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Smugglers' Notch Bouldering

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Areas in Smugglers' Notch

Bat Cave Buttress 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1

Easy Gully Buttress 5 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Elephant's Head Buttress 2 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

ENT Gully 0 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Hunter and His Dog, The 1 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Lower Ragnarock 3 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Punk's Ladder 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Quartz Crack Face 9 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 11

Shallow End 1 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Smugglers' Notch Bouldering 0 / 1 / 3 / 402 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 92 / 403

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Elevation:	2,186 ft	666 m
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Description

Home to dozens of amazing ice climbs, Smuggler's Notch also has some of Vermont's best rock climbing. The area can either be very busy or totally empty - it's safe to count on a small crowd though. Buy the Peckham guidebook and you'll realize there is a LOT more roped climbing than what is posted here on Mountain Project.

If your passion for climbing is of the baby cliff variety Mountain Project to be your best resource unless you're a local and have the sneak preview to the coming soon electronic guidebook.

Getting There

Park on Rt. 108 where the road ends (seasonal road - don't try to drive up it, tickets are typically around $150 and the State Troopers love to hand em out).

Ski, snowshoe or hike up the road a mile or two to get to your climb - the climbs are obvious and located on both sides of the road.

445 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Smugglers' Notch

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

V1 5 PG13 75 ● The Fin Boulder Smugglers' Notc… > Top of the Notc… > B.F.B.
V1 5 59 ● The Obtuse Boulder Smugglers' Notc… > Roots/ Moon Tow… > Roots Boulder
V2 5+ 102 ● Biscuit Boulder Smugglers' Notc… > Boulders Behind… > Biscuit & Gravy Boulders
V2-3 5+ PG13 25 ● General Patton's Arete Boulder Smugglers' Notc… > Boulders Behind… > Patton Boulder
V5 6C 59 ● The Roots Boulder Smugglers' Notc… > Roots/ Moon Tow… > Roots Boulder
V5+ 6C+ PG13 26 ● The Green Egg (aka "Green Mounta… Boulder Smugglers' Notc… > Boulders Behind… > Green Cave
V6 7A 79 ● Boomerang Boulder Smugglers' Notc… > Top of the Notc… > Asteroid
V6-7 7A+ 28 ● Tome's Roof Boulder Smugglers' Notc… > Boulders Behind… > Tomes Boulder
V7 7A+ 56 ● Pulled Pork Boulder Smugglers' Notc… > Top of the Notc… > Asteroid
V7 7A+ 57 ● Little Cottonwood Boulder Smugglers' Notc… > Top of the Notc… > B.F.B.
V8 7B 35 ● Rhode Island Ripper Boulder Smugglers' Notc… > Boulders Behind… > RI Boulder
V9-10 7C+ 25 ● Bloody Sunday Boulder Smugglers' Notc… > Boulders Behind… > Bone Doctor
V10-11 8A 10 ● Blunt Boulder Smugglers' Notc… > Top of the Notc… > B.F.B.
V11 8A 14 ● Touching the Sky Boulder Smugglers' Notc… > Top of the Notc… > B.F.B.
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 28 ● Quickbeam Sport ENT Gully