fun crimps to bomber clipping jugs, a ledge, and a thought-provoking slab

this route isnt really 5.8 its 5.7. photo by lee hansche

5.8 crack by the road. thanks LEE HANSCHE for taking the picture. yay

the lighting was awful but i like the way this one came out... vanessa did very well, she has only just started leading trad.... good job van...

Hitting the 5.8 crag with pizzadragon and nurocks on my first trip to Rumney. I'm not sure which route this was, but it sure was hell on the fingertips.

And who can blame him! Here he is about to head into a pumpy 5.10 crux that stays sustained for another 30 feet until the anchors.

Nearing the anchors, Jeremy fights frozen hands and pumpy forearms to romance his way up to the chains. Larry is belaying.

Orangekyak climbs Bolt and Run at Rumney, NH on a cold day of cragging. Photo by Skiorclimb taken from adjacent route.

Orangekyak eyes out the steep and crimpy crux of 5.9 Bolt and Run at Rumney, NH. Photo by Skiorclimb.

This is me approaching the crux roof on Milktoast (5.10d) at 5.8 crag in Rumney. I did not know it at the time, but the route is intended to go left around the roof, but I decided to go through it, which turned out to be pretty hard. I have yet to redpoint it, but going to the left feels like cheating to me.

Mo bouldering around the base of 5.8 crag.

A shot of me on a 5.8 climb at the aptly named 5.8 crag at Rumney. This is my third lead ever, and I can't wait to do more!! My friend Josh took the picture.

Warming up the hands, feet, and mouth on 'Bolt and Run'

Working my way up