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Osprey

Name: Osprey
Rating: 3.3

5.7+ YDS 5a French 15 Ewbanks V+ UIAA 13 ZA MVS 4b British PG13

Routes in h. High Wall

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	Blue sparks from hell T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Captain Hook V4+ 6B+
	Dragons Lair T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Flying to Houston TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Guttersnipe T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13
	Hell and Highwater T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a X
	Heroine Hypnosis T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Just Because T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Osprey T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Pain Builds Character T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Pleasure Feeds Addiction T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Raptor of the Steep T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Sleeping Beauty T,S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Snow White and the Seven Dwarves T,S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Tombstone T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Witches T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R

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Type:	Trad, 220 ft (67 m), 2 pitches
GPS:	40.96097, -75.12493
FA:	Hugh Dougher and Henry McMahon
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Shared By:	Ross Purnell on Apr 28, 2009
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Access Issue: 2023 Seasonal Falcon Closure Details

A temporary closure of Mt. Minsi within Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA) to climbing and hiking will be in effect starting February 14, 2023 to protect nesting peregrine falcons.

The closure is: "The cliffs at Mount Minsi from Point of Gap parking lot to Arrow Island parking lot, from the west shoulder of Route 611 to the top of the ridge, in the Pennsylvania District, will be closed to rock climbing and hiking through approximately early August to prevent human disturbance to nesting peregrine falcons."

Official designated trails are not affected by this closure, meaning hikers can still use Arrow Island Trail and the Appalachian Trail. Official trails and maps are located on the park website at: nps.gov/dewa/planyourvisit/…

Closure signage will be posted near the parking areas.

Description

Pitch 1: Climb up easy terrain to a small indent with a roof. Pass the roof on the left (5.6) and belay on the flat ledge above (80-90 feet).

Pitch 2: Follow the obvious line straight up, passing three small roofs on the way. Use long slings to avoid rope drag as this pitch is 120 feet. Rope management is critical here. There is a roof with a crack that is known to jam ropes for both leader and follower. At the top of the climb there is a huge roof that you skirt underneath to the left and finish on a dirty, loose ledge with a good tree (Same as Heroine Hypnosis).

Location

Hike the Blue Trail and arrive at the Practice Face. Turn left and follow the cliff for about 100-150 yards. The climbs Osprey and Heroine Hypnosis are just after the point where you make a 4th class scramble up to a high point along the path. Osprey is on the left, HH is on the right.

Two 60M ropes will take you to the bottom.

Protection

Good protection with some of the best rock at DWG. It's solid all the way until the final dirty ledge where there is some small loose stuff. Use long slings to avoid rope drag on the roofs.

Has good bolts and rings at the top.