Routes
The cliffs at Mt Tom are approximately 20 to 40 feet in height.
The rock is granite with little or no loose rock. There are some overhanging
routes on the cliffs facing west and some low-angled slabs facing
east. The most climbed cliffs are those facing west just after you pass the
overlook on the trail. There are small tendon-pulling holds on the face climbs and a
roof that offers some difficult jugging.
There are three routes on the roof that range from 5.9 to 5.13 (see photo).
There are three often climbed face climbs: a 5.7 just to the right of a right facing corner,
a 5.10 in the middle of the face, and a 5.9 at the right end, but you can pretty much climb anywhere. The trick is to find the
climbs. Once at the bottom of the cliff walk along until you find
some clean rock or chalk marks. If you want to create your own routes
you may need a wire brush to clean the rock which is lichen covered
in some spots.
Protection
There are trees just about everywhere at the top of the cliff to set up
top-ropes. Due to the height of the cliffs and sparse protecton practicing leading is not
really practical.