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The Ear Rock Climbing

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Routes in 6. The Ear

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	Dangle TR 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Huggie TR 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
	J-Hoop TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Solitaire TR 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Stud TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a

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Elevation:	548 ft	167 m
GPS:	41.1461, -74.16335 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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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.

Description

Short routes, mostly for Top-Roping.
Wall faces SW, slants steeply from right up to left.

warning: Loose rock around here, so the belayer or other memhers of the party should stay far away from underneath the climber.

Top Rope: To get access to set up a top anchor, the easiest way is by scrambling up around the left (west) side of the Beard boulders, then traverse right (east) across above the Beard, and continue east onto steep slope above the Ear sector.

? Name ? We wanted to follow the theme of head features. We felt that this wall looks about as much like a ear as the nearby boulders look like a beard. Or perhaps the lower right half of the wall has an ear on it?

Getting There

It's just right (east) across a steep dirt slope from the Beard double-boulder. So follow the instructions to get to the Beard sector, then look for a SW facing face about 20 feet east from the east side of the Beard double-boulder.