A portion of Near Trapps has been closed to climbing MORE INFO >>>
A portion of the Near Trapps has been closed to climbing. This includes land below the cliff to above cliff line and starts approximately at Eenie Meenie and continues south about 200 feet. Climbers are asked to respect the no-trespassing signs and advised to use the access trail marked in orange blazes. This trail starts at the intersection of the Blue trail over the top of the Nears and the first Red trail. Follow the orange blazes east and downhill from this junction to arrive at the far (south) end of the Nears. For more information please view http://www.mohonkpreserve.org/index.php?news
Climb the small right-facing corner past a small tree to the roof that is about 25-30 feet up. Traverse to the right end of the roof, move up to a stance (crux), then straight up to a pine tree and rappel anchor. This short pitch (60 feet) packs a lot of action. With the convenience of the rappel anchor and the uninspiring second pitch, it's likely that most people will just rappel off after pitch one.
Location
If you're new to the area, the best way to find this might be to find the White Chimney, walk back right past the obvious corner of Moxie, then look for the Bush League corner with the small tree about 5 feet up, several feet right of the corner.
Protection
Standard 'Gunks rack, nothing too large or very small
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