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Elevation: 238 ft 73 m
GPS: 39.31688, -76.80305
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Shared By: John Kelbel on Apr 23, 2018
Admins: Frances Fierst, C S

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After an easy walk about 15 minutes passing some very nice boulders, and rounding a gentle bend in the old road Alberton Rock appears 50 feet tall in height. Alberton Rock is an excellent place to take beginners climbing offering many easy to intermediate climbs.  To the right of the crags main feature a large 6-foot roof, there are several routes in the 5.2 to 5.7 range climbing through horizontal ledges. The areas hardest climb would be to directly pull over the very center of the large roof at about 5.11

Important Notes:
Top-Systems need to be extra long here as the trees are set way back.  we're talking upwards towards 65 feet for a few of the climbs.  Also beware copper head snakes have been seen here, particularly at the top of the cliff.

Getting There Suggest change

Directions to the parking lot are found in the main folder "Alberton" including how to find the trailhead. An easy 0.6 mile walk down the trail / old road (10 to 15 minutes) will bring you to the 50' cliff with its base right at the side of the trail, almost impossible to miss.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Alberton Rock

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
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Moonbeam
TR
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
 7
Dai!
TR
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
 11
Alberton Roof
TR
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 5
Kelbel Klimb
TR
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Moonbeam
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b TR
Dai!
 7
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13 TR
Alberton Roof
 11
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c TR
Kelbel Klimb
 5
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a TR
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