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Parks Pond Bluff Rock Climbing

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Areas in Parks Pond Bluff

a. Maple Run Wall 1 / 8 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

ab. Mushroom Boulder 0 / 3 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

b. Mushroom Wall 4 / 3 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

c. Main Face 13 / 16 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 29

cd. Central Wall 4 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 8

d. Upper Wall 4 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

e. Mountaineers Wall 7 / 12 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 19

f. Continental Slabs 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 1

g. Right End 2 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

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Elevation:	300 ft	91 m
GPS:	44.8174, -68.49405 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

The ideal setting of Parks Pond Bluff has long been a favorite for local climbers. Although more scruffy then its neighboring crags, it offers a bit more adventure and the best summit scenery by far. Today, many climbers are introduced on the slabby main face. Just left of this face, is the steep mushroom wall, home to some harder testpices.

The subareas of the cliff have been sorted from left to right, as you experience them walking in or when looking up at the cliff.

Getting There

From the intersection of routes 180 and route 9, follow 9 east for 2.7 miles, passing parks pond on your right to a small grassy pullout on your right. Two trails leave from the pullout. one branches left leading to the top of the cliff, while the right one leads you to the base of the crag. Leave five minutes for the approach.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Parks Pond Bluff

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

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 9 ● Fly and Scatter Sport c. Main Face
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 19 ● Craig's Crack Trad 2 pitches c. Main Face
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 10 ● The Usual Sport c. Main Face
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 18 ● Riders On the Storm Trad b. Mushroom Wall
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 7 ● Jim Dandy Trad c. Main Face
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 4 ● Hand Jam Trad, TR d. Upper Wall
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 9 ● Direct Helix (Betty Boop) Sport c. Main Face
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 9 ● Drum Solo Sport c. Main Face
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 9 ● Strange Days Sport c. Main Face
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 14 ● Funk 49 Sport c. Main Face
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 6 ● Elf Toes Sport 2 pitches e. Mountaineers Wall
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b 18 ● Echos of Life Sport 3 pitches c. Main Face
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 12 ● Easter Island Sport b. Mushroom Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 8 ● Under The Weather Sport ab. Mushroom Boulder
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 15 ● B3 Bomber Sport a. Maple Run Wall