Climbing in Maine

Post by **whatahutch** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:45 pm

My wife and I'm are going to get our grad degrees in Maine and I was wondering if there is anyone here that might have climbed in that area. I have checked on the internet and it seems theres a bit, but not much. Any info, other than there are a bunch of 7's and 8's in the state of Maine and not much like the lovely Red has. (Almost all the photos I saw had all TR not a bolt or piece of pro and hardly any photos of leading in general.)

Post by **Shamis** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:54 pm

I went bouldering in smugglers notch, vermont once. That's the furthest north I've been though.

If I recall the bouldering was decent. Nothing crazy good though.

Post by **Steve** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 11:06 pm

Where in Maine? Orono? The Black Bears!?
Acadia NP has some sweet seaside climbing. Lead, TR, bouldering all along the sea. Fun stuff.
I've seen pics from stuff in the backwoods...wait isn't most of Maine the backwoods? You'd be close enough to New Hampshire, and there is plenty of good stuff in the granite state.

Post by **Monkey Boy** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 2:07 pm

Depending on where you are in Maine - North Conway, NH can be an easy day trip and has some fantastic climbing and bouldering, plus more multi-pitch and ice climbing then we have around here.

Post by **Meadows** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 2:54 pm

Go to neclimbs.com. That might serve you better.

Post by **whatahutch** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:07 am

The area would be around Orono.

Post by **caribe** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 4:10 pm

Much more trad than sport.

Post by **cushman** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 4:36 pm

whatahutch wrote:The area would be around Orono.

Get used to climbing on this:

Acadia NP is not too far from Orono, but NH would be a weekend trip.

Post by **drifter** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 6:28 pm

If you're looking for steep sport climbing, Shagg Pond is the place to be in Maine. Not a lot of routes but plenty to keep you occupied for a while.

Depending on where you are, Rumney might not be far away. It's worthy

--Brent

Post by **merrick** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 4:29 pm

for hard sport shagg crag, for senic ocean climbing acadia, as people say rumney is close and new england is absolutely full of bouldering. sport climbing is the hardest stuff to find....