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// Rock climbing · Pennsylvania

Climbing at Bauer Rock (South Mountain)

31 boulders on 8 walls, V0–V8. In Pennsylvania. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

Boulders
31
Walls
8
Grades
V0–V8
Rock
Gneiss
Style
Bouldering
Best season (estimated)
March–June · September–October
// The grades

What grades are there?

Boulders by grade

From V0 to V8. Half are between V1 and V4.

Each climb counts at its grade; ungraded ones are left out. In the app you can switch to French, UIAA, British or Font grades.

// The walls

Sun and shade

Mostly south-facing: sun for much of the day. A winter crag; in summer, go early or late.

North0 sectorsNortheast0 sectorsEast0 sectorsSoutheast1 sectorSouth1 sectorSouthwest0 sectorsWest1 sectorNorthwest0 sectors

Estimated best season: March–June · September–October. Worked out from each wall's aspect and the latitude; the app fine-tunes it with what climbers log.

Friction ScoreHow the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall. In the app, for every crag on the map. See it in the app →ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE

// Walls

The 8 walls

ASPECT · GRADES · ROUTES
01Bauer Rock painted rocksV0–V410 boulders
02The BrainV1–V87 boulders
03Paleface BoulderSE · 149° · V0–V34 boulders
04The Shield BoulderS · 160° · V3–V63 boulders
05White Trash RocksV1–V73 boulders
06Best BoulderV72 boulders
07Beyond the BrainW · 265°1 route
08Cave Boulders1 route

Route names, topos and approaches are in the app.

// Where it is

On the map

// Nearby

Crags nearby

// The Friction Score for every crag

Climb more. Guess less.

When the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall; topos, your logbook and people to climb with. In your units (°F or °C) and your grades (YDS or French). The social side is free, always.

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