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// Rock climbing · Massachusetts

Climbing at Essex Greenbelt Area

12 boulders on 6 walls, V3–V6. In Massachusetts. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

Boulders
12
Walls
6
Grades
V3–V6
Rock
Granite
Style
Bouldering
Best season (estimated)
April–June · September–October
// The grades

What grades are there?

Boulders by grade

From V3 to V6. Half are between V4 and V6.

Each climb counts at its grade; ungraded ones are left out. In the app you can switch to French, UIAA, British or Font grades.

// The walls

Sun and shade

Mostly south-facing: sun for much of the day. A winter crag; in summer, go early or late.

North1 sectorNortheast0 sectorsEast0 sectorsSoutheast2 sectorsSouth0 sectorsSouthwest0 sectorsWest0 sectorsNorthwest0 sectors

Estimated best season: April–June · September–October. Worked out from each wall's aspect and the latitude; the app fine-tunes it with what climbers log.

Friction ScoreHow the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall. In the app, for every crag on the map. See it in the app →ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE

// Walls

The 6 walls

ASPECT · GRADES · ROUTES
01Cruise Ship BoulderV4–V65 boulders
02Orange Diamond BouldersV3–V63 boulders
03Cold-Blooded BoulderSE · 127° · V41 boulder
04Guardian of the Gate BoulderN · 4°1 route
05Mercenary Boulder1 route
06Torpedo BoulderSE · 148° · V51 boulder

Route names, topos and approaches are in the app.

// Where it is

On the map

// Nearby

Crags nearby

// The Friction Score for every crag

Climb more. Guess less.

When the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall; topos, your logbook and people to climb with. In your units (°F or °C) and your grades (YDS or French). The social side is free, always.

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