Do you know these Pond Bank cracks?
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I took these photos this past weekend. The right leaning crack is in Stan Schoonover`s guide under climb 41. HOWEVER it gives no name (just a geographical location as the name, which could be the name but knowing PA climbing this crack may have never been climbed for all I know), concensus (difficulty) or history. Has it been climbed? Anyone know anything? |
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The right leaner you can get some consecutive (so it seems from the ground) hand jams then some consecutive finger jams/locks then onto some fun looking face climbing. |
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I think there are a handful of features (possible free climbing routes) that have not been climbed. There are traverses and highball problems also all over that I bet haven't been touched (no cracks to protect, no bolts or easy/any anchor building above lead me to think virgin rock in regards to highballs). Let's get a day where we all arrive early and document ALL pond bank climbs known (walk up and down) THEN start cleaning and envisioning new routes. We then climb eachothers routes throughout the day. |
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The one area specifically i envisioned these longer boulder routes (my highball starts at 15ft +\-) on I |
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At least my posts keep bumping this thread...I talk to myself all the time, now I'm just seeing my thoughts on `paper` |
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Hey stoned. I poked around these rocks a bunch about fourteen years ago when my aunt lived in Fayetteville. I always had fun up there whether on a rope or not. I think the area has potential for a decent little training ground. I believe I used Stan's guide back in the day. It was a simple print-out I got from someone while I worked at Wildware in Harrisburg. There are definitely climbers around who have experience with this crag. Finding them may be a different story. I definitely recognize the right leaner. I remember that being a fun jaunt. The rock is is solid. Clean it up and watch out for the shotgun toting locals! |
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Thanks for the post dude! Well at least I know the right leaner has history to it. That's great you explored the area! I just want to consolidate the knowledge of our PA rock with a high level of quality.as of right now pond bank is not in danger of being overused/crowded so I'm alright with bringing attention to it. Thanks again! |