Gritstone Bouldering in Western PA?

My wife's family lives in Western PA and I end up out here a few weeks a year. The internet boasts lots sweet photos and videos of secret backwoods gritstone boulders. Can someone PM me with some beta? I don't know anyone here and therefore won't tell anyone about it.

I'm from Alabama and we finally came out with all our secrets of Little River Canyon. Can somebody help me out?

diabase > gritstone

can you give a general idea of "Western PA" I'm in greater Johnstown and there are some good boulders around here. Ohiopyle is nice.
Not to hijack this thread but the title fits for what I need so why not.

I get out bouldering generally every Saturday morning if anyone ever wants to meet up let me know. Again I am in greater Johnstown area.

Here is what I was getting at, this is the opening description for the PA mountain project page:

"The Keystone State is home to a variety of cragging, whatever your style. But it's the bouldering on diabase, gritstone and sandstone that are world class. While the diabase areas are well documented
(mainly because they are in the eastern part of the state where all the people are) - the gritstone bouldering in western PA is somewhat unknown and OUT OF THIS WORLD! Think Coopers Rock is a good gritstone area? There are at least 3 gritstone areas in PA that beat Coopers in terms of concentration, number of problems and quality of climbs. One area near Johnstown is more concentrated than the Happy Boulders with far better rock. Haven't climbed on gritstone? Well there is a reason it's called "God's own rock." Climb a bunch on gritstone and it will ruin you for all other rock types. Yosemite granite? Piece of crap. The unreal friction for your feet and hands and beautiful classic shapes on gritstone yield the most amazing fun (or frustrating) sequences you will ever climb on rock. PA probably has more gritstone than bloody England. Why doesn't anyone know about it? Well no one lives in west central PA and for the lucky few of us who have discovered this stuff we've been too busy putting up climbs and finding new gems to bother documenting."

I don't live in the state, but visit a few times a year. I'm mainly looking for stuff within a 2-3 hour drive of Pittsburgh. But with that said, a google search will reveal lots of spray about great secret bouldering spots and some awesome photos and videos.

I understand sensitive access and the want/ need to keep a spot secret, but either keep it secret or come out with it. I found plenty of stuff saying things like:

"But the areas in western pa I'm talking about ARE the sorts of boulder areas that are worth a long distance road trip. Particularly if you like highballs as the average height of problems is about 15 feet. The rock on the whole is slightly better quality than elk. A little stickier, with more features and a lot more lines.

If the access issues get worked out these places will be bouldering destinations like so-ill or hp-40 because they have the concentration and quality rock.

So I am in a catch-22 here. I want to point out the resource without jepordizing access to the resource. I don't want to see these areas turned into housing developements which is what has happened at boat rocks and is happening to some eastern PA diabase areas."

--- Thats from an old thread on rockclimbing.com

rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/fo…

I've also seen a lot of photos from the Johnstown area that look awesome like this one:

mountainproject.com/v/10794…

It's 2013, and if these spots are really worth climbing, they won't stay secret for long.

Anyway, I don't want to blow up a thread or jeopardize access, I just want to go climbing. Joe L 82 I'll send you a pm next time I'm heading up there.

And are diabase and gritstone the same thing? lots of people seem to not believe so. Personally I've never climbed on either.
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Calling Yosemite granite "a piece of crap are big words. If this rock is so perfect, I want to climb it.

1. No rock in pa is going to make Yosemite granite seem like a piece of crap.
2. The diabase is primarily in southeastern pa, while the gritstone encompasses much of the state. Diabase sucks in the summer, but if you find yourself wanting to take a late fall to early spring trip to southeastern pa you will not be disappointed.
3. Check out Coll's Cove. Haven't been out that way yet, but from what i understand based on the facebook page and info from some friends who've visited it's pretty amazing. Hopefully i'll get to see it for myself sometime this fall. mountainproject.com/v/colls…

Brandon, I live in Pgh. You may find it easier to take a day trip to Coopers Rocks, near Morgantown, WV. I live out by the airport and this is an easy 1 hr 45 min. drive. There is a very good guidebook out and the area is developed. If you are looking to just get out and climb, this is the easy button. If you are looking to explore, there are many areas around Pgh that may interest you.