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Ferry Hill

Maryland

Description

This cliff, despite years of descaling, remains chossy and dirty and loose. Beware of loose holds and knocking rocks onto people below. Wear a helmet!!!

Getting There

Walk the canal upstream until you see the cliff on your right. Be careful not to knock debris down on climbers below as the lip has loose soil, sticks, rocks.

Routes from Left to Right

5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 1
● The Grin Reaper
TR, Alpine
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 1
● Two Mules for Sister Sara
TR, Alpine
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 1
● Cut 'em off at the pass
TR, Alpine
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 1
● The Shawn Davis Special
TR, Alpine
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 1
● Davis Special Direct
TR, Alpine
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 1
● Jakes Right
TR, Alpine
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● The Grin Reaper
 1
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b TR, Alpine
● Two Mules for Sister Sara
 1
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b TR, Alpine
● Cut 'em off at the pass
 1
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b TR, Alpine
● The Shawn Davis Special
 1
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b TR, Alpine
● Davis Special Direct
 1
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c TR, Alpine
● Jakes Right
 1
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a TR, Alpine

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Latter half of the 1990's.
[Hide Photo] Latter half of the 1990's.
Follow the yellow line "A" for this route.
[Hide Photo] Follow the yellow line "A" for this route.
Latter half of the 1990's.
[Hide Photo] Latter half of the 1990's.
Latter half of the 1990's.
[Hide Photo] Latter half of the 1990's.
Latter half of the 1990's.
[Hide Photo] Latter half of the 1990's.
Latter half of the 1990's.
[Hide Photo] Latter half of the 1990's.
Latter half of the 1990's.
[Hide Photo] Latter half of the 1990's.
Latter half of the 1990's.
[Hide Photo] Latter half of the 1990's.
Topo of the known lines (Feb 2013)
[Hide Photo] Topo of the known lines (Feb 2013)
View from below
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View of the crag from the canal
[Hide Photo] View of the crag from the canal
View of the crag from the canal
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Comments [Hide ALL Comments]

JJ Mundale
[Hide Comment] HUGE ant nest right on the lip of the cliff (ouch) Apr 14, 2015
Alex R
[Hide Comment] My buddy and I cleaned this up today. Bolts looked great. It was chossy, but we tried to pull off as much loose rock as possible, as well as clear the top and base of the cliff. Would love to see more people climbing here. Helmets are necessary. Jul 9, 2016