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Parks Pond Bluff Rock Climbing

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Areas in Parks Pond Bluff

a. Maple Run Wall 1 / 8 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

ab. Mushroom Boulder 0 / 3 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

b. Mushroom Wall 5 / 2 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

c. Main Face 13 / 16 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 29

cd. Central Wall 4 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 8

d. Upper Wall 4 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

e. Mountaineers Wall 7 / 12 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 19

f. Continental Slabs 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 1

g. Right End 2 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

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Elevation:	300 ft	91 m
GPS:	44.8174, -68.49405 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

The ideal setting of Parks Pond Bluff has long been a favorite for local climbers. Although more scruffy then its neighboring crags, it offers a bit more adventure and the best summit scenery by far. Today, many climbers are introduced on the slabby main face. Just left of this face, is the steep mushroom wall, home to some harder testpices.

The subareas of the cliff have been sorted from left to right, as you experience them walking in or when looking up at the cliff.

Getting There

From the intersection of routes 180 and route 9, follow 9 east for 2.7 miles, passing parks pond on your right to a small grassy pullout on your right. Two trails leave from the pullout. one branches left leading to the top of the cliff, while the right one leads you to the base of the crag. Leave five minutes for the approach.

83 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Parks Pond Bluff

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 11 ● Fly and Scatter Sport c. Main Face
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 23 ● Craig's Crack Trad 2 pitches c. Main Face
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 11 ● The Usual Sport c. Main Face
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 20 ● Riders On the Storm Trad b. Mushroom Wall
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 11 ● Drum Solo Sport c. Main Face
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 17 ● Funk 49 Sport c. Main Face
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 10 ● Strange Days Sport c. Main Face
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 8 ● Tap & Die Sport c. Main Face
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 10 ● Elf Toes Sport 2 pitches e. Mountaineers Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 6 ● Mirror Image Trad b. Mushroom Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 15 ● Easter Island Trad b. Mushroom Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 22 ● Echoes of Life Sport 2 pitches c. Main Face
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 11 ● Under The Weather Sport ab. Mushroom Boulder
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 18 ● B3 Bomber Sport a. Maple Run Wall
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 6 ● ML Sport a. Maple Run Wall