Chieftain  5.8 R

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Type:  Trad, 2 pitches, 100 feet Consensus:  5.8+ [details] FA:  Michael Steele and Nick Miskowski Submitted By:  AntonioL on Aug 7, 2011 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (3) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Closed Indefinitely MORE INFO >>> As of January 31, 2013 Mt. Minsi cliff is closed temporarily, albeit indefinitely, to allow for falcon nesting. Every, effective January 30th, a temporary climbing closure is in effect for Mt. Minsi on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area when peregrine falcons attempt to nest on the cliff. As in past years, the falcons will be monitored and the cliff will re-open as soon as the nest is no longer active. For more information contact: Allan Ambler Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Division of Resource Management and Science 294 Old Milford Road Milford, PA 18337 Phone (570) 296-6952 x 22 This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

Description 

PG/R. Make sure you are skilled at placing protection before leading this one.

Pitch 1: Six feet right of Surprise's open book, climb the face, passing the right side of small ceiling with a serrated lip, then pass the left side of a second ceiling, and finally pass the right side of a third ceiling. Now climb the face at a crack to a belay ledge.

Pitch 2: Move out the center of the large ceiling above and into a left-facing corner system to the top.

Location 

It begins from the platform below Surprise, six feet to the right.

Protection 

Gunks rack.