I lived in Philly in 2013-2015, and would always take notice of the bolted sport routes under the Henry Ave bridge when I'd take walks there. Never tried anything, but I'm finding myself back in the area with gear, and thinking about checking it out. There's really not much info to be found on Mountain Project or elsewhere about these routes. I did find a post from 2011 saying that the bolts were removed when the bridge underwent modernization, but I certainly do remember seeing shiny new bolts under the bridge there in the last few years. Anyone have info on this? Are these climbs still there, safe to do, and what sort of grade(s) are we talking about? Thanks!
David K
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Jul 13, 2018
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There are a handful of routes scattered around Fairmount. Bouldering, sport, top rope, and trad all exist, but there's no place I know of that documents them thoroughly.
The outdoor bouldering I did when I lived in Philly was pretty bad. I did see some stuff that looked kind of promising at Livezey Rock but didn't climb it (didn't bring gear when I was there, just stopped by when walking through the area). I don't know the official status of climbing there, but the folks climbing there weren't making any special effort to keep a low profile.