The Fly (climb)
| The Fly | |
|---|---|
| Location | Rumney, New Hampshire, United States |
| Coordinates | 43°48′15″N 71°48′48″W / 43.80417°N 71.81333°W |
| Climbing area | Rumney Rocks |
| Route type | Highball bouldering |
| Vertical gain | 25 feet (7.6 m) |
| Pitches | 1 |
| Grade | V14 (8B+), 5.14d (9a) |
| Route setter | Mark Sprague |
| First free ascent | David Graham, 7 April 2000 |
The Fly is a short 25-foot (7.6 m) schist sport climbing or highball bouldering route in the Rumney Rocks climbing area, New Hampshire, USA, at the Waimea Cliff. The Fly was bolted by Mark Sprague in 1995 as an open project but did not see a first free ascent until David Graham, an 18-year-old American climber from Maine, climbed it in April 2000, who graded it 5.14d (9a) or V14 (8B+). It was quickly repeated by his climbing partner, Luke Parady. At the time, these ascents were milestones for climbing in North America.