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SouthWest Ridge

Name: SouthWest Ridge
Rating: 2.0

5.4 YDS 4a French 12 Ewbanks IV UIAA 10 ZA VD 3c British

Routes in s. Ronca

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	Break Left TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a C0
	Break Right TR 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c C0
	East Edge TR 5.1 2 6 II 7 MD 2a
	Far Left Gully then Slab TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Groove TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Left Wide Gully TR 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
	Slab Center Left TR 5.2 3 8 II 8 D 2c
	Slab Left TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	SouthWest Ridge TR 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	West Edge TR 5.1 2 6 II 7 MD 2a
	West Wall: Broken Rib TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	West Wall: Left of 3 Trees TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	West Wall: Low Corner TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	West Wall: Smaller Notch TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	WW Diagonal Crack TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	WW Farther Left of 3 Trees TR 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b

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Type:	TR, 80 ft (24 m)
FA:	unknown
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Access Issue: Not specifically approved for climbing by NJ Parks, or perhaps outside State Park land. Details

This area has not been specifically approved for climbing by NJ Parks, and perhaps is completely of partly outside the Park, instead on State-owned land managed by the NJ Dept of Environmental Protection. Also there might be a concern of climbers parking disruptively outside the Route 206 Cranberry Lake commuter parking lot on busy days.
We heard a report that an official survey was performed for a point near this cliff sector, and at least this cliff is very close to the boundary -- like perhaps the top might be inside the Park and the bottom (or middle) might be outside. We do not yet know of any general rule of the DEP forbidding climbing, and as of 2018 this area is not posted for any special status or restrictions. There is no general NJ Parks rule forbidding climbing (after submitting a signed waiver of liability form for the current year).

Description

Tricky harder moves getting off the ground, and moving from one side of arete to the other. Most of the climbing is on one side or the other, not really on the arete. Higher up a slab with positive holds, punctuated by a move over a step.

Start at the base of the arete which forms the left edge of main South slab of this sector (and the right edge of its West wall). Up right side of ridge about halfway, then move across to left side, and up that to top of arete. Next up slab to a 3-ft-high step with three sections. Get up onto its center section, then up slab and between the two left-side trees (out of three) to top.

warning: The rock on and near this route has not been climbed much yet, and some of the rock is still breakable and loose -- so the belayer and other people should stand far away from underneath the climber or someone setting up top anchor.

. . . (Lots of vegetation on this rock as of 2018. Be prepared when climbing to navigate around protruding trees and branches, and dealing with holds slippery with grass, lichen, moss, dirt).

FA style + Naming of routes: For more on this - - > See the Main page for Cranberry Hollow.

Location

At the base of the arete which forms the left edge of this sector -- at the base of the gentle far right ramp of sector Nick.

- - > See on this Photo

Protection

For ideas how to set up anchor for Top-Roping, see Description page for this sector Ronca.

Protection for trad Leading is unknown and likely inadequate.