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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Oct 17, 2013 - 01:30pm PT
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Boston is a great city to live in. Lot's of great food, music and sports. The weather in February may make you want to kill yourself. After 10 years there I moved to sunny California and never looked back...
But the climbing in and around is quite wonderful. There is a huge variety and as Seamstress said, New England is so small that you can get several states away on a weekend trip.
If you decide to move there, Ben, I have a second edition copy of Steve Hendrick's "Climbing in Eastern Massachusetts" 1976 that I'd be willing to sell. It will give you the historical perspective of places like Quincy Quarries, Peabody Boulders, Hammond Pond, Crow Hill and even Kenmore Square buildering (which probably doesn't exist anymore). PM me if you're interested.
Phyl
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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Oct 17, 2013 - 01:35pm PT
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neice.com
neclimbs.com
tons of ice climbing too in NH, VT, NY...
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Oct 17, 2013 - 04:34pm PT
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Ben,
You can climb all winter on the Traprock near Hartford/Meriden, CT - a 2 hour drive from Boston (good for day trips). All it takes is a sunny day.
http://www.mountainproject.com/v/amphitheater/106079355
The rock type is like Arapiles.
3 hours to granite in New Hampshire
4.5 hours to the Gunks
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Oct 17, 2013 - 04:50pm PT
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I'm in central NH, I'm always down to go do something.
Lots and lots of climbing around here.
Everything from drive up sport crags to backcountry adventure routes. Bring DEET.
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Ben Emery
Trad climber
Australia via Bay Area via Australia...
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 27, 2014 - 04:04am PT
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A bit of thread necromancy here, but I wanted to give a very belated but sincere "Thanks!" to everyone who weighed in on my OP question, especially those who made kind offers to show me around.
Nearly a year down the track, I'm taking a job in Portland instead (though for reasons job-related rather than down to the climbing potential of each place).
Still hope to make it over to the East coast for some climbing some day; should be feasible given even in Oregon I'll be based much closer than I am currently.
Thanks again,
Ben
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