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Central Park Bouldering

Climbing Area Map

Areas in Central Park

Arch Rock 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Blockhouse, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Cat Rock 0 / 0 / 0 / 12 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12

Chess Rock 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Cop Cot Rock 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Freestanding Rock 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Hepatitis Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Lasker Rock 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

North Shore Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Pathside Slab 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Pinebank Rocks 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Rainy Day 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Rat Rock 0 / 0 / 0 / 47 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 47

Roadside Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Shit Rock 0 / 0 / 0 / 13 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13

Slab Town 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Split Rock 0 / 0 / 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Tooth Rock 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Turd Container 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

West of the Slab 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Westside Outcrops 0 / 0 / 0 / 19 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 19

Westside Outcrops - Satellites 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Worthless Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 37 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 37

Y Rock 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

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Description

Central park is a jewel within New York City, and although not a primary destination for climbers, scattered throughout its 843 acres are a series of small outcrops, that present the boulderer with an opportunity for some outdoor exercise.

Central Park is bordered on the north by West 110th Street, on the west by Central Park West, on the south by West 59th Street, and on the east by Fifth Avenue.

Getting There

There are lots of buses and subway lines that you can use. Check out the details for the individual areas for specifics.

Guidebooks

There is a comprehensive guidebook available from Sharp End Books titled NYC Bouldering which covers everything in Manhattan.

There is also a digital guidebook, Manhattan on the Rocks, available in the Gunks+ app, which covers Manhattan and the Bronx.

181 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Central Park

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

V0 4 34 ● The Horn Boulder Rat Rock > E Face
V0-1 4+ 66 ● The flake Boulder Rat Rock > E Face
V1+ 5 52 ● Cat Arete Boulder Cat Rock
V1+ 5 51 ● Rat Rock Traverse Boulder Rat Rock > N Face
V2 5+ 32 ● The Arete Boulder Worthless Boulder
V2 5+ 39 ● Voodoo Bullshit/Bring the Noise Boulder Worthless Boulder
V2 5+ 22 ● The Fridge Boulder Westside Outcrops
V2 5+ 30 ● Mother's Milk Boulder Rat Rock > E Face
V2-3 5+ 36 ● Tweaky Shit Boulder Rat Rock > E Face
V3 6A 15 ● Terrordome Boulder Worthless Boulder
V5 6C 45 ● The Polish Traverse Boulder Rat Rock > W Face
V5 6C 25 ● A.D.H.D Boulder Worthless Boulder
V6 7A 19 ● A.D.D. Boulder Worthless Boulder
V6 7A 14 ● Family Values Boulder Worthless Boulder
V10 7C+ 4 ● [Redacted] Boulder Worthless Boulder