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Ball Field Slabs Rock Climbing

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Routes in Ball Field Slabs

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	30 Seconds to All Night S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Amalgamator S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Big Al's Supercrack T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Drill Wavin' New Haven S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Fritz's Wing T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Kinesthesis S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Monarch S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Nickel And Dime S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Pickle And Lime T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Poison Ivy League T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Sheetz of Wrath TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a X
	That 70 Show T,S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Trapped in the Creek T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Wedding route T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	West Rock Crack T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c

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Access Issue: Seasonal raptor closing on Ballfield Slabs. Details

Ballfield Slabs may be closed if raptor nesting is discovered in the area. Per CT-DEEP, the Ballfield slabs have historically been closed when there are nesting raptors in the area, typically May - August. Check raggedmtn.org/blog for information if there are current closures.

Description

The main slabs located directly above the town baseball fields hosts some great long moderate West Rock routes with sights of New Haven and Long Island Sound in the distance. Many of the routes here are multi-pitch sport however there are several gear and mixed protection (gear and bolts) routes mixed in... Several of these routes REQUIRE 70M ropes and several routes are multi-pitch routes.

Peregrine Falcons nest here approximately March to September every year. Check https://www.raggedmtn.org/blog for information on what routes are closed to climbing.

THESE ARE NOT YOUR TYPICAL SPORT ROUTES. THESE ROUTES CAN BE DANGEROUS! BOLT SPACING CAN BE SPARSE DUE TO LACK OF SOLID ROCK. AN UNEXPECTED FALL COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF BLOCKS DISLODGING AND A POTENTIAL FOR FIXED GEAR TO FAIL.

Getting There

Hike up the well worn trail behind the dugout. Follow the trail up and right behind some apartment buildings. Take the second left trail which cuts back left directly beneath the main slabs. After about 100 yards there's a cairn on your right and a faint trail that leads to the base of the ledges. Just past a small pine tree is a small right facing corner to begin 4th class scramble to base of routes.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Ball Field Slabs

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

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 25 ● Trapped in the Creek Trad
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 15 ● That 70 Show Trad, Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 65 ● Nickel And Dime Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 9 ● Monarch Sport
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b 29 ● 30 Seconds to All Night Sport
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 5 ● Amalgamator Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 12 ● West Rock Crack Trad
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a 7 ● Kinesthesis Sport
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a 6 ● Drill Wavin' New Haven Sport