Routes : North America : United States : New York : Adirondack park : Shelving Rock : Neanderthal Cave
Neanderthal Cave
About Neanderthal Cave:
10 routes; with the highest concentration of moderates at the cliff. Mixed (sport and trad) with fixed anchors. |
Approach: | Same as Main Wall; once at the cliff go right 180 feet to a buttress. The Protruding Forehead is the obvious feature flanked by four routes on either side - four moderate routes to the left (incl. Devo and Sub-dude) and four in the cave-like section on the right. Watch out for patches of poison ivy. |
Approach Time: | 25-min |
Latitude, Longitude: | |
Access Issues: | none |
Rock Type: | Gneiss |
Type of Climbing: | Sport/Trad |
Sun Aspect: | Afternoon Sun |