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EVANS NOTCH · SCHIST

Shell Pond climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp63°F
Wind2 mph
Gusts3 mph
Humidity89.3%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

2.1mm rain forecast
High humidity (89.3%) — schist friction compromised, particularly for bouldering

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 24 August
Poor
Temp66°F
Rain0.08 in
Wind4 mph
Gusts3 mph
Humidity79%
2.1mm rain forecast
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
13:00 63° dry 2 — 89.3%
14:00 65° dry 4 — 85%
15:00 68° dry 5 — 76.5%
16:00 70° 0.01 in 7 — 65.5%
17:00 71° dry 8 — 57.9%
18:00 72° dry 9 — 54.4%
19:00 72° 0.06 in 11 — 53.4%
20:00 65° 0.01 in 9 — 77.1%
21:00 66° 0.01 in 6 — 81.7%
Tue Tuesday 25 August
Poor
Temp63°F
Rain0.2 in
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity73%
4.1mm rain forecast
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 54° dry 1 — 91.5%
07:00 54° dry 1 — 87.9%
08:00 55° dry 2 — 85.3%
09:00 55° dry 2 — 82.8%
10:00 55° dry 2 — 81.5%
11:00 57° dry 2 — 82.6%
12:00 61° dry 2 — 84.7%
13:00 64° dry 2 — 76.2%
14:00 67° dry 3 — 65.3%
15:00 69° 0.01 in 3 — 60.9%
16:00 71° 0.10 in 5 — 57.6%
17:00 65° 0.05 in 6 — 88.2%
18:00 64° dry 6 — 85%
19:00 69° dry 6 — 69.6%
20:00 71° 0.00 in 8 — 62%
21:00 70° dry 9 — 58.4%
Wed Wednesday 26 August
Good
Temp64°F
Raindry
Wind7 mph
Gusts—
Humidity78%
Should be dry
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 54° dry 7 — 97%
07:00 54° dry 7 — 97.7%
08:00 54° dry 6 — 98.5%
09:00 54° dry 6 — 99.1%
10:00 53° dry 6 — 99.6%
11:00 55° dry 6 — 96.1%
12:00 62° dry 5 — 86.1%
13:00 65° dry 7 — 75.9%
14:00 68° dry 8 — 69.2%
15:00 70° dry 8 — 61.7%
16:00 73° dry 8 — 54.9%
17:00 73° dry 7 — 52.6%
18:00 74° dry 7 — 51.2%
19:00 74° dry 7 — 49.6%
20:00 74° dry 6 — 47.5%
21:00 74° dry 6 — 47.9%
Thu Thursday 27 August
Poor
Temp63°F
Rain0.04 in
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity85%
0.9mm rain forecast
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 58° dry 2 — 84.4%
12:00 63° dry 2 — 85.4%
18:00 77° 0.03 in 11 — 55.6%
Fri Friday 28 August
Poor
Temp64°F
Rain0.03 in
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity98%
0.7mm rain forecastHumidity 98% — likely fog/cloud
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
  • Damp air — slopers and friction edges may feel greasy
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 62° dry 4 — 99.6%
12:00 65° 0.01 in 0 — 98.3%
18:00 78° dry 2 — 52.6%
Sat Saturday 29 August
Good
Temp57°F
Raindry
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity75%
Should be dry
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 58° dry 10 — 84.8%
12:00 58° dry 4 — 75.3%
18:00 68° dry 7 — 44.2%
Sun Sunday 30 August
Good
Temp55°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity82%
Should be dry
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 48° dry 2 — 91.4%
12:00 56° dry 2 — 81.7%
18:00 73° dry 4 — 41.8%
Mon Monday 31 August
Good
Temp61°F
Rain0.00 in
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity86%
Should be dry
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
  • Damp air — slopers and friction edges may feel greasy
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 58° dry 5 — 84.7%
12:00 61° dry 6 — 85.5%
18:00 69° dry 8 — 40.5%
Access
Access is on private land under a conservation easement — access is not guaranteed long-term.

About Shell Pond

Shell Pond is western Maine's premier hard-sport venue — a group of south-west-facing schist cliffs overlooking Shell Pond in the Evans Notch area, just east of North Chatham NH and south of the notch itself, in Stow ME. The two main walls are the Family Wall (an 80-foot steep slab well-suited to top-roping) and the High Meadow Wall (vertical to overhanging), holding around 50 sport routes concentrated in the 5.10–5.12 range. The consensus classics are Captain Dinghy (5.10a) — Mountain Project's most-repeated route here — Pollo Del Mar (5.10d), Science Project (5.11b), Wild Rumpus (5.12a), and Sarlacc (5.12c). The steep angle and south-west aspect keep the rock climbing much longer into wet weather than most Evans Notch venues — Mountain Project notes that some routes can be climbed on rainy days. Approach from NH Route 113 by either Deer Hill Road (3.8 miles, seasonally gated in winter, then a 15–25 minute walk to the cliffs) or Stone House Road (1.1 miles, then ~30 minutes through the field — but more visible to owners; use the Deer Hill approach if you can and be respectful about parking).

Region
Evans Notch
Rock type
Schist
Aspect
south-west-facing
Altitude
1161 ft
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low