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Ricks Rocks
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> Delaware Water Gap NRA
Description
Rick's Rocks is a southeastern facing cliff along the Kittatinny Ridgeline about 10 miles north of Interstate 80 in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. A single-pitch area with similar rock quality and type as the DWG which means bring a helmet . Lots of loose rocks and vegetation but the established routes themselves are clean. A long static rope is necessary to set up top-ropes on the top of the cliff. Mostly easy to moderate climbs with pretty good protection. The Catfish Fire Tower is about 1/2 mile south along the Appalachian Trail with a 360 degree view of NY , NJ , PA. This place is usually quiet and not too crowded with the exception of the summer months when local camps frequent the cliff .
Getting There
Take county Rd 602 ( Millbrook Rd ) north off of NJ 94 . You will see the cliff on your left , park in pullout . Follow trail from south end of lot . About a 10 minute approach .
[Hide Photo] The snake in here didn't seem too aggressive. Just be aware there is a snake living in the crack where all the cracks make a + sign in the middle of the frame. Don't want anyone to have an unfortun…
[Hide Comment] Above the face with Jason's Crack, Princeton Crack, and Blairstown Crack there are two new bolts. I did not install them, but came across them on 4/13/2014. A very long static rope is still required to get the master point of an anchor over the ledge (I used a 60ft static rope and still needed to throw in about 10 feet of cordage). This was a good edition, consider the trees up there are in bad shape and most people don't carry 100+ feet of static rope just to top-rope a 50 foot face.
Apr 14, 2014
[Hide Comment] As of today, there was a small snake crawling around in one of the upper crack systems on the main face. Be cautious when grabbing deep horizontals. It was on my way up blairstown crack.
May 16, 2021
[Hide Comment] Be careful, there is a nest of wasps near the top of the main wall. my son was stung above the Blairstown crack multiple times. There are also more wasps near the Dr. Mantis climb.
Jul 23, 2023
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