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Harper's Ferry Climbing

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Areas in Harper's Ferry

340 Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Balcony Jr. 11 / 0 / 12 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 28

Balcony Rock 11 / 0 / 15 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 16

Balcony Rock Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 26 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 26

Bug Valley 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Chestnut Hill 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Giggling Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Grassy Knoll Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Highlands 0 / 0 / 1 / 45 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 46

Jefferson Rock 1 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Land of First Light 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Land of Last Light 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Loudoun Heights 5 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Maryland Heights, MD 53 / 3 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 64

Outlying Area 1 / 0 / 1 / 21 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 22

River Wall 1 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Shenandoah Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Shenandoah St 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Skink Rock 2 / 0 / 16 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 16

Stone Fort Wall 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Tiers, The 3 / 0 / 4 / 52 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 56

Underground Railroad 0 / 0 / 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Upper Potomac Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Weverton Cliff 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

WV Pillar 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

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Description

The Harpers Ferry region includes cliffs in all 3 states MD, WV, and VA due to their close proximity to each other all the information is contained here under Maryland.

Here is the original historical guide to Harpers Ferry by Rob Savoye:

The Climbing ranges from multi-pitch trad, sport and top-roping areas to tons of excellent bouldering. Maryland Heights stands 200 feet tall and is the tallest cliff in central Maryland. Most of the rock in the region is a hard quartzite providing good crack systems and positive edges on the faces.

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Harpers Ferry Climbing Blog

Indy's Underground Climbing Guide to Maryland

Getting There

Harpers Ferry is located 17 miles South-West of Fredrick Maryland on interstate 340 where it crosses the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers. The individual cliffs should provide specific parking information. The Mark train and Amtrack both stop at Harpers Ferry.

All of the Harpers Ferry cliffs are located on National Park Land and some of the parking areas will include a $20 entry fee, however a year pass can be purchased for $35 at the visitor center. Also the annual National Park Pass can be used as well. The National pass cost $80 and has two signature spots so it can be shared with one other person and covers entrance fees for the owner and 3 accompanying adults into all National Parks.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Harper's Ferry

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

V3 6A 17 ● BiCeption Boulder Balcony Rock Boulders
V3 6A 12 ● Dirty Hooker Boulder Balcony Rock Boulders
V3 6A 16 ● Big Dipper Boulder Highlands
V4 6B 7 ● Stinger Arete Boulder Highlands
V4 6B R 6 ● The Iron Pickle Boulder Highlands
V7 7A+ 4 ● Underground Railroad Boulder Underground Railroad
A2 PG13 4 ● Center Stage and All Alone Trad, Aid Maryland Height… > Train Tunnel Wall
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a 33 ● 'D' Route Trad 2 pitches Maryland Height… > Sign Wall
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 32 ● Crown Of Thorns Trad, TR Balcony Rock
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 45 ● Hard Up Direct Trad 3 pitches Maryland Height… > Sign Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 24 ● Cold Steel Boner Trad, TR Balcony Jr.
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 17 ● Rags to Riches Trad, TR Skink Rock
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 18 ● Popeye's Trad, TR Balcony Rock
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R 4 ● Sign Route Trad 3 pitches Maryland Height… > Sign Wall
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13 21 ● Thumbsucker Balcony Jr.