Nodi in Keene

A small cliff on the North side of highway 73, just a bit east of Chapel Pond. With easy top of cliff access, this is a popular area for top-roping.

Climb the obvious right-angling crack that is just in front of the approach path. Finish to the right of the tree cluster that is above the right-end of the crack.

Start about 8ft right of the crack at a small seam. Climb up this past a small roof, then on to the ledge.

There is a thin seam up the cliff a couple meters left of Diamonds and Coal (and about directly below where the anchor tree is at the end of Diamonds and Coal or North Country Club Crack ). Climb this seam and the thin face above.

A smaller crag in the woods below Upper Washbowl.

The approach trail reaches the crag at the base of a 3m or so high triangular block at the base of the crag. This climb starts up the crack forming the right side of the block, then continues up the left-angling crack past a stump about 2/3s of the way and finishes at a tree that usually has slings & rings for a rappel/lower-off anchor.

Start either at a left leaning crack or in a chimney slot formed by a right facing corner and a low roof on the right. Chimney start was easier to me. Follow the left leaning crack until it disappears then straight up to another crack leading to an (awkward for me) alcove. Follow a diagonal crack across the block face (crux for me) to join the end of Cujo. Tree at the top with a fixed anchor (same anchor for Cujo)

A pleasant granite slab with an easy approach.

Starts the same as for "Regular Route".

1. (5.3 G) Climb the left facing corner until almost the end, at some bushes, then step right over the corner and belay at some good cracks. 120'

2. (5.2 G) Traverse right to stepped rock then up pock-marked rock to a ledge at the base of the large left-arching corner. 130'

3. (5.4 G) Climb the left-arching corner until it overhangs, then break out left past a crack and a huge pancake flake to the top of a hummuck, cross the top of the first hummuck, below the 2nd hummuck, and belay on the top of the third hummuck.

4. (5.5 X) Climb nigh-unprotected slab towards the good ledge at the base of the obvious off-width. (130')

5. (5.5 G, 5.4 R) Climb the obvious off-width. Step-right at the end, then friction up to a small crack/overlap and belay. 130'

6. (5.3 PG) Climb up the short but good crack, then friction straight up to a large block that rests completely detached on the slab. Belay at the tree island to the right. 120'

7. (4th class) Go straight right to a small gap in the trees. (Or straight up to the trees for the not-preferred south descent.)

V1: (5.4 G) Since parts of P1, P2, and P3 overlap with the (quite popular) "Regular Route", from the P1 belay head almost directly upwards following various right-facing cracks and flakes to the P3 belay on the 3rd hummuck. 170'

Starts at the P4 belay of "Empress" (ledge below the off-width crack).

1. (5.6 G) Traverse about 5m right across steep slab to a left-facing corner. Climb this until it becomes a right-facing corner, then continue to a bulge where it steepens. 150'

2. (5.6 G) Continue up the corner and crack above until it runs out. Then friction up and left to a tree island. 140'

3. (4th class) Traverse right to a trail into the trees. (north descent) or straight up to the trees (south descent, not recommended).

Another variation for the upper pitches that starts up Empress, then splits off heading for the left side of a prominent roof in the upper slabs.

Another variation for the upper pitches, heads up towards the right side of the same prominent roof that Victoria passes on the left, then through a roof at the top of Bob's Knob - the blocky section in the upper right part of the slab.

This is the generally best protected route up the slab, though still with significant run-outs, but generally on easy terrain.

Start at the left-facing corner at the most-trampled section at the base of the slab.

1. (5.0 G) Climb a short distance up the left-facing corner to a boulder and where a gentle-climbing cracks branches rightwards. Follow this crack until it meets a similar, though narrower, crack that zigs left, until it ends, then up into an area of small ledges and belay. 150'

2. (5.4 G) Climb up towards a large left-arching corner by way of a crack and speckled with white rock. Climb a short way up the corner to an old ring piton, then pull right up onto the slab above (the farther up the corner, the harder the pull right will get), then up the easy slab to a good ledge. 140'

3. (5.5 PG) Climb up to a shallow left-facing corner with a thin crack in the corner. Follow this crack & corner until it runs out, then friction up and right to a belay from several good cracks in a small overlap. 165'

4. (5.5 PG) Pull up over the overlap, then follow the right-most of the cracks up and right until it runs out. Climb rightwards to a gravel ledge below a large boulder, then up along the left side of the boulder to a great belay in a mini-fort with a flat floor and a birch tree. (Or, friction straight up & right from the end of the crack to the belay, with no gear.) 120'

5. (5.5 G) Step out from the fort to the left, and up the slab/corner until below a dark cave, and until the steep wall can be climbed up and right on good holds to a large ledge. Walk along the ledge and belay. 50'

6. (5.2 G) Walk right along the big ledge, then up over some ledge to a face with an S-shaped crack, follow the crack to a small ledge with a steep face with a vertical crack broken half-way up with a horizontal crack. Up this short face, then wander up the ledgy rock angling gently right-wards to the good ledge at the top. 150'

This route, the original on the slab, begins as for Regular Route and then veers right to climb easy rock, avoiding most major difficulties or exposed features.

The following three routes climb Bob's Knob, a steep buttress of rock in the upper right section of the slab.

They face the road, and are reached from the gravel ledge to the right on P4 of "Regular Route" or from "Bob's Knob Standard" which traverses the ledge as part of P4.

As you look up across NY 73 from Chapel Pond, this is the large solid bare impressive looking face that rises above the trees and talus.

At 350ft (115m) tall, this is one of the larger non-slab cliffs in the area with a reasonable approach, and provides a number of excellent moderate and hard multi-pitch climbs.

P1: 5.7 PG, 90ft P2: 5.2G, 60ft P3: 5.6 G, 30ft

1. 5.9- G, 90ft

2. 5.11b G, 60ft variant P2: 5.8 G. (giving a good 5.9 2-pitch climb)

From large ledge on wiessner's route it is the large left facing bookend. Thin to good hands, laybacking mostly. Excellent route with a wild exit move.

Start 20ft left of Wiessner route.

1. 5.8 G, 80ft.

2. 5.8 PG, 90ft.

3. Slanting ledge 3rd class, 150ft.

4. 5.8 G, 30ft.

One of the classic easy routes up the cliff.

Start about 150 left of where the approach trail meets the cliff, with a deep right-facing corner.

1. 5.6 climb chimney to block, pull over left side and onto it (crux) and belay there, or ledge 20ft higher. 75ft (95 ft)

2. 5.4 head up and left in the depression between the main wall to the right and corner to the left, going left when the depression ends. Belay at the upper of a pair of cedars.

3. 3rd class. Traverse up and left up the slanting ramp until the head wall is reached. 150ft.

4. Climb the right-facing corner, exit left. 35ft.

Finishes at end of P1 belay of Hesitation.

Starts up the bolted face going diagonally up and left from "Hesitation", then up the main prow of the cliff.

1. 5.9 G, 75ft.

2. 5.9+ G, 60ft.

3. 5.6 G, 70ft.

4. 5.10c PG, 70ft.

1. 5.10a G (5.8 PG), 100ft.

2. 5.6 G, 100ft.

3. 5.8 G, 100ft.

Linkup:

1. 5.8 G first pitch of Prelude.

2. 5.6 G pitch 2 of Overture.

3. 5.8 G pitch 3 of Overture.

This linkup provides an excellent 5.8 route up the right end of the cliff.

1. 5.8 G, 100ft.

2. 5.6 G, 60ft.

3. 5.7 G, 70ft.

1. 5.5 G, 110ft.

2. 5.5 G, 50ft.

The following routes (Mann Act to "Too Wet to Plow") all start from the large slanting ledge that runs along the left side of the cliff. Approach via any of the routes that reach this ledge - Wiessner Route or most left of it.

1st pitch: Climb up the crack on the rightmost side of the face. reach the belay ledge with fixed anchor + extra party bolt. 2nd pitch: Gain the arete and climb up to the bolt, traverse to the right face and run it out to a small nut crack, follow the arete to the ledge with the fixed anchor.

The Craddle Wall, is located in the Chapel Pond, Adirondacks, New-York.

From the public Parking of the Chapel Pond, it's possible to see it from there. (As in the pictures)!

There are many ways to reach the wall, else by swimming from the shore, or with a embarkation such as a kayak or paddleboard.. etc.

The wall is about 10-12 meters tall, and is located right over the water with a small angle that helps falling safely.

Water is quite deep. So you can easily push yourself away if you are falling, or even jump from up there without any injury.

Ropes, cams, crash pad or any other equipment are not required.

Just your shoes.

A good variety of (mostly) single-pitch routes with a short, generally easy, approach. And, many routes have cliff-top access for easy top-roping.

Small cliff to the left of the approach trail.

On Adirondack state park land, and follows those (really quite generous) access rules.

On Adirondack state park land, and follows those (really quite generous) access rules.

On Adirondack state park land, and follows those (really quite generous) access rules.

Small cliff above "Upper Beer Wall"

On Adirondack state park land, and follows those (really quite generous) access rules.

On Adirondack state park land, and follows those (really quite generous) access rules.

The more upstream of the two main beer walls.

On Adirondack state park land, and follows those (really quite generous) access rules.

There are a pair of obvious cracks about 4m apart, both left-leaning. This is the left-most of them.

Climb the obvious left-leaning hand-crack past a wide slot to the top-out. Anchor on tree to the right.

Climb the slashed face between the two obvious cracks, avoiding both.

Often top-roped.

The other obvious left-leaning crack, more broken than "Seven Ounces", but with more footholds. Start is a bit polished.

A top-rope route right of "3.2", with the crack eliminated.

On Adirondack state park land, and follows those (really quite generous) access rules.

About 50' down and right from "Seven Ounces" is a wide ledgy crack that often looks dirty -- though may climb cleaner than it looks.

A set of routes on the main Upper Beer wall that start from an upper ledge about 40' off the ground.

On Adirondack state park land, and follows those (really quite generous) access rules.

On Adirondack state park land, and follows those (really quite generous) access rules.