Loose Block
- 5.3
- grade
- Trad Gear
- style
- Apr–Oct
- best months
The easiest climb catalogued at f. Cramped Face, Pennsylvania, with eight routes recorded across the 5.3–5.9 range. First ascent by Joe Walsh (1930s).
Ralph Stover State Park (High Rocks)Rock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Andrew Gnias, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- o. Chain Reaction ButtressRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Andrew Gnias, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- d. Tango WallRock climbing · Next door
- c. Neolithic WallRock climbing · Next door
- b. Practice FaceRock climbing · Next door
- l. Hawk's NestRock climbing · Next door
- m. Noncensus AreaRock climbing · Next door
- p. Obnoxious PartnerRock climbing · Next door
- r. Far FaceRock climbing · Next door
- The Edge (Closed)Rock climbing · ~2 min drive
Best time to visit Loose Block
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.
Photo of the crag
