New Hampshire · Rock climbing · Rumney · Near Bradford

The Prudential

28 routes
5.5 – 5.12d
Sport · Trad
Sep
best months

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Closure in the area

There's a closure order in White Mountain National Forest. It doesn't name The Prudential, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · White Mountain National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

The Prudential is a climbing area in the Pemigewasset Ranger District of White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among several other climbing areas, with The Asylum and The Very Nice Crag each about 0.1 mile away, and Summit Cliff (The Highlands) at a similar distance. The Final Frontier Trail lies about 0.3 mile off, and Rattlesnake Mtn is about half a mile away. The area has 28 routes, with 22 of them sport and 6 trad. The YDS grades run from 5.5 up to 5.12d, with the median at 5.11b. Among the sport routes are Bright Eyes at 5.5, Tumbling Dice at 5.9-, and Hard Drive at 5.11d. The trad route Losing Your Life and Living Through It is 5.12c. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Wentworth, NH, show July highs around 82°F with lows near 55°F, while winter brings highs in the 20s and frequent snow days from December through February.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Rumney Rattlesnake Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 0.8 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Stinson Mountain Grill

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 2 mi
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    Hood Museum of Art

    Museum

    Museum · 23 mi from Bradford

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Routes (28)

El FunkoFA: Art Mooney 19945.10bNice LandFA: Ed Esmond 4/015.10bSwedish GirlsFA: Mark Sprague 5/015.10dPrudential Off-Width (LYLALTI start)FA: Brady Libby? or had this section been done?5.11aShort and sharpFA: kevin McShane 20045.11aFinlandFA: Ed Esmond 5/015.11bMeasured DosesFA: keith beccansoll 20035.11bMidget TricksFA: Keith Beconsoll, 20025.11cSoft Machine5.11cHard DriveFA: Art Mooney 19945.11dMachine HeadFA: Ted Hammond 19905.11dMission AccomplishedFA: Chris Smith? 6/155.12aStoned Temple PilotFA: Glenn Cilley 6/955.12aWiggler Wants ItFA: Brady Libby 1/015.12aHorned BehaviorFA: Brady Libby 20015.12cLosing Your Life and Living Through ItFA: FA - Brady Libby 4/095.12cThe Half PremiumFA: Tom Armstrong5.12cThe PracticeFA: Matt Keefe 4/015.12cPractical MagicFA: Lee Hansche 8/24/185.12dSoft JobFA: bill bentley 19935.12dThe Full PremiumFA: Tom Armstrong5.12dBright EyesFA: Lee Hansche5.5Cranky PantsFA: Keith Becansoll5.5Blue Sky and Rhino HornsFA: Keith Beconsal?5.8Prudential Crack's Finish (unfinished)FA: Bradley White and Joel Oconnel, 19875.8Prudential Crack5.8+Ugly Crack (aka, sandbag crack)FA: Mark Sprague5.9Tumbling DiceFA: Chris Smith, 11/155.9-