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Super Goofer: Super Goofer, Cathedral ledge, North Conway, New Hampshire USA (ph neice.com)
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Beauty
First ascent
George Hurley, Les Gould 31/01/1982
By
Elio Bonfanti
Orientation
East
Length
100m
Difficulty
II/5-
Super Goofer can be climbed in two ways. A first 35m pitch up 75/80° ice (Goofer direct, grade 3) or a corner gully to the left which leads directly to the base of the upper drip.
Getting there
To reach Conway start from either Portland or Boston, two or three hours by car. Alternatively, Montreal lies 4 hours away by car. Access
From the center of Conway drive west down the River Road for circa 1.5km to reach the West Side Road which leads to the base of Cathedral ledge. The drip is reached in just a couple of minutes on foot from the car park and is located above and to the left of Repentence in a dark gully. Itinerary
P1: 30m 70° easy mixed
P2: 90° and, depending on conditions, difficult mixed climbing. Descent
Abseil down the route. Gear
Full ice climbing rack. Camalot up to #2 Notes
Period: January, February
Hotel: MOTEL CLARENDON
3537 White Mt Hwy - North Conway, NH 03860
Telephone: 603-356-3551 - 800-433-3551
info@clarendonmotel.com
Mailing Address: P O Box 241 Intervale, NH 03845
With small kitchen. Maps/Bibliography
An Ice climber’s Guide to Northern New England, third edition, 2002, by S. Peter Lewis & Rick Wilcox
NEice is a local ice climbing site for New England, New Hampshire and Vermont. This contains interesting information about first ascents and the current conditions. http://neice.com
To reach Conway start from either Portland or Boston, two or three hours by car. Alternatively, Montreal lies 4 hours away by car. Access
From the center of Conway drive west down the River Road for circa 1.5km to reach the West Side Road which leads to the base of Cathedral ledge. The drip is reached in just a couple of minutes on foot from the car park and is located above and to the left of Repentence in a dark gully. Itinerary
P1: 30m 70° easy mixed
P2: 90° and, depending on conditions, difficult mixed climbing. Descent
Abseil down the route. Gear
Full ice climbing rack. Camalot up to #2 Notes
Period: January, February
Hotel: MOTEL CLARENDON
3537 White Mt Hwy - North Conway, NH 03860
Telephone: 603-356-3551 - 800-433-3551
info@clarendonmotel.com
Mailing Address: P O Box 241 Intervale, NH 03845
With small kitchen. Maps/Bibliography
An Ice climber’s Guide to Northern New England, third edition, 2002, by S. Peter Lewis & Rick Wilcox
NEice is a local ice climbing site for New England, New Hampshire and Vermont. This contains interesting information about first ascents and the current conditions. http://neice.com
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Beauty
First ascent
George Hurley, Les Gould 31/01/1982
By
Elio Bonfanti
Orientation
East
Length
100m
Difficulty
II/5-
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