Type: | Trad, 180 ft (55 m) |
FA: | Mike Varlotta & Will Dameron, February 2003 |
Page Views: | 542 total · 8/month |
Shared By: | Burton Rosenberger on Nov 8, 2018 |
Admins: | Frances Fierst, C S |
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Access Issue: This area is closed to public use, each year, during February 15 - July 31 to protect nesting Peregrine Falcons.
Details
See this photo for details:
- The closure area includes all cliffs and trails south of the abandoned Artmore Plastics building.
- Peregrine Falcons are a state and federally protected bird.
- Human disturbance can cause nest abandonment and the loss of eggs and chicks.
- Viewing the Peregrines is possible from along the Great Allegheny Passage Trail as it passes through The Cumberland Narrows.
See this photo for details:
Description
From the trail, continue 45-60' past When the Buffalo Roam to the upturned tree at the path's fairly subtle crest. Locate the mini-gendarme on a ledge ~25' above the crest. Climb the lower section of wall beneath and slightly left of the mini-gendarme. Continue up west-facing sections of headwall that meets the clean white roof at the cliff's midway point. Climb the vertical wall until the roof can be passed on the left (note: this is where the climb might deserve an "R" - the crux is over a marginal thin wire and a piece of brass). Continue up to the big roof. Traverse some 20' right until you can locate the moderate (5.7) exit through the roof.
Note: in the winter/spring of 2009, a huge chunk of rock fell from up high, obliterating the mini-gendarme noted in A Winter's Tale, leaving piles of rubble on the ledges above the trail, half destroying the trail itself, and leaving a swath of debris and destruction into the woods below, obliterating trees and foliage for nearly 50-70'. Take great care while in this area! -Indy's Online Guide
Note: in the winter/spring of 2009, a huge chunk of rock fell from up high, obliterating the mini-gendarme noted in A Winter's Tale, leaving piles of rubble on the ledges above the trail, half destroying the trail itself, and leaving a swath of debris and destruction into the woods below, obliterating trees and foliage for nearly 50-70'. Take great care while in this area! -Indy's Online Guide
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