| Description: |
Top rope area |
| Location: |
Approximately 30 minutes northwest of Washington, D.C. |
| Directions: |
From D.C. get on 495 heading towards Silver
Springs, MD. Exit on Georgetown Pike and head west. Stay on this twisting 2-lane road
through the woods. Make a right at the first stop light (McLean Road). Drive ½ mile to
ranger station. Pay the $4.00 to get into the park. Park in the lot just west of the large
triangular Visitor’s Center. |
| Approach: |
From parking area, head towards Visitor’s
Center. Go in between Visitor’s Center and administrative building and REGISTER at
brown box immediately on the left-hand side. Follow the crushed stone walking trail to the
high water level marker, veer left towards the Potomac River, and veer right towards
woods. Follow blue blazed trail towards climbing areas. |
There are a ton of runs at Great Falls, of which we
have only mentioned the one we've done to date. Please get a copy of The Complete Great Falls Climbing Guide by Marida Brinkworth, it is worth every penny of the measly $10.00 cover price.
Climbs:
Juliet's Balcony 
| El Oso Loco |
(5.9 / top rope / 35ft / PPPP
) |
| Location: |
10 feet right of Randomly Vicious |
| Anchors: |
90 +/- feet of webbing around two trees and one rock |
| The Run: |
Start at lower level of Juliet's Balcony at the two large
cuts in the rock that resemble bookshelves. Climb up the face following the thin
vertical crack between the two shelves. The crux is getting your left leg onto the
left-most shelf and standing up. Once standing, climb towards the "V"
shaped cut in the rock. Finish on the ledge. |
| Comments: |
"There are a couple of delicate moves in this run.
Keeping your balance is a challenge. The single triangular notch for your
middle finger at the middle of the crack is brutal." - MG |
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