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Gravitas Rock Climbing

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Routes in 2. Gravitas

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	Fox Jaw TR 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Gravitas T,TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	I Get By with a Little Help From My Tree TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Murphy's Illness TR 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Pins & Needles TR 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a

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Elevation:	535 ft	163 m
GPS:	41.14697, -74.17083 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	kenr on Oct 12, 2017
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Access Issue: As of November 2021, there are new parking arrangements. Please follow this guidance. Details

The current parking area is now limited parking, subject to the following guidelines:

No parking weekdays before 4pm. (Use Saltbox Parking Area at these times).
Do not block pump station access gates at any time.
Be careful not to hit or disturb manholes or other infrastructure.

The Saltbox Parking Area is a new resource, available on weekdays and weekends. Don't bushwhack or create new trails from this area.

Torne Brook Road and the trailhead remain a no-parking area. This is to ensure access for emergency personnel.

Inconsiderate or illegal parking here could lead to permanent closure.

Description

Some interesting rock on its west side.

Longer walk than many, but not a hard walk.

Face on west side has rather steep slope going up left. Might find it easier to approach its base by going out around left.

Top-Rope: Access to top works by scrambling up around Right side. Trees and rocks can be used as natural anchors with static line or long slings.

warning: The rock around this sector has not been climbed much yet, and much of the rock is still breakable and loose -- so the belayer and other people should stand far away from underneath the climber.

Getting There

From the junction of the Good Book access trail with the Tower Wall Tier trail at about (N41.1452 W74.1667), then walk about 0.25 mile / 1400 ft gentle WNW then NW and its on the right. If reach a rather large fallen tree blocking the way, turn around and go back about 100 ft.

Perhaps this could be reached faster by going NW up the Boulder Road, then NNW toward the Yankee Ramparts.

Careful when going back since it's natural to go lower SW from the Tower Wall Tier trail -- which might be OK as long as you know that's happening, and that you're not going back to the junction of the Tower Wall Tier and Good Book trails.