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Thursday, April 1, 2021

Turning 60 & Climbing About It!



It's 2019 and it's the big 6-0 this year! Yes, I turn 60 July 10th and what better way to celebrate than to climb, climb, climb throughout the entire year! My big 60 goal would be to make 60 outdoor climbing pitches by the end of 2019! All disciplines (except bouldering...weeellllll....maybe bouldering!), either on top rope or on lead. I've enlisted the help of my climbing friends and I'm also looking for more to help me on my climbing journey. Follow along on my blog or let's get out to climb!


60 Pitches and Counting!

# of Pitches - Route/Crag - Location - Type - Date
1 - Trestle Slab, Frankenstein Cliffs, Ice Climbing - 1.7.2019
2 - Moss Slab, Stonehouse Pond, Ice Climbing - 1.11.2019
4 - Moss Slab, Stonehouse Pond, Ice Climbing - 1.13.2019
2 - Moss Slab, Stonehouse Pond, Ice Climbing - 1.26.2019
4 - Leprechaun's Lement, Kinsman Notch, Ice Climbing - 2.17.2019
4 - North End Pillars, Cathedral Ledge, Ice Climbing - 2.25.2019
3 - Parking Lot Wall, Rumney, Ice Climbing - 3.2.2019
7 - Moss Slab, Stonehouse Pond, Ice Climbing - 3.3.2019
1 - North End Slab, Cathedral Ledges, Ice Climbing - 3.11.2019
5 - Lost In The Forest, Frankenstein Cliffs, Ice Climbing - 3.17.2019
2 - Parasol Gully, Dixville Notch, Ice Climbing - 4.14.2019
3 - Deer Leap, Rock Climbing, Killington, VT - 5.12.2019
2 - Ship's Prow, Rattlesnake Rocks, MA, Rock Climbing - 5.25.2019
3 - Main Cliff & Meadows, Rumney Rocks, NH - 5.27.2019
5 - Rattlesnake Rocks, MA Rock Climbing, - 6.1.2019
6 - Buffalo Corral, Rumney Rocks, NH - 6.9.2019
4 - Mt. Forist, Rock Climbing, Berlin, NH - 6.22.2019
6 - DLM Memorial - Multi-Pitch Rock Climbing, Mt. Forist, Berlin, NH - 7.4.2019
5 - Buffalo Pit & Buffalo Corral, Rumney Rocks, NH - 7.6.2019
2 - Redrocks, Gloucester, MA - 7.14.2019
4 - Parking Lot Wall, Rumney Rocks, NH - 8.3.2019
1 - Marlow, NH - 8.11.2019
2 - Farley Ledges, MA - 9.28.2019
2 - Thin Air, Cathedral Ledge, NH - 9.29.2019
3 - Ice Cream Parlor, UT - 10.26.2019
4 - Parking Lot Wall & Meadows, Rumney Rocks, NH - 11.1.2019
2 - Leprechaun's Lement, Kinsman Notch, Ice Climbing - 12.22.2019

Monday, August 12, 2019

Sunny Slab Left - Rock Climbing



Marlow, rock climbing, Monadnock
Leading Sunny Slab Left

Today Nuno and I checked out the climbing crag at the Burns McIntire Forest area in Marlow, NH. There were only two other climbers when we got there and they were super helpful with the local beta. I hadn't climbed here in years but the place pretty much is the same as I remembered it. 

I lead the Sunny Slab Left (5.7) first with no problems, then it was Nuno's turn. Everything was fine until he got above the last clip and placed his hand in the small horizontal crack. Long story short - our climbing was cut short by some pretty aggressive locals!!

Thank you, Nuno, for your photos and your help and support for my "Turning 60 and Climbing About It" project!  With today’s climbing, I’m at  29 leads of 76 pitches! Enjoy some photos taken of our day.



Nuno leading Sunny Slab Left






Sunday, August 4, 2019

Parking Lot Wall - Rock Climbing



Leading Cafe au Lait (5.6)

Another mellow day of climbing! So nice to be climbing without the humidity, but the place was a bit crowded! :) Iskuhi, Nuno and I headed out to Rumney for a quick climbing day. Also bumped into Kyle who was there climbing with James. And we met Pia, the cutest little crag dog ever! Thank you Iskuhi and Nuno, for your photos and your help and support for my "Turning 60 and Climbing About It" project!  With today’s climbing, I’m at  28 leads of 75 pitches! Enjoy some photos taken of our day.

Monday, July 15, 2019

Redrocks - Rock Climbing




sport lead, redrocks, gloucester, rock climbing, slab climbing
Leading Roll The Bones (5.5)

Don't like the humidity and heat, but love climbing more! This morning, Nuno and I met up at Redrocks in Gloucester, MA. to get in a couple laps of climbing. Started on the Main Crag warming up on High Me (5.7), then getting a short sport lead in on Roll The Bones (5.5). Afterwards, we moved onto the Pink Floyd Wall crag. By noon it was so, so humid and the wall was super slippery. So slippery I couldn't even finish Atom Heart Mother (5.6). And I attempted Meddle (5.6) but my hand jams kept slipping out - even with my Ocun crack gloves on! I really wanted to just try and get into the crack up to the midpoint, but I couldn't keep my hand jammed. I'd love to get back to give the Pink Floyd Wall a try again but when it isn't so humid. Thank you Nuno, for your photos and your help and support for my "Turning 60 and Climbing About It" project!  With today’s climbing, I’m at  27 leads of 71 pitches! Enjoy some photos taken of our day.

Nuno leading Roll The Bones (5.5)
sport lead, redrocks, gloucester, rock climbing, slab climbing

Animals (5.5) on the 
Pink Floyd Wall

Left side of the Pink Floyd Wall
The second bolt of Atom Heart Mother and 
the first bolt of Unnamed Bolted Face are rusty.

Meddle (5.6)
crack climb, pink floyd wall, redrocks, gloucester, MA. rock climbing

Nuno at the anchors of Pink Floyd Wall
Route 128 in the background thru trees
rock climbing, pink floyd wall, redrocks, gloucester, MA.

bouldering, rock climbing, pink floyd wall, redrocks, gloucester, MA


Reuse, Repurpose & Recycle


Sunday, July 7, 2019

Buffalo Pit & Buffalo Corral - Rock Climbing



buffalo pit, buffalo corral, rumney, sport lead, slab climbing, arete
The arete of Lonesome Buffalo (5.8)

Brought some of my favorite climbing friends together for a day of cragging at Buffalo Pit and Buffalo Corral in Rumney. Got an early morning start to beat some of the humidity, heat and possible thunderstorms. Fun climbing Innocent Prairie Dog (5.1), Mr. Buffoolo To You (5.4), Sunny Side Up (5.10c), Lonesome Buffalo (5.8), Mild Horses (5.5), Ghost Pine (5.6), Bleached Bones (5.7) and Book Of Sins (5.5). We spent most of the morning at Buffalo Pit and then headed to Buffalo Corral for more climbing. Didn't stay long...the heat and the humidity continued. But mostly I didn't feel like continuing to listen to the guy on the 5.9+ Flaming Arrow constantly swearing. He couldn't make the crux and was literally throwing a temper tantrum. 

Yes, the humidity and heat were brutal. But the climbing and friends more than made up for it. And a great big MAHALO - Nuno, Jackie, Noah, Iskuhi and Danica for your help and support for my "Turning 60 and Climbing About It" project!  With today’s climbing, I’m at  26 leads of 69 pitches! 


buffalo pit, buffalo corral, rumney rocks, sport lead, wet, dirty, mossy, slab climbing


On the Small Wall of the Buffalo Corral, I lead Book Of Sins. It was only 5.5 but the fact that it was so dirty, wet and mossy made it a super fun climb. The rocks up to the first bolt were all mossy, so I stick clipped it. After that it was just pure dirty and wet -sure wished it was a longer climb! And yes that's a rusty ax! It was covered under leaves and Nuno and I almost stepped on it. 








buffalo pit, buffalo corral, rumney, sport lead, slab climbing,



No. Nuno's pants are not two-tone. It's the first time he has sweated through them. But even 90°+ temps and 90%+ humidity can't stop friends from climbing!


















Noah leading Innocent Prairie Dog
buffalo pit, buffalo corral, rumney rocks, sport lead, slab climbing

Jackie leading Lonesome Buffalo
buffalo pit, buffalo corral, rumney rocks, sport lead, slab climbing

Danica leading Sunny Side Up,
Lonesome Buffalo & Bleached Bones
buffalo pit, buffalo corral, rumney rocks, sport lead, slab climbing

Iskuhi leading Sunny Side Up with Nuno on her belay.
buffalo pit, buffalo corral, rumney rocks, sport lead, slab climbing

Noah on Mr. Buffoolo To You, 
Lonesome Buffalo and Mild Horses
buffalo pit, buffalo corral, rumney rocks, sport lead, slab climbing

Jackie leading Lonesome Buffalo and Mild Horses
buffalo pit, buffalo corral, rumney rocks, sport lead, slab climbing

Sunday, June 23, 2019

Mt. Forist - Multi Pitch Rock Climbing



madigan, mt. forist, rock climbing, slab climbing,
Leading P2 of Madigan (5.6)


If you love slab like I do, go climb Mt. Forist! :)

A stellar day for some multi-pitch rock climbing with Jackie at Mt. Forist in Berlin, NH. The two routes we climbed were a great intro to the climbing and the rock feel of this mountain. In the shade the rock was slick and the climbing felt sketchy. But in the sun, the rock was amazing and uber sticky! We also bumped into Jeff Lea and Tom Callahan, who gave us great beta on the climbing routes there. We started on Madigan with Jackie leading P1 and me finishing up on P2. Then for P1 I lead Nibroc and we finished up with Jackie leading P2 of Brown School. Rain clouds and some thunder showed up quickly while I was making my way up to Jackie at the P2 anchors of Brown School. It turned cold really fast too. We hurried down just in case there was lightening as well. Double 70m got us down in 1 rappel.  Afterward, we all headed to the White Mountain Cafe & Bookstore for some post climbing coffee and sandwiches!

Thanks, Jeff for the photos. And thank you, Jackie, for your help and support for my "Turning 60 and Climbing About It" project!  Enjoy a few photos taken of our day multi-pitch rock climbing at Mt. Forist. Can't wait to get back to do more climbing there!


multi pitch, rock climbing, mt. Forist
Jackie (left) leading P1 of Madigan.
Tom (right) at the anchors of Nibroc


Nibroc, mt. Forist, rock climbing, multi pitch
Jeff at the anchors of Nibroc
(photo taken from P1 anchors of Madigan)



madigan, mt. forist, multi pitch, rock climbing
Bringing Jackie up P2 of Madigan


Brown school, mt. forist, multi pitch, rock climbing
Jeff at the P2 anchors of Brown School
(photo taken from P2 anchors of Madigan)


Nibroc, mt. forist, multi pitch, rock climbing
Bringing Jackie up Nibroc


multi pitch, rock climbing, madigan, nibroc, brown school


Monday, June 10, 2019

Buffalo Corral - Rock Climbing



slab climbing, Rumney, Buffalo Corral, Rock climbing, New Hampshire



Buffalo Corral
Rumney Rocks
Rumney, NH

If you love slab like I do, go climb Buffalo Corral.

Met up with Nuno and David at Buffalo Corral of Rumney Rocks. It was our first time climbing there and we had a really great day. The parking lot is large and I'm hoping that the little clearing off to the side will be the location of the new outhouse. The approach is super short and the crag is well-shaded. There are trails on both sides of the slab to access the top to set up top rope anchors. We didn't do any top rope climbing today, just leading. We pretty much started on the right side of the slab and worked our way to the left side. David lead Mild Horses (5.5), Ghost Pine (5.6), Bleached Bones (5.7) and Flaming Arrow (5.9+).  And both Nuno and I lead all the routes but the 5.9+ Flaming Arrow. 3 other groups showed up and they mostly climbed the right side of the slab. Thanks, Nuno and David for the photos and your help and support for my "Turning 60 and Climbing About It" project!  Enjoy a few photos taken of our day at the Buffalo Corral.




slab, buffalo corral, rumney rocks, rock climbing, new hampshire,



At the right side of Buffalo Corral.
With its super short approach and fun moderates, this crag is a heavy favorite for camp groups who love to utilize the right side routes during the summer months.







David on lead
Left: Flamming Arrow start
Right top to bottom: Mild Horses, Ghost Pine & Bleached Bones
slab climbing, Rumney, Buffalo Corral, Rock climbing, New Hampshire


Nuno leading Bison Burger (5.7)
slab climbing, Rumney, Buffalo Corral, Rock climbing, New Hampshire


Nuno leading Twinkle Toes (5.7+)
Appropriately named - 
At the crux, you'll find out why! hehehe!
slab climbing, Rumney, Buffalo Corral, Rock climbing, New Hampshire


slab climbing, Rumney, Buffalo Corral, Rock climbing, New Hampshire

Sunday, June 2, 2019

Rattlesnake Rocks - Rock Climbing



ship's prow, rock climbing, ratttlesnake rocks, blue hills reservation
The Right Face (5.8+)

Iskuhi and I headed to Rattlesnake Rocks again. Met some new friends and had a wonderful day of climbing. For starters, we climbed Craton Hop (right side), Vibranium, and the Canadian Shield (left side) of The Shield. Then gave the Double Chimney and the Right Face on the Ship's Prow a go. We ended the day on The Exorcist, The Slot and The Scoop of The Playground crag. All the climbs and setups were easy to find thanks to Pete! Super great rock and climbing company today. And thanks, Iskuhi, Joe, Pete & Josh for the photos and your help and support for my "Turning 60 and Climbing About It" project!  Enjoy a few photos taken of our day at the Rattlesnakes!

Iskuhi (left) and Joe (right) on The Shield

I think this is The Exorcist


Left: The Scoop 
Right: The Slot

Toad in the horizontal crack of The Right Face

Pete setting up TR anchors at The Exorcist

Josh and Lovena

Lovena & Iskuhi

Bridal photo session - across the parking lot.

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Memorial Day Weekend 2019 Rock Climbing



Magic Helmet (5.10b), Main Cliff Wall, Rumney Rocks, NH, rock climbing


Rattlesnakes. 

That's the theme for this Memorial Day rock climbing, but it wasn't intentional. Spent Saturday hiking and climbing Rattlesnake Rocks at Rattlesnake Hill with Iskuhi. And on Monday Jackie, Andy and I climbed at the Meadows and the Main Cliff of Rumney Rocks on the south face of Rattlesnake Mountain. What fun climbing with great company! 

And thanks, Iskuhi, Jackie & Andy for the photos and your help and support for my "Turning 60 and Climbing About It" project! 


Meadows & Main Cliff - Rumney Rocks
Rattlesnake Mountain
Rumney, NH

Deceptively hard. So we were on our way to the Main Cliff from Meadows when at the top of the trail we spotted Magic Helmet. Jackie wondered out loud what grade it was and Andy quickly answered, "a 5.3." We stopped to look at and I decided to lead it. Then Jackie looked it up on MP and said it was a 5.10b. *laughs all around* I got on it to lead anyways. Don't know why, but I find slab starts highly attractive. This slab start to the first bolt was a bit slick. And finding those double jugs to side pull up onto a sloping ledge was super cool! But clipping the 4th bolt from that sloping ledge was insane! After clipping the 4th bolt, I still couldn't figure out the sequence to get around the arete so I lowered and Andy and Jackie gave it a go. I still didn't get it after a second chance so I'll be back - after getting more beta and on it as a first climb of the day. It was frustrating not being able to finish, but I did get to lead Supersize Me. Jackie did a great job of leading Rose Garden (5.7). And we ended the day on Supersize Me (5.6) and Fat Man (5.7)

Jackie leading Rose Garden
rose garden, rock climbing, rumney rocks, NH, sport, lead climbing
Along the trail
Shealyn's Way, Centerfold, rock climbing, sport climbing, Rumney Rocks, NH

supersize me, magic helmet, sport climbing, rock climbing, leading, rumney rocks, NH






Ship's Prow - Rattlesnake Rocks
Blue Hills Reservation
Quincy, MA

Iskuhi and I spent the day hiking and climbing Rattlesnake Rocks in the Blue Hills Reservation. I had winter-hiked there a couple of years ago hoping to find the climbing crags but never did find them. Today we found the crags and also found a closer area to park and hike from. There is off-road parking where the Skyline Trail crosses Wampatuck Road, which shortens the hike from the trailhead of the ice rink. There is a gate but it's locked for access only to emergency vehicles and shouldn't be blocked. But if you travel (southwest) along Wampatuck Road (slightly uphill), you will come to another gate, where no parking is allowed. This is mentioned in the guidebook, but what's not mentioned is the large off-road parking between these two gates. There is a trailhead from this parking area and this is easier access to the crags. Use the sidewalk on the other side of the street.




Anyways, like the Deer Leap climbing a couple of weeks ago, this was a recon to find the crags. We also got in several climbs and rappels - Ship's Prow (5.7), Ship's Prow Starboard (5.4) and the ramp section of Hot Shot - White Face. And there was only one other group of two climbing - they did two routes and left. I didn't find any mention in MP or the guidebook, but if you do any top rope setups, bring a long static line. There are no bolted anchors and some of the solid trees are set back a little ways. So with that, enjoy some photos of our day at Rattlesnake Rocks. 


At the top of The Overlook
The Overlook, rattlesnake rocks, rock climbing, cragging, boston

The Ship's Prow
the shp's prow, rattlesnake rocks, rock climbing, cragging, boston

From the top of Ship's Prow
ship's prow, rattlesnake rocks, rock climbing, cragging, boston

Jams of Joy
jams of joy, rattlesnake rocks, rock climbing, cragging, boston

Lay Back Further & Relax A Bit More
lay back further & relax a bit more, rattlesnake rocks, rock climbing, cragging, boston

Iskuhi checking out The Shield
The Shield, rattlesnake rocks, rock climbing, cragging, boston


Burger Boulder
rock climbing, Ship's Prow, Rattlesnake Rocks, Blue Hills Reservation

YouTube Channel - Hawaii Girl Adventures

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