The Great Escape  5.4 PG13

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Type:  Trad, 2 pitches, 130 feet Consensus:  5.4 [details] FA:  Submitted By:  Orphaned on Jun 15, 2012 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (1) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Closed Indefinitely MORE INFO >>> As of January 31, 2013 Mt. Minsi cliff is closed temporarily, albeit indefinitely, to allow for falcon nesting. Every, effective January 30th, a temporary climbing closure is in effect for Mt. Minsi on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area when peregrine falcons attempt to nest on the cliff. As in past years, the falcons will be monitored and the cliff will re-open as soon as the nest is no longer active. For more information contact: Allan Ambler Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Division of Resource Management and Science 294 Old Milford Road Milford, PA 18337 Phone (570) 296-6952 x 22 This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

Description 

The obvious 3-foot wide chimney that is sometimes a fun, mixed ice climb. Can be loose and vegetated.

Pitch 1: Climb the chimney, then pass through a ceiling at a notch. Belay.

Pitch 2: Ascend a left facing corner, traverse right, then up and left through the clean ceiling at a crack.

Bring extra webbing since there may not be a solid rappel station. Plenty of good trees at the top though.

Location 

60 feet left of the Cat Wall. (5 minute hike from the top of the main approach trail.)

Protection 

Standard rack of cams and stoppers. Nothing fancy.