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Elevation:	1,998 ft	609 m
GPS:	39.63489, -79.81215 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	D E Griffith on May 3, 2023
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Access Issue: Regarding Local Ethics Details

Please do not climb on wet rock, especially footholds. If a hold is wet, and you are unsure if it is fragile or not, go climb something dry. Caking a hold in chalk only dries the surface of the rock and does nothing to actually make a hold less friable.

If you use chalk on the rock, brush it off when you are done. If you use tick marks, brush them off when you are done. Wipe your feet off prior to each climbing attempt. Excess chalk and any dirt, leaves, or mud can polish holds over time. Do not drag your pad from one climb to the next (in order to minimize erosion). And most importantly, Leave No Trace. Pick up your trash and place it in the trash cans at the trail head.

Description

This area features a few short problems (including a hard 2 move project.)

Getting There

From the main trail, continue past the Green Block Test Piece through some corridors. When the trail opens up, you will see a large boulder do the hill on the right with a streak of white chalk at head height. This is the Mad Butcher Block. Continue past this boulder downhill. The Firing Line Boulder will be on your left as you continue straight downhill.