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South Central PA Climbing

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Areas in South Central PA

Asphalt Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Bilger's Rocks 0 / 0 / 15 / 46 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 47

Blackbridge Quarry 1 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Boxcar Rocks (Chinese Wall) 13 / 3 / 15 / 13 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 33

Buchanan's Birthplace State Park 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Chickies Rock 48 / 0 / 24 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 59

Coburn 1 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Dauphin Narrows 17 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 17

Echo Valley 0 / 0 / 0 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Gettysburg 0 / 0 / 0 / 18 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 18

Gifford Pinchot State Park 0 / 0 / 0 / 23 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 23

Governor Dick Park (aka Mount Gretna) 0 / 1 / 0 / 272 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 272

Governor Stable 0 / 0 / 0 / 157 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 157

Hammond Rocks 0 / 0 / 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Little Rocky Ridge 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

MDT/Otter Creek to Shanks Mare 0 / 0 / 0 / 19 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 19

Newport "Buildering" Areas 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Pole Steeple 4 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Pond Bank 83 / 3 / 34 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 91

Port Clinton Crag 1 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Rocky Ridge 0 / 0 / 0 / 93 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 93

Safe Harbor 52 / 340 / 56 / 2 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 413

Shaffer Rocks (The Hermitage) 1 / 0 / 34 / 21 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 55

State Game Lands (SGL) 88 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Susquehanna River, Muddy Run 1 / 4 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Susquehanna Riverlands State Park 91 / 0 / 15 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 94

Tumbling Run 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Walnut Bottom 0 / 0 / 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

West Fairview Freeclimb Trail 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Whaleback Mountain 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Whiskey Springs 0 / 0 / 0 / 24 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 24

White Rock Acres 3 / 0 / 4 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Woodcock Valley 4 / 0 / 1 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

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Description

No relation to South Central L.A! This is as South as you can get while north of the Mason Dixon Line. Harrisburg, the state capitol, is the biggest city out this way, with State College also being another popular starting point for collegiate climbers from its north side. Adventure can be had in Amish Country and other farmlands, and in the tallest mountains of the state in this stretch of the Appalachians (with its famous namesake Trail), and on cliffs eroded from the banks of rivers like the Susquehanna. There is a great deal of variety here.

Safe Harbor is a well-known sport climbing destination in this area.

Access

The local Access Fund affiliate is the South Central Pennsylvania Climbers.

Bat Conservation | How You Can Help

See a Bat on a Route, Give Us a Shout!

Hey climbers,SCPC is working with Rob Schorr at Colorado State University to help him spread the word about his bat research. Here’s a message from him about this important work and how, we as climbers, can help.

"Climbers for Bat Conservation is working with climbers to understand bat ecology and why bats choose certain cracks and flakes. We’re a collaboration between climbers, bat biologists, and land managers to understand where bats roost and where large populations may reside. We are interested in finding bats because of a new disease called white-nose syndrome (whitenosesyndrome.org) which has killed millions of bats in North America. This collaboration has identified bat roosts throughout the U.S., and as far away as Norway and Bulgaria. CBC was developed by biologists who climb and they are advocates for climbing access and bat conservation.

So, if you see bats while climbing, please let us know by emailing us at climbersforbats@colostate.edu, or visiting our website to learn more. climbersforbats.colostate.edu."

Thank You!
Rob Schorr

Zoologist, Colorado Natural Heritage Program (warnercnr.colostate.edu/rschorr/)
Director, Climbers for Bat Conservation
Robert.schorr@colostate.edu

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Classic Climbing Routes at South Central PA

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

V1 5 64 ● The Pyramid Boulder Governor Stable > Pyramid Area
V2 5+ 49 ● Overlord Boulder Governor Dick P… > Shamu Area > Wave Boulders
V3 6A 68 ● Porcelain Boulder Governor Dick P… > Matrix Area > Upper Matrix
V3-4 6A+ 55 ● The Original Route Boulder Governor Dick P… > Highball Area > Highball Boulder
V4 6B 107 ● Smiley Face Boulder Governor Dick P… > Smiley Area > Smiley Boulder
V4 6B 79 ● Fabulous Boulder Governor Dick P… > 45 Area > 45 Degree Boulder
V4 6B 32 ● Breadloaf Arete Boulder Governor Stable > Breadloaf & Immediate…
V5 6C 79 ● Colflesh Direct Boulder Governor Dick P… > Colflesh Area > Colflesh Boulder
V5 6C 36 ● Juggernaut Boulder Governor Stable > Moby's & Friends
V5 6C 40 ● Cobra Boulder Governor Stable > Breadloaf & Immediate…
V6 7A 38 ● Year of the Dragon Boulder Governor Dick P… > Matrix Area > Year of the Dragon
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 180 ● Autumn Arch Sport Safe Harbor > Safe Harbor South > g. Autumn Arch Sector
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 110 ● Hydroman Sport Safe Harbor > Safe Harbor South > k. Hydroman Sector
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 62 ● Machismo Sport Safe Harbor > Safe Harbor South > e. Machismo Sector
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 54 ● Wonderama Sport Safe Harbor > Safe Harbor South > g. Autumn Arch Sector