Start on the pyramid shaped boulder in the left side of the pit.  From here pull a few tricky moves off the ground and traverse right, to the bottom of a narrow corner that quickly widens as it goes up making the namesake "whirlpool" shape. Follow this bolt line up the corner and trend right slowly to the anchors (the two bolt anchor is visible from the ground).

Whirlpool

Spectacular Spectacle

Black Tie Affair

Outrage

Long and Hard

Air Show

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A good long line traversing the major ledge system on overhanging train tunnel wall. 

  1.	Climb up the blocks and left facing corner to a 3 long protruding drill rod, seen from the ground.  Continue up the corner to a stair casing ledge system.  Follow the ledges to the right and belay at the top of Center Stage and All Alone.    2.	Climb a slab up to another ledge and continue up the corner and through the Off-width to a ledge.    3.	Move right across the ledge to its end at a large left facing corner.  Follow the corner up to a grassy wide ledge with trees.   4.	From here there are several different ways to finish, here is one.  Move straight up underneath the overhanging alcove to access a ramp moving up and left. Continue across the upper large ledge all the way to a massive square block and squeeze behind it or climb over it.    5.	Finish the last half pitch of Spectacular Spectacle.  Climbing the right diagonaling broken crack line on the left side of the massive square block about 5.8 and 25 feet long. Ends with a grate view on the outer corner of the train tunnel wall. 

No one denies that Maryland has no El Capitan. But for those who desire a whole day on rock this is about as close as you can get in MD. 

  3 pitches of aid followed but one pitch of 5.8 make for perhaps the only grade IV climb in the state. 

Pitch 1 - Refer to Center Stage and All Alone for a complete description. Basically follow the crack up, then slighly right, then back left to reach the slab and up to the ledge with anchor. C2Pitch 2 - Traverse down and left 10 feet to the corner (move belay if necessary) and climb the short left facing corner then discontinuous cracks above to a 2 bolt belay under the roof. A2Pitch 3 - The crux pitch tension traverses right under the roof then up and over at a thin crack. This is followed with difficulty up and left (stacked Kbs) There are a few fixed pieces (bolts and rivets) under the large roof due to bad rock. Above these wildly aid through the overhang to reach the large ledge above. A3Pitch 4 - The two short walls above go at 5.8

  I believe this is still waiting a second ascent, and would love feedback on the route. 

P1: Climbing out the left corner of the pit, head up a jagged, overhanging crack. (The route might be marked by an Indian Creek style stone at the base). The first pitch follows the previously mentioned crack (system) all the way to a ledge at ~100 feet. On the way to the anchors, you will climb an overhang to a tricky mantle, a short slab section, another overhang, another slab, and the final crux, an ever-so-slightly overhanging face split by a rapidly closing crack.

 P2: This pitch is best avoided. However, if you're interested, climb up from the anchors to a loose crack that leads over the small roof and then head up to the top. Pitch 2 can be done in one rope length if you don't mind a little drag. Keep a good eye out for loose rock on this pitch.

Start up a left facing corner with some poles and spray-on cement until you reach a ledge where you can clip the first bolt. After the first bolt, begin climbing up a thin face (a seam is on your left). Just after the second bolt bolt, start a sequence of big moves that will take you towards the fourth bolt, shake out at the jug and continue climbing up the final section, clipping a (sometimes) fixed nut near the top. Anchors are in the mini-alcove at the top of the route. This route has it all!

One of the thinnest Aid lines on the Train Tunnel wall, with a fun overhanging finish. 

  P1 A4:   Aid up the wall, starting with the duct taped drill rod and move up the shallow left facing corner to the beginning of the right trending flakes.  Step left into a hair line crack and follow it up a small right facing corner (crux).  As you approach the bolts on the climb Outrage dont use them unless you need to down grade the climb to A3.  When the bolt is in reach start moving right into another thin crack.  Continue up and right into the next crack and follow it straight up the center of the overhanging wall to the alcove with a good ledge. 

  P2 C2:   Climb the some what rotten right corner for 6 feet to the roof.  Move out the roof and pull around the lip into a left facing corner.  Head straight up intersecting with Long and Hard near the top of its crux off width. 

  P3 5.9: Finish on Long and Hard 

If anyone has more info on this route (name, FA, grade, etc.) please enlighten me in the comments! I think the second pitch is the same as Black Tie Affair, but there's not much description there. 

  This line follows the left side of the Train Tunnel Wall. Start just around the corner from the B Ramp before the trail drops away to the Pit. 

  Pitch 1: Start up the short slab section and head up, angling slightly right as you go. Follow the weaknesses until you hit the ledge with the 2 bolt anchor atop the first pitch of Black Tie Affair. ~80 ft, ~5.8 

  Pitch 2: Figure out a way up or around the smooth face to surmount the roof (crux), then climb the blocky face toward the big swath of bird shit. Keep angling up and right as the difficulty eases. After pulling onto a big ledge, one last short vertical face guards the finish. Gear anchor. ~120 ft, 5.9+ 

  Walk off or find the standard rappel routes.

The steep wall directly over the train tunnel. Usually home only to the ravens and aid climbers. There is only one free route known but to many of the area's aid climbers this is the biggest and baddest thing around. 

  Set up shop in the "Pit" get geared up and get ready for thin aid on hard black rock. 

  Can get rather windy and about 15 trains a day are going directly underneath you. You dont just hear them, you can actually feel them.

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