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Elevation: 868 ft 265 m
GPS: 40.23758, -76.45891
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Description Suggest change

Mount Gretna offers excellent bouldering inside Governor Dick’s Nature Preserve. Composed of groups of diabase boulders strewn throughout a dense forest, the area can be tricky to navigate without a guide or guidebook but once mastered it takes just minutes to reach the nearest boulders. A great place to train and run bouldering circuits. Fall and spring are the best times to visit. Summer greets you with humidity, deer ticks, flies and dense underbrush.

Check the Governor Dick Bouldering on Facebook for the latest.

Getting There Suggest change

From the PA Turnpike take Exit 266 (Lebanon/Lancaster) and turn Right after toll booths onto PA 72 (Lebanon Road). Travel approximately 2 miles then turn Right onto Cider Press Road. Continue to Stop sign and turn Right onto Pinch Road. Follow Pinch Road into nature preserve and park at Clarence Schock education center on Right just after State Game Lands sign.

Access

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The local Access Fund org is the Governor Dick Bouldering Committee - FB link.

Bat Conservation | How You Can Help

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See a Bat on a Route, Give Us a Shout! 

Hey climbers, one of our SCPC members is working with Rob Schorr at Colorado State to help him spread the word about his bat research. Here’s a message from him about this important work and how, we as climbers, can help.

"Climbers for Bat Conservation is working with climbers to understand bat ecology and why bats choose certain cracks and flakes. We’re a collaboration between climbers, bat biologists, and land managers to understand where bats roost and where large populations may reside. We are interested in finding bats because of a new disease called white-nose syndrome (whitenosesyndrome.org) which has killed millions of bats in North America. This collaboration has identified bat roosts throughout the U.S., and as far away as Norway and Bulgaria. CBC was developed by biologists who climb and they are advocates for climbing access and bat conservation.

So, if you see bats while climbing, please let us know by emailing us at climbersforbats@colostate.edu, or visiting our website to learn more. climbersforbats.colostate.edu."

Thank You!
Rob Schorr

Zoologist, Colorado Natural Heritage Program (warnercnr.colostate.edu/rschorr/)
Director, Climbers for Bat Conservation
Robert.schorr@colostate.edu

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Classic Climbing Routes at Governor Dick Park (aka Mount Gretna)

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
V2 5+
 48
Overlord
Boulder
V3 6A
 68
Porcelain
Boulder
V3-4 6A+
 55
The Original Route
Boulder
V4 6B
 107
Smiley Face
Boulder
V4 6B
 79
Fabulous
Boulder
V4 6B
 21
Astroboy
Boulder
V4 6B
 27
Scarlet Lady
Boulder
V5 6C
 79
Colflesh Direct
Boulder
V5 6C
 33
Bashista Yo Sista
Boulder
V6 7A
 38
Year of the Dragon
Boulder
V6 7A
 33
Body Snap Sit
Boulder
V7-8 7B
 20
Islander
Boulder
V8 7B
 17
Exhibit A
Boulder
V8 7B
 7
The Squeak
Boulder
V10 7C+ PG13
 5
The House of Cards
Boulder
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Overlord Shamu Area > Wave Boulders
 48
V2 5+ Boulder
Porcelain Matrix Area > Upper Matrix
 68
V3 6A Boulder
The Original Route Highball Area > Highball Boulder
 55
V3-4 6A+ Boulder
Smiley Face Smiley Area > Smiley Boulder
 107
V4 6B Boulder
Fabulous 45 Area > 45 Degree Boulder
 79
V4 6B Boulder
Astroboy Prow Area
 21
V4 6B Boulder
Scarlet Lady 45 Area > Scarlet Lady Boulder
 27
V4 6B Boulder
Colflesh Direct Colflesh Area > Colflesh Boulder
 79
V5 6C Boulder
Bashista Yo Sista Bulge Area > Bashista Boulders Area
 33
V5 6C Boulder
Year of the Dragon Matrix Area > Year of the Dragon
 38
V6 7A Boulder
Body Snap Sit Colflesh Area > Body Snap
 33
V6 7A Boulder
Islander Prow Area
 20
V7-8 7B Boulder
Exhibit A 45 Area > 45 Degree Boulder
 17
V8 7B Boulder
The Squeak Highball Area > Highball Boulder
 7
V8 7B Boulder
The House of Cards Highball Area > Highball Boulder
 5
V10 7C+ PG13 Boulder
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