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// Rock climbing · Virginia

Climbing at Hidden Rocks

16 routes on 2 walls, 5.5–5.13d. In Virginia. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

Routes
16
Walls
2
Grades
5.5–5.13d
Rock
Sandstone
Style
Trad
Best season (estimated)
March–May · October
// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 5.5 to 5.13d. Half are between 5.8 and 5.10c.

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 sectorsWest0 sectorsNorthwest0 sectors

Estimated best season: March–May · 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 2 walls

ASPECT · GRADES · ROUTES
01Lower HiddenSE · 122° · 5.5–5.11c15 routes
02Hidden RoofsS · 186° · 5.13d1 route

Route names, topos and approaches are in the app.

// Where it is

On the map

Hidden CracksRawley SpringsSecond MountainMain WallFranklin GorgeSmoke Hole CanyonFridley's GapMain WallHidden RocksVIRGINIA · 7 CRAGS WITHIN 25 MIBoundaries © Natural Earth
// 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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