Whipps Ledges  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Elevation:  1,000' Lat, Long:  41.2213, -81.6995 Map Page Views:  34,563. Good page?    Administrator:  Tom Erickson Submitted By:  John- on Jul 11, 2007 Make this area a Favorite What's New  Printer View Add Area  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event

Permit Required MORE INFO >>> You must obtain a permit to climb with a rope system. Contact Mike Barnhart 216 351 6300, Ext. 264, with the Cleveland Metro Parks system. You can visit the Cleveland Zoo and get things handled their as well, but don't expect same day service. You must have proof of 300,000 USD personal liability insurance (home owners or renters) if you plan on using a rope system to be safe in the presence of our Honorable Rangers. 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

Sandy ledges above the common area at Yellow Wall

Description 

Some sun, some shady, some wind, always a good time. Crowds on the weekends.. Kids smokin' after skool weekdays. Couples walking all the time. The seclusion you desire is proportionate to where you're climbing. Ymmv.

It is all Sharon Conglomerate Sandstone. Don't pull hard on problems / routes during or immediately following rainy spells.

Plenty of Top Rope routes, only a handful of Gear routes, Bouldering + every lame contrived variation thought up.

Topo coming soon. Sit tight.

Getting There 

271 & St. Rt. 94, take 94 north to St. Rt. 606. You will then see signs for Whipps Ledges.

71 going East on SR 303 until State Road. South on State Road, signage. (Left for Top 'O Ledges, Straight and obvious left for Bottom 'O Ledges.)

The Classics

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Christ Died Crack 5.7+  OH : Whipps Ledges : Christ Died

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