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Chapel Pond Pass Rock Climbing

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Areas in Chapel Pond Pass

Amphitheater of the Overhangs 1

Aquarium, The 4

Backwater Wall 4

Beer Walls 51

Boxcar 1

Chapel Pond Bouldering 8

Chapel Pond Slab 7

Cheap Date 1

Creature Wall, The 11

Emperor Slab 1

Flexible Flier Wall 1

Gully Cliff 3

Jewels and Gems 11

King Wall, The 10

Lower Washbowl Cliffs 9

Malfunction Junction Cliff 2

Martini Wall 2

Ranney Cliff 4

Roaring Brook Falls 1

Serac Wall 5

Shipton's Arete 3

Spanky's Area 23

Spider's Web, The 37

Tanager Face 7

Tilman's Arete 4

Upper Washbowl Cliff 12

Washbowl Pond 4

Whitewater Walls 4

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Elevation:	1,621 ft	494 m
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Description

Home to high concentration of climbs in the Adirondacks. The rock here is anorthosite - an unusual rock in that it's relatively rare, and is formed in ways that scientists don't fully understand. We call it "granite" - more to the point, exfoliating granite.

Getting There

Take I-87 north to Exit 30 (way the heck up there); make a left at the end of the exit ramp, and follow US 9 as it winds up a gradual hill. At a confusing intersection (known locally as "Malfunction Junction"), continue straight onto NY 73 and follow this northwest. About 2.5 further you will arrive at the pull off for Spanky's Area. Shortly after comes the Chapel Pond Slab (absolutely can't miss it towering over the road on the left), and in a matter of seconds, you'll reach Chapel Pond itself. This is the heart of the Keene Valley region.

231 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Chapel Pond Pass

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a PG13 325 ● Regular Route Trad 8 pitches Chapel Pond Slab
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a X 131 ● Empress Trad 7 pitches Chapel Pond Slab
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 186 ● Tilman's Arete Trad 2 pitches Tilman's Arete
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 208 ● Rockaholic Trad Beer Walls > Lower Beer Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 243 ● Frosted Mug Trad Beer Walls > Upper Beer Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 78 ● Partition Trad 2 pitches Upper Washbowl Cliff
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 172 ● Slim Pickins Trad Spider's Web
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 164 ● On The Loose Trad Spider's Web
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 158 ● Esthesia Trad Spider's Web
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 74 ● Blacksmith Trad Beer Walls > Lower Beer Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 139 ● Flying & Drinking and Drinking &… Trad Beer Walls > Upper Beer Wall
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b 153 ● TR Trad Spider's Web
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 112 ● Drop, Fly, or Die Trad Spider's Web
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 95 ● Fear and Loathing in Keene Valley Trad Spider's Web
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 33 ● It's Only Entertainment Trad Spider's Web