I messed around on this route earlier today next to an unlisted route that I like to call "Three Yodas" (see the Yoda head shaped pockets to the left?). It took a very specific sequence of moves that really forced you to emphasize footwork with little baby steps instead of big explosive moves. Start on a side-pull with your right hand and a flake with your left hand (highlighted in chalk). Place your right foot right exactly where the topo line begins and stand up. Quickly transition your left foot up onto a hold below the flake highlighted in chalk (where the rock looks more brown than gray) and reach your right hand up and around to a smear in the pocket across from the under-clung highlighted in chalk then grab said under-clung with your left hand and bring your right foot up into a pocket just right of the topo line and quickly move your left foot into a pocket that runs parallel to the one that you just put your right foot into. There is a pinch high right that will hold you for a long enough to find your next foothold in one of the many pockets that run up to the right of the topo. That's as far as I got before getting too pumped to finish. I will be back for sure.

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Shot of a different roof section down the road from the main Beam Rocks area. Has potential but needs to be checked out a little better. some of the roof sounded a little hollow so it might be a complete no go unfortunately

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Ben Comin

Oct 11, 2015

“I messed around on this route earlier today next to an unlisted route that I like to call "Three Yodas" (see the Yoda head shaped pockets to the left?). It took a very specific sequence of moves that really forced you to emphasize footwork with little baby steps instead of big explosive moves. Start on a side-pull with your right hand and a flake with your left hand (highlighted in chalk). Place your right foot right exactly where the topo line begins and stand up. Quickly transition your left foot up onto a hold below the flake highlighted in chalk (where the rock looks more brown than gray) and reach your right hand up and around to a smear in the pocket across from the under-clung highlighted in chalk then grab said under-clung with your left hand and bring your right foot up into a pocket just right of the topo line and quickly move your left foot into a pocket that runs parallel to the one that you just put your right foot into. There is a pinch high right that will hold you for a long enough to find your next foothold in one of the many pockets that run up to the right of the topo. That's as far as I got before getting too pumped to finish. I will be back for sure. ”

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Front of same boulder. 20 feet high at top. <br>
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3 problems up the front, maybe a short one yet on the right<br>
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A hard V0-V1ish problem up the center to top out<br>
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(no info on first sends, I sent it first try, ill name it "frosted flakes" because of the flake like features of this problem. <br>
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on the right slightly shorter V1 ish problem, one really good move on it. <br>
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V3 -V4ish up the left, the start is a super fun sequence. Again shorter climbers will be where i am at with this, tall folks might be able to reach a few key holds easier?? <br>
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no sends, but i see the line, just need to make it happen. Ill name this project "Varicose Veins" Thats what the vein features up higher remind me of. Super fun problem, some options to start, all feel about the same to me, use what works for you.

Rough topo of Beam rocks, Distances ect... will not be perfect but locations of boulders and problems will be good to help you find your way around. Lots of the white area is boulder field, I will try and update and draw in as much as possible as accurately as possible over time. <br>
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Blue line - Trail<br>
Dotted Blue Line - Path not a beaten trail<br>
Red Arrows - Boulder problem (note some not listed) <br>
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1 - "You Must Find a Shrubbery"<br>
2 - "The Great Migration"<br>
3 - "Cross Hatch"<br>
4 - "Ain't No Thang"<br>
5 - "Chicken Wing On A String"<br>
6 - "Scissor Me Timbers"<br>
7 - "Perdy Mouth"<br>
8 - "Varicose Veins"<br>
9 - "Frosted Flakes"<br>
10 - "Why So Serious"<br>
11 - "Proboscis"<br>
12 - "Just The Tip" <br>
13 - "Scratching Post"<br>
14 - "Your Other Left"<br>
15 - "Over the Rainbow"<br>
16 - "Ruffles Have Ridges"<br>
17 - "Cool Runnings"<br>
18 - "Don't Forget Your Towel"<br>
19 - "Working the Corner"<br>
20 - "Supernumerary"<br>
21 - "52 Card Pickup"<br>
22 - "Exclusion Delusion"

My super jive ass anchor setup for TR solo. The rock is mega abrasive here... that is a $2 Walmart fleece blanket that I secured to the rope. There is another cheap-o blanket out of view that is protecting the blue and green cordolettes. FYI (so you can know WTF you are looking at) despite the padding I was still concerned about the cordolettes. Thus, the blue is the "primary," each side of the rope is secured via an overhand on a bight to a twingate biner on the blue webbing. In between these two OH on a bight knots is about two feet of slack, in the middle of this slack the rope is clove hitched to a locking biner on the green cord. Thus, if the blue were to fail while I was hanging on it, I would fall about a foot and this would serve as my "warning" that something is really, really wrong up there.

Western side of the Crag, also the low side. a main trail is just to the left of the photo. Follow this trail towards the camera away from the rocks will take you to some boulders

better shot of "Perdy Mouth" (V4ish) project

actually a decent little passage/cave between some big rocks, might be possible to come out from inside it? <br>
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could be a fun project.

different under cling problem. Looks fun.

Here is another shot of the unnamed route that I played around on earlier. I was able to get all but the last move on it. It was a lot of fun and required a specific sequence of moves where footwork was essential.

Trying to pull the roof near "Ain't No Thang".

Another boulder problem, haven't tried it yet.

Good looking problem, 10 foot give or take, Up the corner of this under hang. The holds are there to make it happen. Need to clean up the top to make top out reasonable.

This is a shot of the main wall, hard to get a decent photo of it to put it into perspective. To much vegetation.

Same new roof section down the road from main Beam Rocks area. Roof looks pretty sweet, about 6 or 7 feet of horizontal with decent features but as stated earlier it might not be solid enough that i want to be hanging from it. It might not all be bad though, could be a few good sections.

Part of the main wall climbing area, the overhang routes go roughly up and around the rope line. The rope is hung over the large overhang and people can take some BIG swings if they fall while high on the wall. Fortunately there aren't any obstructions to be worried about when swinging.

this looked like a fun section, not sure if you could top rope (anchors??) Could be a decent high ball boulder problem, i didn't play around on it, i was solo.

Playing around on "Frosted Flakes" earlier this summer before the Southwestern PA Climbing Coalition removed all of the graffiti (THANK YOU!!!).

another route that looks pretty short and tame

Boulder problem, looks tough, 17 feet high give or take.

under cling problem, looks decent, hard to see how deep it goes. probably 15-17 feet?

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