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// Rock climbing · Massachusetts

Climbing at Nature Valley Area

26 routes and boulders on 12 walls, V1–V6 · routes 5.10d–5.12c. In Massachusetts. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

Routes and boulders
26
Walls
12
Grades
V1–V6 · routes 5.10d–5.12c
Rock
Granite
Style
Bouldering
Best season (estimated)
March–June · September–October
// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 5.10d to 5.12c. Half are between 5.10d and 5.12c.

Boulders by grade

From V1 to V6. Half are between V1 and V5.

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 sectorsEast1 sectorSoutheast0 sectorsSouth3 sectorsSouthwest4 sectorsWest1 sectorNorthwest0 sectors

Estimated best season: March–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 12 walls

ASPECT · GRADES · ROUTES
01Treehugger BoulderV1–V65 boulders
02Resurrection LedgesSW · 218° · 5.10d–5.12c · boulders V14 routes and boulders
0345 WallSW · 221° · V4–V63 boulders
04Cave BoulderN · 338° · V4–V62 boulders
05The HexagonW · 278° · V32 boulders
06Hydrothermic BoulderS · 197° · V1–V32 boulders
07Mud Flat BouldersE · 78° · V32 boulders
08Prehistoric BouldersS · 178° · V32 boulders
09Diamond Boulder1 route
10Independence Day BoulderSW · 208°1 route
11N12 BoulderS · 199° · V11 boulder
12The PalisadesSW · 218° · 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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