VERMONT ROCK
A Rock Climber's Guide to the Green Mountain StateLong overlooked by New England climbers, Vermont has quietly evolved into one of the best climbing regions in the Northeast. With amazing geological diversity that includes schist, granite, quartzite, and limestone, Vermont Rock showcases an outstanding variety of trad climbing and sport climbing at all levels.
This rebranded 2nd edition of Tough Schist is the state's definitive guidebook, providing detailed information of our best climbing areas and includes over 500 new routes developed or discovered since the publication of the first edition.
Over 1,000 routes and variations at 30 different crags—including 9 new and 7 significantly expanded areas
Action photos, full-cliff photo topos, belay topos, and contour approach maps
Graphs of grade and sport / trad distribution for each area
QR codes provide Google Map driving directions to every crag
624 full-color pages, 5.5" x 8.5", high-quality, 95 gsm gloss art paper
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Vermont Rock Climbing Areas
Northwest Vermont
Lower West
Upper West **
Upper Upper West **
Bolton Quarry
Carcass Crag
82 Crag
Revolution Crag *
Bone Mountain **
Bolton Dome *
Terra Incognita *
Bog Wall
Pit Crag
Thieves' Wall *
Lone Rock Point *
North Central Vermont
Smugglers' Notch **
Prospect Rock
Butchers' Crags
Elmore Mountain *
Mid Vermont
Deer Leap
Lake Dunmore
Brandon Gap
App Gap *
Central Vermont
Marshfield Ledge **
Owl's Head **
Spice Mountain
Eagle Hollow *
The Northeast Kingdom
Wheeler Mountain
Lake Willoughby **
Bald Hill
Black Mountain *
* New in 2nd edition
** Significantly expanded in 2nd edition