Pennsylvania · Rock climbing · Portersville

Variation

5.11b
grade
Top Rope
style
Aug–Sep
best months

One of nine climbs catalogued at Island Block, Pennsylvania. This line has no lead protection recorded in the source material. First ascent by Bob Value.

  • Nearby · Hidden in Plain Sight · Rim Road Climbing Area · Birthday Boulder
  • Best time to go · Aug–Sep

    Best time to visit Variation

    Best months: August–September. 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

      33° / 17°

      16 wet

    2. Feb

      37° / 18°

      14 wet

    3. Mar

      46° / 25°

      14 wet

    4. Apr

      59° / 35°

      14 wet

    5. May

      69° / 45°

      15 wet

    6. Jun

      77° / 54°

      14 wet

    7. Jul

      81° / 58°

      13 wet

    8. Aug

      80° / 56°

      12 wet

    9. Sep

      74° / 50°

      11 wet

    10. Oct

      61° / 39°

      13 wet

    11. Nov

      49° / 31°

      13 wet

    12. Dec

      38° / 23°

      15 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Slippery Rock 1 Ssw, PA, 9.2 mi away at 1,260 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Photo of the crag

Island Block — the crag this route is on
Island Block, Pennsylvania — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)