Begin at the bottom of the smaller right crack (at the bottom of the little ramp) on an obvious chalked start hold.  Traverse left before the large rail on thin pockets. Dyno from the low small pockets to the big low flake.  Move up right of the main crack on small crimps to the upper flake. Downclimb to the left or right (both cracks are easy downclimbs – if you climb here, you most likely warm up climbing on them both).

Low pockets to dyno direct

Kelly Drive Boulder traverses

Heel yourself Marieke

Orion's Belt

Thin Fin

Orion's Dagger

Kelly Krack

Traverse left using the namesake flake. Gain the lip  via good edges to your left and make the crux top out. The rock has a bit of caked on dirt but should clean up quickly. A fun problem that varies from the jug hauls to the left.

It's fun if you like V0 traverses in direct sun with a lot of background noise and traffic.

The crux starts after two moves from the lowest section of the route. The good thing about this climb is the fact that it is really low off the ground. The not so good quality of the climb is that you have to keep yourself off the ground half way into the climb at its lowest section. This route requires alot of heel hooks and some toes. The crux requires a pretty strong left heel hook while bumping right hand up followed by left hand.

On the far left side of the boulder, close to the bike trail, sit start on a low slopper in the overhanging rock. Proceed left up the arete and finish with a slabby top out. The large crack to the right is off.

Sit start at the furtherest left point where you can still be sitting on grass (nearly on the bike path). Left hand on a fat pinch, right hand on a jug. Solid feet on a lower block. Move up and right through a series of jugs and gain a positive jug on the arete to link with Orion's Belt.

Follow the juggy crack towards the highest point of the boulder. Trend left at the top to avoid a dirty top out. Highball on good holds.

This boulder is situated directly off the Schuylkill River Trail. A good place to climb some easier routes in the sun. Sandwiched in between Kelly Drive and a heavily used bike path, this spot makes for an interesting bouldering setting.

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Routes in Kelly Drive Boulder