Sit start low on huge holds, climb straight up to perfect 90 degree arete on generous feet. Top out using the arete for either hand and face holds for the other. Both sides are about the same grade, but heading up the left side while avoiding the crack further left is the delicate.

Cube Arete

Smoke 'n' Ash

Blowin' Smoke

Ash Arete

Ashes to Ashes

Lament Configuration

Follow the licheny face up starting 10 feet right of the arete.

This is a fantastic crack climb, even though it is fairly short.  Jam the overhanging crack making use of some face features when possible.  Once you reach the roof, plug a high piece and find the crucial holds/jams to pull over the lip. 

  This is a 5.11a in Mark "Indy" Kochte's "Climb Maryland!" guide, but only a 5.10d in the Horst Falcon Guide.

Climb up the face to the left of the arete, using a combination of stemming, cracks, and an arete.

Relaxed route on the right arete of the of the Smoke n Ash boulder.  Use moderate edges and stemming to move past a small crack with a bomber undercling.  Further up, the climb progresses into some small flared hand crack.  At the top you will find two pins to anchor/rappel with.

Start low and left on generous holds. Traverse right under roof to gain vertical crack and top out while channeling your inner trad dad for a move or two. 

 

This area consists of some rock piles and boulders a couple hundred yards south of the main climbing areas at Rocks.  Tucked away in the woods about one hundred yards west of the road, this area remains secluded from the normal crowds at the Breakaway Wall and Pinnacle areas. 

  All of the routes here are about 30ft. or so.  The rock seems pretty solid on the leadable climbs; but due to the lack of traffic, many of the cracks are very dirty.  There are also two bolts (not sure how old or how solid) on top of the north face of the Smoke 'n' Ash boulder that I imagine you can use for top rope anchors.  That said, there are pretty large boulders on the tops of these climbs, so a natural anchor would be pretty easy to set up as well.   

  In the summer months the rocks are shaded by the trees, but the trail and area are fairly overgrown with thorn bushes.

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