West Virginia · Rock climbing · Morgantown

Great Expectations

The hardest climb catalogued at Greenback Wall.

5.11a
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Best time to visit Great Expectations

Best months: July–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

    40° / 24°

    15 wet

  2. Feb

    44° / 26°

    13 wet

  3. Mar

    53° / 33°

    14 wet

  4. Apr

    65° / 42°

    14 wet

  5. May

    74° / 52°

    15 wet

  6. Jun

    81° / 60°

    13 wet

  7. Jul

    84° / 64°

    12 wet

  8. Aug

    83° / 63°

    11 wet

  9. Sep

    77° / 56°

    10 wet

  10. Oct

    66° / 45°

    12 wet

  11. Nov

    54° / 36°

    12 wet

  12. Dec

    44° / 29°

    14 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Morgantown Hart Fld, WV, 5.4 mi away at 1,240 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

This route represents the upper end of the grade spectrum at Haystack Area's Greenback Wall, where only three climbs have been catalogued in this grade system.