Drilled Pockets
- 5.12-
- grade
- Sport Bolted
- style
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
One of the hardest climbs catalogued at Friction Wall, where routes range from 5.0 to 5.12-.
Local outfitters
- Terrapin Adventures9 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
North side of riverRock climbing · ~14 min drivePhoto: Jstuby, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Murray Hill Road BouldersRock climbing · ~14 min drivePhoto: Jstuby, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Rachel Carson Conservation ParkRock climbing · ~28 min drivePhoto: John Brighenti from Rockville, MD, United States, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- IlchesterRock climbing · ~3 min drive
- Patapsco Valley State ParkRock climbing · ~4 min drive
- Alberton BouldersRock climbing · ~6 min drive
- Frameshift BoulderRock climbing · ~6 min drive
- Alberton RockRock climbing · ~6 min drive
- Leakin ParkRock climbing · ~10 min drive
- Woodstock RockRock climbing · ~11 min drive
Best time to visit Drilled Pockets
Best months: March–June and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
43° / 25°
10 wet · 3 snow
Feb
46° / 27°
9 wet · 3 snow
Mar
55° / 34°
11 wet · 1 snow
Apr
66° / 44°
11 wet
May
76° / 53°
12 wet
Jun
84° / 63°
11 wet
Jul
89° / 68°
10 wet
Aug
87° / 66°
10 wet
Sep
80° / 59°
9 wet
Oct
68° / 46°
9 wet
Nov
57° / 36°
9 wet
Dec
48° / 30°
10 wet · 1 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Baltimore Wash Intl Ap, MD, 8.9 mi away at 156 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Photo of the crag
