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Bat Cave Climbing

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Elevation:	844 ft	257 m
GPS:	42.59629, -72.44553 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Robbovius on Jul 3, 2007
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Access Issue: Private Property with limited allowed access. Do NOT add routes here. Details

The climbing is on private land the landowner (not the local climbers) is requesting that climbers do not publish information on the routes at Farley Ledge. The Western Mass Climbers Coalition folks are trying to help assure that the landowner's wishes are respected, and users are requested NOT to post route information on Mountain Project.

Since Farley is all on private land, the owners have the ability to take access away at any time if they feel that overcrowding is happening. And they are sensitive to this overcrowding and watching it.

In order to protect the access that we do have at Farley, we are taking down route information should be taken down in order to respect the landowner's wishes.

The WMCC is working on a longer-term solution for the area, and will make information more readily available so that folks understand the issues and don't feel that access is being restricted simply to keep the area sacred to the locals.

Portions of Farley Ledge are also now closed for peregrines. The Zen Garden and the Four Tiers are open, but in between is closed (Courtroom, Main Slab, Pinnacle, Yellow Wall, K2 area, and the Balcony.

Description

This is a 20-25 foot wide by 20-30+ foot high cave in the face of the cliff. The cave narrows up into an easily passable triangular opening to the Amphitheatre area.

Getting There

From the Amphitheatre, follow the trail steeply up left, past the mossy/lichen-covered face just to the left of the trail. look for a trialgular opening in that left hand face. Go into the opening and follow the obvious widening downward into the Bat Cave proper.