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Bikeway Block (French Mountain) Rock Climbing

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Routes in Bikeway Block (French Mountain)

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	Bulgarian Pillar (Right Wing) TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	French Deep T,TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	French Flies TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	French Quarner TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	French Steps TR 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
	Norway to Russia Steps TR 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
	Russian Rurpes TR 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Sheep (The French Kind) TR 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c

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Elevation:	535 ft	163 m
GPS:	43.38148, -73.70088 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: This is a moderate intensity land use area on a popular bike path Details

Give the bikeway a clear right of way, don't clutter the path with human or gear obstacles.

Description

On the Warren County Bikeway between the outlets in Queensbury and Lake George Village is a notorious graffiti block with a surprising amount of opportunity. Steep but easy territory with low cruxes and a height of ~24 feet make for an exciting boulder, while easy access to the top afford top-rope opportunity to introduce a variety of terrain. This may be the best early morning or sunset run for a quick fix to touch stone in the southernmost reaches of Lake George. Please don't take access for granted as our comrades have already given us a black eye (by painting all the holds of the Russian RURP line yellow for example). Please do not become a complaint for the cyclists.

Getting There

The bikeway runs 10 miles from Lake George Village to Glens Falls and riders can't miss it. Fastest access will be from the pull-off on Route 9 near the Ephram WIlliams monument (his signage with his the story of Bloody Pond got crushed this weekend by a falling tree) by simply following dropping down past his temporary grave and following the blue-paint trail to French Mountain as it is the landmark where the trail leaves the bikeway and heads up the hill. In the off season, the pull-off on 9 can be full from snowshoe'rs but there's another pull-off on Bloody Pond Road near the Magic Forest / Dino Roar that affords a fast flat run to the block. Parking in the outlets and acquiring the bikeway there is also possible.