Check Book Rock Climbing
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Elevation: | 640 ft | 195 m |
GPS: |
41.14619, -74.1641 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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Shared By: | kenr on Apr 23, 2016 | |
Admins: | Morgan Patterson, SMarsh |
Access Issue: As of November 2021, there are new parking arrangements. Please follow this guidance.
Details
The current parking area is now limited parking, subject to the following guidelines:
No parking weekdays before 4pm. (Use Saltbox Parking Area at these times).
Do not block pump station access gates at any time.
Be careful not to hit or disturb manholes or other infrastructure.
The Saltbox Parking Area is a new resource, available on weekdays and weekends. Don't bushwhack or create new trails from this area.
Torne Brook Road and the trailhead remain a no-parking area. This is to ensure access for emergency personnel.
Inconsiderate or illegal parking here could lead to permanent closure.
No parking weekdays before 4pm. (Use Saltbox Parking Area at these times).
Do not block pump station access gates at any time.
Be careful not to hit or disturb manholes or other infrastructure.
The Saltbox Parking Area is a new resource, available on weekdays and weekends. Don't bushwhack or create new trails from this area.
Torne Brook Road and the trailhead remain a no-parking area. This is to ensure access for emergency personnel.
Inconsiderate or illegal parking here could lead to permanent closure.
Description
Slab section which is about 600 feet (170 meters) right (east) from the Good Book wall .
Many short routes mainly for top-roping. Top anchor can be set up with a static line from trees above the cliff.
photos of route lines:
Top Rope access: Could set up top-ropes by scrambling around the right (East) end, or by climbing the route EE Bond at the left (West) end of this sector.
This sector tends to be sheltered from winds from the West or NorthWest.
warning: The rock on and around this cliff has not been climbed much yet, and much of the rock is still breakable and loose -- so the belayer and other people should stand far away from underneath the climber.
. . . (Lots of vegetation on this rock as of 2016. Be prepared when climbing to navigate around protruding trees and branches, and dealing with holds slippery with grass, lichen, moss, dirt).
Many short routes mainly for top-roping. Top anchor can be set up with a static line from trees above the cliff.
photos of route lines:
- Far Left
- Left Side
- Left - Dihedrals + Emerging Prominence
- Emerging Prominence
- Center + Right
- Right Gully
- Right End
Top Rope access: Could set up top-ropes by scrambling around the right (East) end, or by climbing the route EE Bond at the left (West) end of this sector.
This sector tends to be sheltered from winds from the West or NorthWest.
warning: The rock on and around this cliff has not been climbed much yet, and much of the rock is still breakable and loose -- so the belayer and other people should stand far away from underneath the climber.
. . . (Lots of vegetation on this rock as of 2016. Be prepared when climbing to navigate around protruding trees and branches, and dealing with holds slippery with grass, lichen, moss, dirt).
Getting There
Follow the directions to get to the Good Book wall , then walk right (roughly east) about 600 feet (170 meters).
Or perhaps shorter is to follow the directions to the Beard boulder, then scramble up the steep slope above it, then when it gets gentler, angle up left-ward to reach the cliff.
Or perhaps shorter is to follow the directions to the Beard boulder, then scramble up the steep slope above it, then when it gets gentler, angle up left-ward to reach the cliff.
Classic Climbing Routes at Check Book
Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
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