Griffin Falls 

If you visit Griffin Falls following some time at Sand Rock, be prepared to re-adjust your rating scale...Sand Rock is soft in comparison. We did a few routes on the Breakfast Wall, and they were certainly challenging, requiring good footwork and slab climbing technique on lichen covered rock...not my cup of tea.

Knife Crack is really fun, and the bolted routes to the right (Power Windows, Smashing Pumpkins) are good. If I go back, it will be to try Steeplechase, a good looking line on the best looking rock there. Still, I can't really recommend this place based on the quality of other nearby areas.

The compact, high quality nature of the climbs and rock here are not to be overlooked. The next closest spots of high value are closed to the public. Next to those, it's Little River for sport or Jamestown for trad and sport...on up the road a ways. Griffin offers a variety of both sport and trad lines. I agree that the ratings are stiffer than S.R., but so is nearly every other place in the S.E.

Great place. Saw no one else on a weekend, unbelievable! Grades are more true to grade than Sand Rock but none are extremely sandbagged(that I saw). There are many climbs not in DCA or MP.com that are to the left of Knife Crack, some are nice moderates.

Griffin Falls is a great climbing area when you need some time away from the crowd at sand rock. Theres some really challenging routes there and hope everyone remembers to put a sign in your window simply saying CLIMBING. Per the landowners request.