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Sergey Komarov Brendan Heywood @jimlawyer timothy lee Devin McCauley peer bueller ken haller Thacher Climbing Coalition
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Table of contents
- 1.
Thacher State Park
54 in Crag
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1.1.
Hailes Cliff South / Hailes Cave South 22 in Cliff
- 1.1.1. Cave Wall 6 in Sector
- 1.1.2. Lower Misery Wall 3 in Sector
- 1.1.3. Waterstreak Wall 2 in Sector
- 1.1.4. Mahican Wall 8 in Sector
- 1.1.5. Fern Garden 1 in Sector
- 1.1.6. Mossy Corner 2 in Sector
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1.2.
Horseshoe North 32 in Cliff
- 1.2.1. Sunset Wall 7 in Sector
- 1.2.2. Dark Block Wall 8 in Sector
- 1.2.3. Hyphen Wall 5 in Sector
- 1.2.4. Fossil Wall 7 in Sector
- 1.2.5. East End 5 in Sector
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1.1.
Hailes Cliff South / Hailes Cave South 22 in Cliff
- 2. Index by grade
1. Thacher State Park 54 routes in Crag
- Summary:
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Mostly Sport climbing
Lat / Long: 42.649425, -74.006534
- You must receive a permit from the park.
- See https://climbthacher.org/climb/
Once you have your passes, you must sign-in/out at the trailhead register each time you climb. Please ensure that you do this every time you climb – it helps with safety and shows the Park how many people use the climbing area.
Hours: Climbing is permitted from dawn until dusk (the Park closes at dusk). In the past, climbers were required to pick up physical permits from the Visitor Center. Starting with the 2023 season, this is no longer required.
Directions: It is free to climb at Thacher, but there is a $6 parking fee during the regular season (May-Nov). The contactless pay booths will tell you if you need to pay. The NYS Parks Empire Pass is valid at Thacher Park.
summary
Thacher offers a unique experience for Northeastern climbers as the only limestone cliff in the region. It provides plenty of challenging climbs on smooth crimpy faces and steep cave formations.
description
Thacher State Park opened to the public on July 1st, 2017. It offers relatively easy access to dozens of sport climbs. Rock texture ranges from smooth to rough textured pocketed areas. Wear a helmet as the area is new and there is choss in spots. See also: http://www.climbthacher.org
access issues
Consult https://climbthacher.org for the latest rules.
As of April 2024:
approach
Thacher State Park is located outside of Albany, NY.
The approach for all routes involves squeezing through a tight chimney.
where to stay
Full service camp grounds can be found only 3 miles from Thacher at Thompson’s Lake, state forest.
ethic
The following route information has been compiled from the Thacher Park Routes App created by Gunks Apps. Permission has been granted for the express use by thecrag.com by Dirtbag Developers Inc. The app is available from https://gunksapps.com/ for $14.99 and half of the sale price goes directly back to the Thacher Climbing Coalition http://www.climbthacher.org/ The TCC opened the area in July of 2017, please contact them regarding new route development.
Thacher climbs use a combination of glue-ins and expansion bolts as anchors and protection.
1.1. Hailes Cliff South 22 routes in Cliff
- Summary:
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Mostly Sport climbing
Lat / Long: 42.661185, -74.019969
1.1.1. Cave Wall 6 routes in Sector
- Summary:
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Mostly Sport climbing
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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1 | Tricam Project | 90ft | ||||
2 | ★ Aranea | 5.7 | 40ft, 3 | |||
3 | ★★ Lucifugus | 5.10b | 90ft, 10 | |||
4 | ★ Time, Heat, and Pressure | 5.12a | 80ft, 6 | |||
5 | Totally Chossom | 5.12a | 90ft, 15 | |||
6 | ★ Tectonic Shift | 5.11d | 90ft, 9 |
1.1.2. Lower Misery Wall 3 routes in Sector
- Summary:
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All Sport climbing
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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1 | ★ Attack of the Tetrapods | 5.10a | 35ft, 3 | |||
2 | ★★ Manly-us | 5.10a | 35ft, 4 | |||
3 | ★ Sea Scorpion Sandwich | 5.10a | 35ft, 3 |
1.1.3. Waterstreak Wall 2 routes in Sector
- Summary:
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All Sport climbing
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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1 | Dunning-Kruger Effect | 5.10d | 45ft, 4 | |||
2 | ★★★ TBD | 5.10c | 85ft, 10 |
1.1.4. Mahican Wall 8 routes in Sector
- Summary:
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All Sport climbing
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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1 | ★★ Winkler's Bushwack | 5.10a | 40ft, 6 | |||
2 | ★★ Crimptogramma Stelleri | 5.12a | 40ft, 6 | |||
3 | ★★ Under the Cedar Tree | 5.10a | 40ft, 6 | |||
4 | ★★★ Tossin Ze Chossin | 5.8 | 40ft, 5 | |||
5 | ★★★ Blue Moon in August | 5.11a | 45ft, 6 | |||
6 | ★★ Hysteresis | 5.6 | 40ft, 5 | |||
7 | ★★★ Steinmetz Slab | 5.9 | 40ft, 4 | |||
8 | ★★★ The Wizard of Schenectady | 5.8 | 45ft, 6 |
1.1.5. Fern Garden 1 route in Sector
- Summary:
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All Sport climbing
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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1 | ★★ Little Black Rain Cloud | 5.9 | 50ft, 5 |
1.1.6. Mossy Corner 2 routes in Sector
- Summary:
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All Sport climbing
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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1 | ★★ Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs | 5.10d | 40ft, 6 | |||
2 | ★★★ Choo Choo | 5.9 | 65ft, 5 |
1.2. Horseshoe North 32 routes in Cliff
- Summary:
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All Sport climbing
Lat / Long: 42.660300, -74.016669
1.2.1. Sunset Wall 7 routes in Sector
- Summary:
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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1 | ★ Strategery | 5.10b | 35ft, 4 | |||
2 | ★★ Rachel Boo Variation | 5.8 | 35ft, 4 | |||
3 | ★★ Rachel Boo | 5.5 | 40ft, 5 | |||
4 | ★ Mokus Pokus | 5.8 | 40ft, 6 | |||
5 | ★★ Get the Baby Out of Here | 5.10a | 40ft, 4 | |||
6 | ★ Mookie's Delight | 5.9 | 50ft, 5 | |||
7 | ★★★ Gallifrey | 5.9 | 50ft, 6 |
1.2.2. Dark Block Wall 8 routes in Sector
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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1 | ★ Tory Hole | 5.10a | 45ft, 5 | |||
2 | ★★★ Cosmik Debris | 5.10a | 50ft, 6 | |||
3 | ★ Cleftificus | 5.9 | 40ft, 6 | |||
4 | ★★★ Something Borrowed | 5.11a | 45ft, 6 | |||
5 | ★★★ Dragon Kite | 5.10b | 70ft, 7 | |||
6 | ★★ Something Taken | 5.11c | 80ft, 8 | |||
7 |
★★★ Mutt
FA: Oct 2017 | 5.10a | 8 | |||
8 | ★★ Puckered and Tuckered | 5.10b | 75ft, 10 |
1.2.3. Hyphen Wall 5 routes in Sector
- Summary:
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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1 | ★ Battle of the Bulge | 5.8 | 50ft, 6 | |||
2 | Dinah-Moe Humm | 5.10a | 45ft, 6 | |||
3 | Hakuna Echinodermatata | 5.6 | 40ft, 5 | |||
4 | ★ Trylo Bite This | 5.7 | 40ft, 6 | |||
5 | ★★ Bromodosis | 5.11a | 40ft, 6 |
1.2.4. Fossil Wall 7 routes in Sector
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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1 | Bexor | 5.8 | 60ft, 7 | |||||
2 | ★★ Tull Tunes | 5.10c | 50ft, 7 | |||||
3 | ★★★ Kayah | 5.9 | 50ft, 6 | |||||
4 | ★★★ Life Crusher | 5.11a | 45ft, 5 | |||||
5 | ★★ Crinoid Stem | 5.9 | 45ft, 5 | |||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
6 | ★★★ Permanent Vacation | 5.11a | 45ft, 5 | |||||
7 | ★★★ Permian Extinction | 5.10d | 45ft, 6 |
1.2.5. East End 5 routes in Sector
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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1 | Ian's Route | 5.8 | 35ft, 7 | |||
2 | Not My Chaucer to Bare | 5.10a | 40ft, 6 | |||
3 | ★★ Pearlvana | 5.11c | 60ft, 8 | |||
4 | ★ Kipu Crack | 5.10a | 70ft, 7 | |||
5 | ★ Starry Point | 5.10c | 40ft, 8 |