Pennsylvania · Rock climbing · Tinicum Township

Blind and Deaf

5.9
grade
Top Rope
style
Apr–Oct
best months

One of eight routes catalogued at o. Chain Reaction Buttress, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's 5.4–5.10b range. Set up as a toprope with no lead protection recorded. First ascent: Warren Musselman and Andrew Lust, Fall 1981.

  • Nearby · Ralph Stover State Park (High Rocks) · f. Cramped Face · p. Obnoxious Partner
  • Best time to go · Apr–Oct

    Best time to visit Blind and Deaf

    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.

    1. Jan

      38° / 19°

      8 wet

    2. Feb

      41° / 20°

      7 wet

    3. Mar

      50° / 28°

      8 wet

    4. Apr

      63° / 38°

      9 wet

    5. May

      72° / 49°

      10 wet

    6. Jun

      80° / 58°

      9 wet

    7. Jul

      85° / 63°

      9 wet

    8. Aug

      82° / 61°

      9 wet

    9. Sep

      76° / 54°

      8 wet

    10. Oct

      65° / 42°

      8 wet

    11. Nov

      54° / 31°

      7 wet

    12. Dec

      43° / 25°

      8 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bucksville, PA, 7 mi away at 387 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Photo of the crag

o. Chain Reaction Buttress — the crag this route is on
o. Chain Reaction Buttress, Pennsylvania — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Andrew Gnias, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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