Bible Rock
One late night in the basement of the science
library I was procrastinating. I found a book on the geology of middletown
and was flipping through when I came to the section on saybrook road. I
almost spilled my coffee when I found a description of the coolest boulder
in seven falls. Bible Rock is the only boulder at seven falls that wasn't
named by someone I know. Bible rock is two slabs of gneiss which
stick up in the air. Their bedding planes are vertical and there is a wonderful
crack through the entire slab. The Northern (New Testament) side is close
to vertical. It has a slab side and a gently overhanging side. The edge
facing Bible Rock Brook overhangs about ten degrees and is split by an
excellent crack. Andrew Barco and I found this boulder right before he
went to france. We named it Trango Boulder because the crack reminded us
of the National Geographic article about Todd Skinner and friends on Trango
Tower. Enough babble, on to the boulderin'.
Bible Rock, supposedly looks like an open Bible. On the left boulder
is God's Crack. Note the Crashpad for scale.
Directions
From the Seven Falls Parking Area.
Walk north on saybrook road towards Middletown. After about two minuets
there will be a yellow T intersection sign on the left (southbound) side
of the road. Cross the road and hike into the woods through the brush,you
will soon come to Bible Rock. If you get to the brook, you have gone too
far, but are really close. When the leaves are down, you can barley see
it from the road.
Tip: Bring a long piece of rope or webbing to ease descents.
Bible Rock Problems This is a tall boulder so you may want a pad
for all of he problems.
1)God's Crack, H, ***, Climb the overhanging
layback-jam crack to the slopy topout.
2)Project
3)Unnamed, M. *, Pad, Climb the overhanging
face on the right side.
4)Unnamed, M, **, Start in the center
and climb up big holds to a rail on the left. Topout, the high hold that
looks loose is!!!
5)Unnamed, M, *, Climb the arete to the
right of the offwidth, the small tree is off. Topout to the right.
6)Unnamed, M, Might be fun with out all
that lichen so give it a shot. Climb the arete to the left of the offwidth.
7)Unnamed, E, **, Climb up the middle
of the slabby side of the other boulder. To the left is a little harder.
8)Unnamed, M, ***, Start on the right
of the slab side and climb up and to the left.