The Powerline Area
The Powerline Area is located on and just south of the powerline cut,
roughly in the center of what this page refers to as Seven Falls park.
It has a lot of potential for hard problems on the Two Trees wall and in
the grotto area. The rock is mostly pegmatite and the holds generally range
from nice and pleasant on some boudlers and real sharp on others.
Eric Lee topping out Two Trees.
Directions to the Powerline Area:
From the Seven Falls Parking Area, There are two way to reach
the Powerline area, the easy way is to walk down the powerlines from theri
intersection with the blue trail on the way to the pancake boulder. From
this point the powerline area can be seen south, on the far hill.
The faster, and more aesthetic way is to take the blue trail on the
saybrook road side of the powerlines. To reach the blue trail walk through
the Seven falls picnick area and cross Bible Rock brook somewhere.
After hopping across the brook, bear right until you find the southbound
blue blazed trail.Take this trail about five to ten minutes, crossing a
small brook and passing an old pile of boards and a trail on the
right. You should come very close to the powerlines and the northernmost
outcrop of the Powerline area.They are the first rocks which are big enough
to climb on if you are over three feet tall.
The Problems:
The rocks right on the powerlines have a small sheltered cave like
area near the woods and the blue trail. I know of a few problems
in here.
1) Unnamed, M, **, Pad, Climb up the vertical face at the rear of the
area.
2) Unnamed, H, ??, Some guy at Prime Climb told me he did a problem
here, If you know who he is please email me so I can be more polite.
In the Woods around the corner from # and # is a short overhanging
face with a slaby topout above it.
3) Unnamed, M, *, Sit start from holds on the middle of the overhanging
face.
4) Unnamed, same as #3
If you continue through the woods on the blue trail, it will curve
left uphill to the powerline cut at a small boulder with a metal thing
sticking out of it. Leave the trail and walk through the woods about thirty
feet. The two trees wall will be on the left. It is really, really steep,
and has two trees leaning against it.
5) Unnamed, M, **, Pad, On the left part of the wall, climb up to the
large horizontal, long moves lead to the topout.
6) Two Trees, H, ***, Pad, To the left of the trees is a right hand
sloper pinch just within reach. Climb up to higher edges and topout using
the left edge of the large horizontal and holds near the tree. I think
this problem is awesome, A Seven Falls Classic and the most difficult in
the park. Shorter climbers might need to stand on crashpads or do the ridiculous
sit start.
7) Project, There are few lines here waiting for the likes of Dave
Graham.
8) Unnamed, ??, Pad, Dustin Stevens thinks it will be a super classic,
whatever that means.