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Philly Bouldering

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Areas in Philly

Cobbs Creek 0 / 0 / 0 / 21 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 21

Girard Street Bridge 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Kelly Drive Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Lorimer Park 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Nymph and Bittern Bouldering 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Pennypack Park 0 / 0 / 0 / 26 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 26

Stone Age in America 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Strawberry Rock 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Thinking About You 1 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Wall Park Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Wissahickon Valley Park 2 / 9 / 13 / 134 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 156

Yorktown Plaza 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

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Elevation:	48 ft	15 m
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Description

Climbing in Philadelphia - the City of Brotherly Love, and of Jackass - and its suburbs. Most things that get climbed in the city are boulders, with a few scattered places to climb sport or toprope.

Areas include Pennypack Park, the Schuylkill River Trail, Swedish Cabin, Wissahickon Valley Park, and the odd bolted bridge or dam.

Climbers from Philly can find a few worthwhile crags within an hour's drive. For trad and toprope, High Rocks at Ralph Stover State Park offers the most choices. Many sport routes can be had at Birdsboro Quarry. Hundreds of boulder problems on quality quartzite can be found at Haycock Mountain.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Philly

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

V0+ 4+ 12 ● The Rainbow Boulder Wissahickon Val… > Danger Dam
V1- 5- 8 ● Teedyuscung Boulder Wissahickon Val… > Council Rock
V1 5 15 ● Ben Franklin Boulder Wissahickon Val… > Revolutionary Ridge B…
V1-2 5 11 ● Rich's Arete Boulder Wissahickon Val… > Danger Dam
V2 5+ PG13 9 ● Orion's Belt Boulder Kelly Drive Boulder
V2 5+ 10 ● The Squeaky Hinge Boulder Wissahickon Val… > Funky Slab
V3 6A 5 ● Heel yourself Marieke Boulder Kelly Drive Boulder
V3-4 6A+ 15 ● Iron Cross Boulder Wissahickon Val… > Danger Dam
V4- 6B 10 ● Dirty Dishes Boulder Wissahickon Val… > Revolutionary Ridge B…
V5 6C 8 ● Slap Happy Boulder Wissahickon Val… > Torque Boulder (aka t…
V6 7A 11 ● The Gaston Classic Boulder Wissahickon Val… > Danger Dam
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 20 ● The 5.7 TR Wissahickon Val… > Livezey Rock > Main Rock
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 10 ● Wissahickon High TR Wissahickon Val… > Livezey Rock > Main Rock
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 13 ● The 5.8 (a.k.a. Pennsylvania Tur… TR Wissahickon Val… > Livezey Rock > Main Rock
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 12 ● Directissima TR Wissahickon Val… > Livezey Rock > Main Rock