Main Wall
- 15 routes
- 5.7 – 5.11c/d
- Top Rope · Trad · Sport
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Main Wall is a climbing area in Pennsylvania, about half a mile from the town of Donation. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with Lower Walls, Damnation Wall and Donation Rocks all within about a tenth of a mile. That makes it easy to pair with other climbs in the same stretch of rock. The area has 15 routes, with top rope the most common style. Trad routes run close behind, and there are a couple of sport routes as well. Grades range from 5.7 up to 5.11c/d, with the hardest route, High 5, a sport climb first ascended by Ken Hull in April 2020. For a change from the rock, Shaver Creek offers canoeing about 3.7 miles away, and the Mountain View Trail, New Martin Trail and Ironstone Trail are all within about 6 miles for a hike.
- Lower WallsRock climbing0.1 mi
- Damnation WallRock climbing0.1 mi
- Left SideRock climbing0.1 mi
- Donation RocksRock climbing0.1 mi
- Shaver CreekCanoeing3.7 mi
- Mountain View TrailHiking5.7 mi
- New Martin TrailHiking6 mi
- Ironstone TrailHiking6.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Lower WallsRock climbing · Next door
- Damnation WallRock climbing · Next door
- Left SideRock climbing · Next door
- Donation RocksRock climbing · Next door
- The GardenRock climbing · ~8 min drive
- The Main AreaRock climbing · ~8 min drive
- Private Property - do not useRock climbing · ~8 min drive
- The PowercutRock climbing · ~8 min drive
- Hunter's Rocks (Rocky Ridge Natural Area)Rock climbing · ~9 min drive
- Eversince AreaRock climbing · ~19 min drive
Best time to visit Main Wall
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
36° / 21°
Feb
40° / 21°
Mar
48° / 28°
Apr
61° / 39°
May
71° / 50°
Jun
80° / 59°
Jul
84° / 64°
Aug
82° / 63°
Sep
76° / 55°
Oct
64° / 44°
Nov
51° / 34°
Dec
40° / 26°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Raystown Hq, PA, 14.9 mi away at 995 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
