A low sit-start on the arete with a left hand crimp and a right hand jug. Work your way up a series of jugs until matching hands and moving left in the same direction as the small horizontal crack. Make use of the sloped rock to the left of the start or for a more challenging v2 move, find the heel hook and go for the big left hand reach to the top out. So many options, as well as other possible starts!

Salt Spray

Low and Away

Cat Nap

A low traverse that travels across a long 20-foot overhanging boulder. The crux is located in the center of the route with a lunge to a high right-hand hold. Good quality holds with minimal risk. This problem really lives up to its name!

Climb through Low and Away, but instead of topping out continue traversing right across the adjacent face and top out on the end to the left of the tree.

Dispersed boulders throughout the recently protected 1000-acre preserve make for some quiet, peaceful conditions. Located in Old Saybrook and Essex, CT. Typically seasonal (Spring, Summer, Fall) as there can be a lot of snow in the winter months. Most areas are secluded and owned by the towns of Essex, Old Saybrook, and the state of Connecticut.

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Routes in The Preserve