Massachusetts · Rock climbing · Quincy
Ladder Line
- 5.10d
- grade
- Top Rope
- style
- Apr–Oct
- best months
One of the hardest lines catalogued at J Wall, where routes span 5.5 to 5.10d. This climb is set up for toprope only, with no lead protection recorded. First ascent: Kevin Bein, '68.
M WallRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- R Wall (aka P Face)Rock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
E Wall (aka F & part of G Faces)Rock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Q WallRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- D Wall (aka D & E Faces)Rock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
S Wall (aka N Face)Rock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- C Wall (aka C Face)Rock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- A Wall (aka A Face)Rock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- SwinglesRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- G Wall (aka H Face)Rock climbing · Next door
Best time to visit Ladder Line
Best months: April–October. 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
37° / 19°
Feb
40° / 21°
Mar
47° / 28°
Apr
59° / 38°
May
69° / 48°
Jun
79° / 58°
Jul
85° / 64°
Aug
83° / 63°
Sep
75° / 55°
Oct
64° / 43°
Nov
53° / 34°
Dec
42° / 26°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Jamaica Plain, MA, 6.1 mi away at 95 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Photo of the crag
