Dark Side Bouldering
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39.978, -79.5722 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
Page Views: | 17,023 total · 97/month |
Shared By: | Tim Anderson on Oct 18, 2009 |
Admins: | Justin Johnsen, SCPC, SWPACC, EPAC |
Access Issue: As of 4/5/2022, State Game Lands 51 and 138, including this climbing area, are closed to rock climbing activities.
Details
See the announcement here: media.pa.gov/Pages/game-com…. For a statement from Southwestern Pennsylvania Climbers Coalition, see swpacc.org/news/. To join us in our efforts to reopen our climbing areas, we ask that, rather than contacting the Game Commission directly, please contact us at info@swpacc.org.
Description
This is the shaded side of the ridge. It tends to stay cooler and not get nearly the amount of sunshiine as the Light Side. This makes for slower drying of the boulders after a rain, but it makes for much cooler temperatures in the Summer. Without much activity, the problems on this side tend to "moss up" and need additional brushing. There is also a shorter approach trail from the island parking pulloff on the road on the way up to the main lot. It takes you directly to L-Dog V3 area and continues up Deer trail to the Intersection with Darkside trail. Contact a local for more info.
Getting There
From the main parking area, follow the directions to the Intersection at the top of the ridge. Going right takes you to the Dark side, Going left takes you to the light side. First problem/block you will come to is Pocket full of Kryptonite V4/5. From the car, the hike is about 10min. to the first boulders.
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