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Sit Down area aka Druid's Circle 


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Submitted By: john strand on Apr 6, 2010

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BETA PHOTO: Back side of Split Rock - Sit Down Problem is the ...

Description 

A nice area with many problems from V0 to ????? Sunny, shady and right next to the road.


Getting There 

Upon entering the Park from the west entrance, go to the left and park, then continue north up the road past the gate and almost immediately take the paved road to the left. Follow this back, passing the Heart Boulder and The Egg. After a dip and a rise up a curving hill, you will see a big split boulder on the left with an obvious traversing crack facing you. You have arrived.You can also drive here, but you must go all the way around the lake. The 10-15 minute walk is easy and a lot of classic problems are on the way.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Sit Down area aka Druid's Circle:
Split Rock Traverse   V0     Boulder, 20 feet   
Sit Down Problem   V2     Boulder, 7 feet   
Dave's Crank   V2     Boulder, 10 feet   
Sit Down Traverse   V5     Boulder, 20 feet   
The Pedestal   V5     Boulder, 10 feet   
Hat's Off   V5+     Boulder   
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Dave's Crank

Dave's Crank V2  Rhode Island : Lincoln Woods : Sit Down area aka Druid's C...
Inside the big split of Split Rock, start low and ascend the left side of the steep face on good holds with a throw or two and mantle the top while avoiding the slab in back of you....[more]   Browse More Classics in Rhode Island


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Back side of the pedestal boulder, there's a v7 that starts on the same holds as the pedestal and moves right down low, but I can't remember what's on/off.

BETA PHOTO: Back side of the pedestal boulder, there's a v7 th...

Front side of split rock.

BETA PHOTO: Front side of split rock.


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By tscupp
From: Providence, RI
Apr 16, 2010

Great area for V0 through V5/6. A lot of short problems but some clever slabs hidden in there among the obvious classics.

By M Sprague
Administrator
From: New England
Nov 11, 2011

A couple of my favorite climbs at this area are inside the split, shooting out the overhanging wall, one on each side of the tree. Pulling the top out mantles without touching the back wall can be tricky if you are pumped. Big moves on big holds. I have never heard of names being given to them. Joe?

Edit- I found the info in Baird's notes - Dave's Crank and the Lost Problem.

By M Sprague
Administrator
From: New England
Jan 19, 2012

I found a big folder of notes in my papers from Paul Baird (the pioneer of Lincoln Woods in the early '70s who put up over 200 routes) from when he was working on a guidebook back in '96. Fortunately, Joe McLoughlin's guide was finished first, so you don't need a wheel barrow to carry it around. Before the Sit Down Problem was done this and the boulders across the street where known as Druid's Circle.