Coyote Rain
Fun roof of Coyote Rain
Up and over, piece of cake!
View from the top of Coyote Rain
At the base of Evening Blues
View from the top of Evening Blues
Kevin leading Tardis
Jeff on the bulge of Tardis
On the run-out slab to finish (3)