s. Ronca

Long slabs and short walls. Routes 30-60 ft, facing mainly South, some West.

Cool weather days nice in afternoon due to favorable exposure. Much is shaded by mature trees, so not as hot as might expect on hot afternoons.

Top-Roping: Access to set up anchors by bushwhacking from approach trail to sector Benes. Or from the bottom by scrambling up around Right (E) side, but this has a rather slippery and exposed segment.

Name: Mark Ronca pioneered many of the hardest routes in western New Jersey. Then took his rock and ice climbing expertise out to Colorado, and became a climbing ranger at Rocky Mountain National Park.

First Ascents? When we started exploring this rock sector, we discovered lots of previous work (cleaning + cutting) to prepare the rock and cliff top and base and approaches for climbing. So we could focus on just trying different possible routes for climbing. Whoever did that work, please contact us so we can give proper credit for your First Ascents.

warning: Loose rock is still a concern in this sector. Belayer or other members of party should not stand anywhere near underneath the climber or underneath a leader setting up top anchor.

. . . (Lots of vegetation on this rock as of 2018. Be prepared when climbing to navigate around protruding trees and branches, and dealing with holds slippery with grass, lichen, moss, dirt).