Bearfence Mountain Climber's Log

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fdrsv - Apr 10, 2023 8:19 am Date Climbed: Apr 9, 2023

Sunday morning   Sucess!

Nice easy boulder on top. Would be prettier in foggy weather

JRaphaelson

JRaphaelson - Jul 11, 2021 10:54 am Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2021

Scrambling fun   Sucess!

A fun break from the run of the mill trails.

JesseSumrak

JesseSumrak - Oct 8, 2020 11:42 am Date Climbed: Oct 8, 2020

Scramble with pops  Sucess!

Climbed this along the scramble route with my pops and then we looped back to the TH on the AT. My first East Coast mountain scramble and it was a lot of fun. Much better rock than the Rockies :)

wannabepeakbagger

wannabepeakbagger - Oct 6, 2019 5:45 am Date Climbed: Oct 5, 2019

Nice and easy  Sucess!

Easy enough little walk to the top. Parking was crowded

joseyinnet

joseyinnet - Apr 22, 2016 10:51 pm Date Climbed: Apr 21, 2016

Nice short scramble  Sucess!

Took the park ranger's recommendation, and totally worth the short time!

wanderweg83

wanderweg83 - Feb 1, 2014 9:40 am

Bearfence Mountain

I have made this hike/climb several times. It is a fun, short scramble, and not a lot of people know about it. So, it's never crowded, unlike some of the more popular peaks in the park.

Stu Brandel

Stu Brandel - Nov 11, 2012 4:35 pm Date Climbed: Nov 8, 2012

Snowy and Windy  Sucess!

The snow and ice and high winds made this little scramble a bit more intimidating than I thought it would be.

mtwashingtonmonroe

mtwashingtonmonroe - Sep 17, 2012 7:24 pm Date Climbed: Sep 16, 2012

Great little hike  Sucess!

Beautiful day for a nice hike!

SteveJackson - Feb 3, 2012 12:21 am Date Climbed: Jan 29, 2012

Short and fun  Sucess!

Great view of Skyline drive. Fun rock scramble.

hightinerary

hightinerary - Sep 26, 2011 2:23 pm Date Climbed: Nov 3, 2015

Slippery When Wet  Sucess!

I've climbed it on a cool, misty afternoon when the rocks were slippery and there were no views. Most recently I climbed it on a warm sunny day in November. I went to the true summit first, then took pictures from the rocks on the way back.

ericvandrick - Oct 29, 2010 2:28 pm

fall 10  Sucess!

FUN!

jasano2

jasano2 - Sep 19, 2010 9:23 pm Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2010

No fence Bearfence  Sucess!

Those were some truly nice Virginia rocks. It was easier than anticipated, but still a class A east coast mountain. Next time will bring shoes and rope.

VermontMike

VermontMike - May 16, 2009 1:09 pm

enjoyable scramble  Sucess!

I nice break from the same-old same-old of shenandoah trails, with great 360 views at the summit

CrazySanMan

CrazySanMan - Aug 8, 2008 7:27 pm Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2008

Excellent hike/scramble  Sucess!

This hike and scramble was a lot of fun. I wanted to do the loop a second time but I was pressed for time.

ssfitz

ssfitz - Feb 29, 2008 12:44 pm Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2006

Nice hike  Sucess!

One of the many nice trails in SNP. Can get very crowded on a nice day though. I have hiked this trail numerous times

vanman798

vanman798 - Sep 30, 2007 4:17 am

Easy

Wish I could recall the exact date. I just remember I was alone and it seems like the leaves were off the trees. Must have been fall 2003 or 2004, but I can't say with certainty.

Anyway it's a very easy and short little hike, but with cool rocks.

CheesySciFi

CheesySciFi - Sep 20, 2007 11:35 pm Date Climbed: Oct 28, 2006

Lost my hat!  Sucess!

It rained really hard on October 27th, and it was very windy the next day. While scrambling over the rocks, a particularly strong gust of wind ripped the baseball cap right off my head and sent it off a cliff!

On the way back, I saw a black bear and her two cubs climbing up a tree.

Jim Carr - Jun 26, 2007 6:42 pm

Nice Day Trip  Sucess!

This was always a fun day trip from UVa.

Dwise

Dwise - Feb 15, 2007 7:05 pm Date Climbed: Dec 27, 2006

Cool Hike  Sucess!

Second hike of the day after we did South River Falls with my dog. Lot of fun doing the little bit of scrambling at the top.
Excellent page.

Buz Groshong

Buz Groshong - Feb 12, 2007 2:14 am

Done it several times  Sucess!

Great rock scrambling.

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