Delaware Water Gap

The Delaware Water Gap is a beautiful notch carved through the Appalachian mountains by the Delaware River. The gap is made up by two mountains: Mt. Minsi to the west on the Pennsylvania side of the river, and Mt. Tammany to the east on the New Jersey Side. Both cliffs offer extensive amounts of traditional climbing with each having more than 100 routes. The main climbing areas are located just outside Stroudsburg, PA, and are about two hours from Philadelphia, just over one hour from New York City, and about 45 minutes from Allentown, PA.

These cliffs have a long history; the area was first climbed in the early 1900s. This area was used by the Princeton Mountaineering club in the 1950s for weekend excursions and continued to be developed by a few dedicated local climbers through the ‘80s and ‘90s. Nowadays these cliffs see little traffic and allow for a relatively quiet day out where on occasion you may run into another climbing party. If you are looking to learn to trad climb or are just interested in following traditional climbing routes with some spectacular views, then this area is for you.