All Locations > Connecticut > Western Highlands > Whitestone Cliffs

Main Slab Rock Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Routes in Main Slab

L › R R › L A › Z

	A Prime Climb T,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R
	Almost Stone Age TR 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Back In Time T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Baldy TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b X
	Belly Flop T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Bushwhack T,TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Carabiners TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Carilli rt. 1 T 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a PG13
	Central Rock T,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Dead Vertical T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Far left TR 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Forward in Time (working name?) TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c X
	Going Vertical T,TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Going Vertical (Variation) TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Harder Times TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
	Lichen It Hot TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Nectar of the Gods T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Olden Way T,TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Romancing (Variation) TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Romancing the Stone T,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Simpler Times T,TR 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c R
	Smokehouse T,TR 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Stone Age T,TR 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Super Stout T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Tree Skirt T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
	Unknown - right of "Bushwhack" TR 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Vertical Limit T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Vertical Limit Direct TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	White as a Sheet T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R

Order Wrong? Sort Routes

Explore this area in 3D

Use onX Backcountry to explore the terrain in 3D, view recent satellite imagery, and more. Now available in onX Backcountry Mobile apps! For more information see this post.

Elevation:	680 ft	207 m
GPS:	41.62122, -73.05422 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
Page Views:	28,450 total · 221/month
Shared By:	Kurtz on Jun 9, 2014 · Updates
Admins:	Morgan Patterson Page Updates (admin only)

See Weather Forecast

Description

The Main Slab is the most popular crag in the area. It faces southwest and is 80 feet wide with lower angle routes to right and steeper climbing to the left. The routes are generally between 40-60 ft long. Most are leadable on gear and all can be top roped from trees and boulders at the top. Bring a long static or webbing since many trees near the edge have died.

Getting There

As the blue-blazed approach trail reaches rock and becomes steeper,

onto an unmarked climbers trail that follows the wall down about 80 feet past the Right Side routes. Eventually you will be able to

to the base of the slab. Be careful, especially if you are wearing a pack or the ground is damp. The moves are not hard but the consequences of falling may be significant.

Alternatively, you can access the top of the Main Slab directly by continuing on the blue-blazed trail up to the top of the hill. Then follow a faint climbers trail down (trending right) to the top of the Main Slab.

29 Total Climbs

Route Finder - Best Climbs for YOU!

Location:	Main Slab Change
Type:	to Trad Sport Toprope
Quality:
Pitches:
Sort by:	then:

Classic Climbing Routes at Main Slab

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

5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c 19 ● Stone Age Trad, TR
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a 14 ● Going Vertical Trad, TR
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a 4 ● Olden Way Trad, TR
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R 12 ● A Prime Climb Trad, TR
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R 8 ● Tree Skirt Trad, TR
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13 11 ● Smokehouse Trad, TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 4 ● Belly Flop Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 10 ● Nectar of the Gods Trad, TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R 6 ● Super Stout Trad, TR