Routes in Ralph Stover State Park

This route has a tree directly in front of it. Pitch1: 40 feet, 1 bolt. Climb a dihedral which starts 5 feet above the ground, then swing out right to a stance. Move left to the bolt, then fire straight up the steep, thin, exciting face passing the final overhang on the right (or pull over it via a notch, harder). Belay on the ledge (bolts). Pitch 2: Follow a fourth class gully on the left to the top.

Start 8 feet right of the Tango corner. Climb a short right-facing inside corner (or the overhangs just left of it) to a larger corner with a piton. Move up to an overhang protected by pitons and swing over this (crux) to a small ledge. Exit up and right to the top. If the crux pitons fail, it will be very unpleasant; hence a PG/R rating.

Just right of Games Without Frontiers, climb a large corner past a ledge with a tree, then up through a notch in the final overhang.

sharing the 2-bolt top anchor with 'Route 1'

The prominent gully going up the center of the huge face. Protection is sparce. New bolt placed high on the route.

12 feet left of Obnoxious Partner, climb a right-facing inside corner to a big roof, then traverse left and up to a ledge. Climb a slightly overhanging fist-crack to the top.

Starting 25 right of Hawk's Nest, climb the crack in the left-facing corner.

A nice route with an exposed second pitch. The sheer mankiness of the pitons near the top adds additional spice. Start below a shallow open block which starts 8 feet above the trail. Pitch 1: (5.4 G) 60 feet. Climb the open book most of the way and step right onto a ledge. Move up to a tree belay. Pitch 2: (5.5 PG/R) 55 feet. Climb a corner/crack to a small ledge, then move up a steep and crumbly face past an old piton to an overhang. Move out right (exposed) and up to the top.

sharing the 2-bolt top anchor with 'Route 2'