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Chapel Pond Pass Rock Climbing

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Areas in Chapel Pond Pass

Amphitheater of the Overhangs 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Aquarium, The 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Backwater Wall 4 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Beer Walls 43 / 7 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 50

Boxcar 0 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Chapel Pond Bouldering 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Chapel Pond Slab 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Cheap Date 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Creature Wall, The 11 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Emperor Slab 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Flexible Flier Wall 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Gully Cliff 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Jewels and Gems 8 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

King Wall, The 5 / 5 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 10

Lower Washbowl Cliffs 8 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Martini Wall 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Ranney Cliff 3 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Roaring Brook Falls 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Serac Wall 3 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Shipton's Arete 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Spanky's Area 17 / 6 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 23

Spider's Web, The 32 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 32

Tanager Face 6 / 1 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Tilman's Arete 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Upper Washbowl Cliff 11 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12

Washbowl Pond 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Whitewater Walls 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Elevation:	1,621 ft
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Description

Home to high concentration of climbs in the Adirondacks. The rock here is anorthosite - an unusual rock in that it's relatively rare, and is formed in ways that scientists don't fully understand. We call it "granite" - more to the point, exfoliating granite.

Getting There

Take I-87 north to Exit 30 (way the heck up there); make a left at the end of the exit ramp, and follow US 9 as it winds up a gradual hill. At a confusing intersection (known locally as "Malfunction Junction"), continue straight onto NY 73 and follow this northwest. About 2.5 further you will arrive at the pull off for Spanky's Area. Shortly after comes the Chapel Pond Slab (absolutely can't miss it towering over the road on the left), and in a matter of seconds, you'll reach Chapel Pond itself. This is the heart of the Keene Valley region.

218 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Chapel Pond Pass

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a PG13 289 ● Regular Route Trad 8 pitches Chapel Pond Slab
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a X 116 ● Empress Trad 7 pitches Chapel Pond Slab
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 128 ● Sword Trad Beer Walls > Lower Beer Wall
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 167 ● Tilman's Arete Trad 2 pitches Tilman's Arete
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 186 ● Rockaholic Trad Beer Walls > Lower Beer Wall
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 88 ● Arachnid Traction Trad Creature Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 201 ● Frosted Mug Trad Beer Walls > Upper Beer Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 70 ● Partition Trad 2 pitches Upper Washbowl Cliff
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 145 ● Slim Pickins Trad Spider's Web
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 134 ● On The Loose Trad Spider's Web
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 135 ● Esthesia Trad Spider's Web
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 125 ● Flying & Drinking and Drinking &… Trad Beer Walls > Upper Beer Wall
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b 138 ● TR Trad Spider's Web
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 105 ● Drop, Fly, or Die Trad Spider's Web
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 82 ● Fear and Loathing in Keene Valley Trad Spider's Web