Recommendations please - Baltimore -> Seneca -> ?
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I'm headed out from California to visit some friends in Baltimore, and my wife and I are planning to do a couple days in Seneca. We'd like to do another couple days somewhere else. Any recommendations for other climbing destinations in that general vicinity or something not too far out of the way on the route from Baltimore? We fly back out of Baltimore too, so unfortunately we decided that we don't have enough time to get all the way to NRG and back. |
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If you're tired of Seneca tradding, ?Franklin Gorge? is right there as well, and while it's no NRG, it's worthwhile for a day. |
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Seneca's probably your best bet. There's plenty there for four days of climbs (especially if you're avoiding weekends). There's also Old Rag in VA if your alright with a 2.5 hour approach, though a lot of the areas there are tough to access until the fall (brush and overgrown trails). |
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You have four days? Skip Seneca altogether and just go to the New for three. It's about two hours further, but the amount of climbing you'll get in on higher quality stone and routes will make it worth your while. It's by far the best single pitch sport and trad on the east coast. |
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Will definitely look into Franklin Gorge. I'm into both trad and sport. |
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I'm from MD originally. I grew up climbing at Seneca and would disagree that the routes aren't as quality as those at the New, but it's all subjective. You've already decided not to go there anyhow. |