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// Rock climbing · Massachusetts

Climbing at Ridge Boulders

76 boulders on 21 walls, V0–V8. In Massachusetts. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

Boulders
76
Walls
21
Grades
V0–V8
Rock
Volcanic
Style
Bouldering
Best season (estimated)
March–June · September–October
// The grades

What grades are there?

Boulders by grade

From V0 to V8. Half are between V3 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 sectorsEast0 sectorsSoutheast0 sectorsSouth1 sectorSouthwest2 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 21 walls

ASPECT · GRADES · ROUTES
01Halfway BoulderV0+–V611 boulders
02Final Exam BoulderV0–V69 boulders
03The Cube BoulderV3–V57 boulders
04B Pond CliffS · 171° · 5.5–5.12c · boulders V5–V76 routes and boulders
05Vortex BoulderSW · 217° · V26 boulders
06The Bomb BoulderV34 boulders
07Prism BoulderV34 boulders
08Quarry BoulderV3–V44 boulders
09Talus BouldersV34 boulders
10Viral BoulderV5–V64 boulders
11Euro Boulder3 routes
12Excuse Factory BoulderV32 boulders
13Man Boob BoulderV4–V62 boulders
14Swimming Pool BouldersV4–V62 boulders
15Yellow Boulder2 routes
16The Black BoulderN · 15°1 route
17The Blast WallV01 boulder
18The Flood BoulderV41 boulder
19Hugs and Stitches BoulderSW · 220°1 route
20Internet Doctor BoulderW · 254°1 route
21Lifeguard BoulderV81 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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