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New York · Rock climbing · Ramapo · Near Mount Kisco
Vulnerability Corner
- 7 routes
- 5.6 – 5.10c/d
- Sport · Mixed · Trad
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Vulnerability Corner is a climbing area in Harriman State Park in New York, managed by State Park and Recreation. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Party Wall and Gravitas both about 0.1 mile away, and the White Diamond Trail about 0.2 mile off. The area is a cluster of routes rather than a single climb, and the name Vulnerability Corner is one of the routes here, a sport climb rated 5.10. The climbing here runs from about 5.6 up to 5.10c/d, with sport and mixed styles making up most of the routes. Impregnability is the hardest, at 5.10c/d, and Dude, Hold My Beer is the only trad route, at 5.9+. The area also has a route called Sustainability, a mixed climb at 5.7. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 76°F, with July peaking near 84°F. Nearby, the 7 Hills Trail and the Seven Hills hike are both within a mile. Across the state line in New Jersey, the Ramapo River offers fishing about 4 miles away.
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Best time to visit Vulnerability Corner
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
38° / 20°
10 wet
Feb
40° / 20°
8 wet
Mar
48° / 29°
10 wet
Apr
59° / 39°
11 wet
May
71° / 50°
12 wet
Jun
79° / 58°
11 wet
Jul
84° / 64°
10 wet
Aug
83° / 63°
10 wet
Sep
76° / 56°
8 wet
Oct
64° / 43°
9 wet
Nov
53° / 35°
8 wet
Dec
43° / 27°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Wanaque Raymond Dam, NJ, 9.5 mi away at 245 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Routes (7)
VulnerabilityFA: Matt Murphy, 6/18/135.10ImpregnabilityFA: TR Ken Roberts + Karel Hrbacek5.10c/dBoulder RouteFA: FA Norm Rasmussen5.6In All ProbabilityFA: Matt Murphy, Patrick Connally, 12/1/135.7Sustainability5.7The One I ClimbedFA: Matt Murphy + Jon Crefeld + Dave Barone 20155.8+Dude, Hold My BeerFA: Jon Crefeld + Dave Barone 20155.9+
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