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Can anyone tell me how to get to Church Rock. I went looking for it but came up empty handed. I parked across the road from torrent at the church and head up the hill behind it but can't find any bolts or even a place that looks like anyone has been doing any climbing.

Thanks
DaggerX

Church Rock is the area where the Via Ferrata is now located (managed by the owners of Torrent Falls B&B). Saddly enough that area is closed to climbing as we know it.

...but you can still climb around on a rope there... Sounds like fun to me

I was kind of afarid of that. Man that sucks.

DaggerX

Don't judge the via Ferrata too harshly. Mark and Cathy, the proprietors, are very, very climber friendly but they have to make a living. The via Ferrata is a nice attraction for non-climbers. While it does totally suck that those routes are lost, Torrent Falls will stay open and is still being developed.

I didn't think the via Ferrata would be worth trying (& I still probably won't do it), but interestingly, some of the Access Fund board members - all long-time climbers - tried it out and said it was a blast. Yeah, I was surprised, too!

While I realize that Mark and Cathy are very climber friendly, that doesn't mean I can't judge the VF harshly. I've been thru this speal before....why did I enter in it again.