Hammond Pond: Lower Wall

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Hammond Pond: Lower Wall

Hammond Pond: Lower Wall

The Lower Wall, a.k.a. the "main wall", at Hammond Pond. It's nearly forty thirty-five feet tall. with people for scale
nartreb
on Dec 2, 2008 10:47 pm
Lat/Lon: 42.32397°N / 71.17321°W
Image Type(s): Rock Climbing
Image ID: 468279

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cascadetraveler

cascadetraveler - Dec 11, 2008 9:48 pm - Voted 10/10

It looks more like a bouldering rock.

It's hard to see the scale, it looks like it's 15 feet tall. Pretty nice rock.

Larry.

nartreb

nartreb - Dec 12, 2008 9:45 am - Hasn't voted

Re: It looks more like a bouldering rock.

I was surprised myself; the number in the caption is based on a diagram in _Boston Rocks_. For a better sense of scale, see the photos at Newton Conservators. All the climbing shots there show the Lower Wall (with the possible exception of the guy practicing aiding - not enough context visible).

cascadetraveler

cascadetraveler - Dec 12, 2008 8:39 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: It looks more like a bouldering rock.

Thank you for the reply, It really was hard to visualize 40ft without people in the photo. Nice area thanks for sharing.

Larry.

nartreb

nartreb - Feb 15, 2009 1:27 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: What a rock

Yep. This photo shows an unusual situation, even for December: no climbers on this face. As I was leaving a few minutes later I passed a party of climbers arriving in the parking lot.

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