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| Grade | Route | Gear style | Crag | Quality | Climber | Date | |||
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| 5.9 |
★★★ Black Crack
| 15m | Frederick |  | Sun 17th Apr 2005 | ||||
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trad
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★★ Rust Spot
| 2m | Frederick | ★★ Very Good |  | Sun 25th Sep 2005 | |||
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sds
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| V3 |
★★ Hideout (Face Only Var.)
| 3m | Frederick | ★★ Very Good | | Thu 1st Jul 2004 | |||
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The way I first climbed it.
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| V2 |
★★★ Hideout
| 3m | Frederick | ★★★ Classic |  | Wed 1st Dec 2004 | |||
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sweet route
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| V2 |
★★★ Hideout
| 3m | Frederick | ★★★ Classic | | Thu 1st Jul 2004 | |||
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The easier, more natural way.
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| V1 |
★★ Little Sloper Problem
| 2m | Frederick | ★★ Very Good | | Thu 1st Jul 2004 | |||
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Got to have the right weather for the slopers. Short and sweet.
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| V0 |
Hip Cramp
| 2m | Frederick | Average | | Wed 1st Dec 2004 | |||
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hence the name...
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| V2 |
FA
Altas
| 2m | Frederick | Average | | Sat 23rd Oct 2004 | |||
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Sit Start
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| V1 |
FA
★★ Midday Heist
| 4m | Frederick | ★★ Very Good | | Thu 30th Dec 2004 | |||
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use your feet
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| V1 |
FA
★ Battle of Trenton
| 2m | Frederick | ★ Good | | Wed 13th Apr 2005 | |||
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Sit Start
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| V1 |
FA
★★ Washington's Nose
| 3m | Frederick | ★★ Very Good | | Sat 16th Oct 2004 | |||
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Sit Start
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| V0+ |
FA
★ Crossing the Delaware (Lip Traverse)
| 6m | Frederick | ★ Good | | Sat 16th Oct 2004 | |||
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Sit Start traverse to Sit Finish
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| V0 |
FA
Cold Shoulder
| 2m | Frederick | Don't Bother | | Sat 16th Oct 2004 | |||
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Sit Start
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| 5.10b |
★ Piney
| Rocks State Park | ★★ Very Good |  | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | ||||
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The crux is the roof; have fun with it!
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| 5.10b |
★ Piney
| Rocks State Park | Average |  | Sun 13th Apr 2003 | ||||
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Ok for EC
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| 5.10a |
★★ Mike's Finger Buckets
| Rocks State Park | ★★★ Classic | | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | ||||
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A good, short, finger-stressing route. Once past the crux you can climb where ever.
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| 5.10a |
★★ Mike's Finger Buckets
| Rocks State Park | Average | | Sun 13th Apr 2003 | ||||
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O.k. for E.C.
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| 5.9 |
★ Breakaway Right
| 25m, 1 | Rocks State Park | ★ Good |  | Mon 1st Sep 2003 | |||
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harder then breakaway left
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| 5.9 |
★ Breakaway Right
| 25m, 1 | Rocks State Park | ★★★ Classic | | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
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The only downside to the climb is the short bit of thin finger crack once you get past the block/roof. If you opt to avoid that and do instead Breakaway Green Scar, once you get to the thin finger crack peel off right and follow the crimps up the green wall to the top. This is 10a and perhaps one of the best routes in Maryland.
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| 5.9 |
★ Breakaway Right
| 25m, 1 | Rocks State Park | Average | | Sun 13th Apr 2003 | |||
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OK for E.C.
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| 5.9 |
★ Breakaway Left
| 25m, 1 | Rocks State Park | ★★★ Classic | | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
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Above average for RSP
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| 5.9 |
Scared Straight
| Rocks State Park | ★ Good | | 1990 | ||||
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Good variation to Peanut Butter.
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| 5.9 |
★ Breakaway Left
| 25m, 1 | Rocks State Park | Average | | Sun 13th Apr 2003 | |||
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O.K for E.C.
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| 5.8 |
★★★ Strawberry Jam
| 10m | Rocks State Park | ★★★ Classic | | 1990 | |||
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Excellent climb, very popular. Hard to lead, though.
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| 5.6 |
★ Vertical
| 25m | Rocks State Park | ★★★ Classic | | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
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Best 5.6 in Maryland, and often used by people learning to lead.
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| 5.5 |
★ Breakaway's Escape Hatch
| Rocks State Park | ★ Good | | 1990 | ||||
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Usually done as a solo by some locals to depart the Slimey ledge. Don't fall at the crux!
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| 5.5 |
The Crux
| 17m | Rocks State Park | Average | | 1990 | |||
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An okay climb. Usually done by beginners when Vertical is roped up.
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| 5.4 |
Rick's Way
| Rocks State Park | ★ Good | | 1990 | ||||
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Usually used to access the bolts at the top of the Pinnacle.
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| 5.4 |
★ Beginner's Face
| Washington DC | ★★ Very Good |  | Sat 23rd Aug 2003 | ||||
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my first day, good fun climb
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| 5.4 |
★ Beginner's Face
| Washington DC | ★★★ Classic |  | 2004 | ||||
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Good intro
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| 5.3 |
★ The Crack
| Washington DC | Average | | 1976 | ||||
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So so as a first lead
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| 5.3 |
★ Beginner's Crack
| Washington DC | ★★ Very Good | | Sat 23rd Aug 2003 | ||||
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my first day, lots of fun, climbed twice
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| 5.3 |
★ Beginner's Crack
| Washington DC | | 1976 | |||||
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Intro time!
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| 5.10a |
★★ Biceptennial
| 15m | Rocks State Park | ★★ Very Good | | 1990 | |||
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Thin, sustained fingers.
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| 5.9 |
★★★ Black Crack
| 15m | Frederick | ★★★ Mega Classic | | Fri 1st Jun 1990 | |||
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Sustained. Just do it!
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| 5.9 |
★ Incipient
| Washington DC | ★ Good | | Sat 1st Apr 1989 | ||||
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Quintessential Carderock Contrived Climbing.
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| 5.9 |
★ Incipient
| Washington DC | Average |  | Mon 18th Apr 2005 | ||||
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kind of boring, one fun move.
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| 5.9 |
★ High Hopes
| 12m | Frederick | ★ Good | | Fri 1st Jun 1990 | |||
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A good variation to Black Hole Sun. Short but powerful.
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| 5.7 |
★★ Triple A
| Washington DC | ★★★ Classic | | 2004 | ||||
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Good moves on bottom and a sweet intro to overhangs up above
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| 5.7 |
★ Bone Jacker
| 20m | Rocks State Park | ★★ Very Good | | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
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Really a variation to Vertical, but good in its own right.
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| 5.7 |
★★ Spider Walk
| Washington DC | ★★ Very Good | | Sat 23rd Aug 2003 | ||||
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way too hard for me as a beginner, was fun but tough!!!
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| 5.6 |
★ Black Hole Sun
| 11m | Frederick | ★ Good | | Fri 1st Jun 1990 | |||
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If the Black Crack and neighboring routes are taken, this is a good option to play on.
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| 5.4 |
★ Easy Layback
| Washington DC | Average | | 1978 | ||||
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Another nice begginers for technique practice
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| 5.4 |
★ Easy Layback
| Washington DC | ★★ Very Good | | Mon 18th Apr 2005 | ||||
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easy but fun lead.
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| 5.4 |
★ Nubble Face, 5.4 Route
| Washington DC | ★ Good | | 1978 | ||||
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Great face: 5.0 - 5.6 your choice
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| 5.3 |
★ The Nose
| Washington DC | ★ Good | | Sat 23rd Aug 2003 | ||||
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done my first day of climbing, fairly easy
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| 5.3 |
★ The Nose
| Washington DC | Average | | 1978 | ||||
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Good for mantal practice for begginers
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| 5.4 |
★ Beginner's Face
| Washington DC | ★★★ Mega Classic |  | Sat 9th Jan 2021 | ||||
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Good holds, very crowded boulder area occasionally, the v2 crux. And a high ball.
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| 5.4 |
★ Easy Layback
| Washington DC | Average |  | Wed 28th Dec 1988 | ||||
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Rock was wet.
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| 5.4 |
★ Nubble Face, 5.4 Route
| Washington DC |  | Sat 1st Apr 2017 | |||||
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Don't really remember when, but early 2017.
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| 5.10c |
★ Flutterby
| Washington DC | ★★ Very Good |  | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | ||||
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Thin
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| 5.10b |
★★ Fingernail
| Washington DC | ★★ Very Good |  | Mon 12th Oct 2009 | ||||
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Onsighted this on toprope
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| 5.10a |
★★ Mike's Finger Buckets
| Rocks State Park | ★ Good |  | Fri 1st Apr 2005 | ||||
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look for the right hand two finger lock at the crux
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| 5.7 |
★★ Triple A
| Washington DC | ★★ Very Good |  | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | ||||
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Fun climb
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| 5.6 |
★ Copycat
| Washington DC | ★ Good |  | Mon 11th Jul 2005 | ||||
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Damp, but good
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| 5.6 |
★ Vertical
| 25m | Rocks State Park | ★★ Very Good |  | Fri 30th Apr 2004 | |||
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Fun.
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| 5.6 |
Sweethog
| Washington DC | ★ Good | | Mon 11th Jul 2005 | ||||
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Damp, but good
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| 5.3 |
★ Beginner's Crack
| Washington DC | Average |  | Sun 6th Jun 2004 | ||||
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When we went it rained the day before and the crack was pretty wet.
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| 5.9 |
★ Butterfly
| 14m | Washington DC |  | Mon 5th Sep 2022 | ||||
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This is the hardest 5.9 I've climbed ha
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| 5.8 |
★ Elsie's Arete
| Washington DC | | Sun 4th Apr 2021 | |||||
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Hard start and no arm strength!!!
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| V0+ |
★ Crossing the Delaware (Lip Traverse)
| 6m | Frederick | ★ Good | | Thu 30th Dec 2004 | |||
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burnt out on the other routes
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| 5.8 |
★★★ Strawberry Jam
| 10m | Rocks State Park | ★★ Very Good | | Fri 30th Apr 2004 | |||
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My first crack.
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| 5.10d |
★★ Force Ten
| Frederick | ★★ Very Good | | Mon 1st Jun 1992 | ||||
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More correctly graded at 5.10b, still a difficult start.
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| 5.10c |
★★★ Cynosure
| 15m | Frederick | ★★★ Classic | | Fri 1st Jun 1990 | |||
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An excellent parallel climb to Black Crack. Sequency.
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| 5.10a |
★★ Bloodguard
| 11m | Frederick | ★★★ Classic | | Fri 1st Jun 1990 | |||
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Best climb at Sugarloaf.
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| 5.10a |
★★ Faint's Roof
| 12m | Frederick | ★★★ Mega Classic | | Fri 1st Jun 1990 | |||
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One of two routes here you MUST do.
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| 5.10a |
★★ The Battlefield
| Frederick | ★★ Very Good | | 1990 | ||||
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If it were taller it'd be classic
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| 5.10a |
★★★ Rise, A Knight
| 11m | Frederick | ★★★ Classic | | Mon 31st Oct 2005 | |||
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Needs a traverse grade. Pretty intense.
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| 5.9 |
★★ A Call to Arms
| Frederick | ★★ Very Good | | Tue 1st Jun 1999 | ||||
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Best route on this area, fairly sustained.
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| 5.9 |
★ Aqua's Ascent
| Frederick | ★★ Very Good | | Tue 1st Jun 1999 | ||||
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A variation to Amazon from Ozegna
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| 5.9 |
★ Shadow Warrior
| Frederick | ★ Good | | Fri 1st Jun 1990 | ||||
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Committing move onto the crux.
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| 5.9 |
★ Black Planet
| 11m | Frederick | ★★ Very Good | | Fri 1st Jun 1990 | |||
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A really nice route that is often overlooked in favor of the others that people come to first.
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| 5.9 |
★★ Once of Perception
| 26m | Frederick | ★★★ Classic | | Fri 1st Jun 1990 | |||
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A very good line, also the tallest route at Annapolis Rocks.
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| 5.9 |
★ High Anxiety Direct
| Patapsco Valley State Park | ★★ Very Good | | 1990 | ||||
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Popular route.
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| 5.8 |
★ Wall of Wander
| 15m | Frederick | ★ Good | | 1990 | |||
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Lots of variations from 5.5 to 5.9
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| 5.8 |
★ Goblin's Eye
| Rocks State Park | ★ Good | | 1990 | ||||
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Too short
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| 5.8 |
Renaissance
| Patapsco Valley State Park | ★ Good | | 1990 | ||||
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Mostly a boulder problem, but an excellent one.
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| 5.8 |
★ Hard Up
| 46m | Frederick | ★ Good | | Mon 1st Jun 1992 | |||
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The most popular of the harder routes here, it is thin in both pro and hand/footholds.
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| 5.8 |
★ White Arete
| 15m | Frederick | ★★ Very Good | | Fri 1st Jun 1990 | |||
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Crux at bottom and top (depending on how you set the rope). Pleasant climbing in the middle.
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| 5.8 |
★★ Blue Rose
| Patapsco Valley State Park | ★★★ Classic | | 1990 | ||||
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Extremely good, but really should be rated 5.9.
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| 5.8 |
★ Climber Sensitivity Training Wall
| Frederick | ★ Good | | Mon 1st Jun 1992 | ||||
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You can range the difficulty from 5.5 to 5.10 depending on what portion of the wall you climb up.
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| 5.8 |
★★ Epitaph Wall
| Rocks State Park | ★ Good | | 1990 | ||||
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Too short
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★ Illusion
| 15m | Frederick | ★★ Very Good | | Fri 1st Jun 1990 | |||
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A good standalone climb to be done if you're not up to Black Crack.
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| 5.8 |
Centrifuge Direct
| Rocks State Park | Average | | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | ||||
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A dirty variation to Green Subtrafuge above, climbs the short arete
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| 5.8 |
Face the Roof
| 12m | Frederick | ★ Good | | Fri 1st Jun 1990 | |||
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Quick thin moves
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| 5.8 |
★ Quiver
| Patapsco Valley State Park | ★ Good | | 1990 | ||||
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Like many routes here, it is dirty, but if you can get past that, there is good rock underneath
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| 5.8 |
★ White Quartz Wielder
| 11m | Frederick | ★ Good | | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
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fun lead
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| 5.8 |
★★★ The Sherpa Connection
| Frederick | ★★★ Classic | | Mon 1st Jun 1992 | ||||
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The classic here. Top-rope or lead, an excellent route.
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| 5.8 |
★ Wall of Wander
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Travis
| 15m | Frederick | ★ Good |  | Sat 15th Aug 2020 | |||
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We did a few variations from the same TR anchor on this one.
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| 5.7 |
Yellowjacket
| 9m | Frederick | | Mon 1st Jun 1992 | ||||
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This area is actually called Yellowjacket Wall. Yellowjacket is more like 5.6. It was so-named because the belayer for the first ascentionist (Scott McClurg) was being pestered by yellowjackets while belaying Scott.
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| 5.7 |
★★ Sterling's Crack
| Washington DC | ★★★ Classic | | 2000 | ||||
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Hehe, sweet
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| 5.7 |
★ Ronnie's Leap
| Washington DC | ★ Good | | 2004 | ||||
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Fight that barn-door
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| 5.7 |
★ Part Man, Part Monkey
| Frederick | ★★ Very Good | | Tue 1st Jun 1999 | ||||
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A good route, not to miss.
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| 5.7 |
★ Amazon from Ozegna
| Frederick | ★★ Very Good | | Tue 1st Jun 1999 | ||||
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Good, but short.
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| 5.7 |
Double O
| Patapsco Valley State Park | ★ Good | | 1990 | ||||
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Used to the classic line here before the erosion pattern changed. Now mud and dirt drape over it. If you can get past that, a fun double bulge overhang to pull through.
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| 5.7 |
Centrifuge
| 26m | Rocks State Park | Average | | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
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An okay route, often a little dirty because it isn't climbed too often. The real name is Green Subtrafuge.
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| 5.6 |
★ First Line
| Rocks State Park | ★ Good | | 1990 | ||||
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A nice optional lead to get to the top, but beware the loose block just as the route difficulty tapers off. Better known as Chickenhead Crack.
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| 5.6 |
★ Jane's Face Center, 5.6 Route
| Washington DC | ★★ Very Good | | 2004 | ||||
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Some nice balancy moves
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| 5.6 |
★ Middle Climb
| Patapsco Valley State Park | ★★ Very Good | | 1990 | ||||
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Really the easiest and most-often climbed route here by novices to intermediate level climbers.
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| 5.6 |
★ Do or Die
| Patapsco Valley State Park | ★ Good | | 1990 | ||||
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First done rope-solo using a Gibbs ascender. You dared not fall on a Gibbs, hence the name.
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