b. Practice Face
- 9 routes
- 5.3 – 5.10b
- Trad · Bouldering · Sport
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Practice Face is a climbing area in Tohickon Valley Park in Pennsylvania, a cluster of rock faces and boulders that sit close together. It is one of several named climbing areas in the park, and several others lie within about a tenth of a mile, including c. Neolithic Wall, d. Tango Wall and g. The Great Buttress. The area has nine routes, with five of them trad and three boulders. The grades run from 5.3 to 5.10b, and the boulders sit at V0 and V0+. The oldest route, Practice Climb, was first climbed by Joe Walsh in the 1930s, and Shit Face is the only sport route, at 5.10b. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Bucksville put May highs around 72°F and September highs around 76°F, with July the warmest month at about 85°F. Chief Running Deer Trail is about 2 miles away, and Mimi's Trail and Yellow Trail are both within 5 miles. The Delaware River, about 10 miles off, offers river fishing.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit b. Practice Face
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° / 19°
8 wet
Feb
41° / 20°
7 wet
Mar
50° / 28°
8 wet
Apr
63° / 38°
9 wet
May
72° / 49°
10 wet
Jun
80° / 58°
9 wet
Jul
85° / 63°
9 wet
Aug
82° / 61°
9 wet
Sep
76° / 54°
8 wet
Oct
65° / 42°
8 wet
Nov
54° / 31°
7 wet
Dec
43° / 25°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bucksville, PA, 6.9 mi away at 387 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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