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DescriptionBeautiful collection of glacial erratics on a ridge in Killington vt. Access area from the Appalachian Trail. This is primarily a bouldering area with great rock, easy access and a beautiful setting. Currently about 80 developed problems with the potential for 100 plus. Some of these problems may have been climbed 10-12 years ago by Nate Whitehorne and crew. Getting ThereTake Thundering Brook Rd from route 4 in Killington Vt. Follow the road past mountain meadows lodge and park on the left just before the dam. Follow the road back towards route 4 and look for the white blazed trail on the left. Follow the AT north for 2-3 minutes and you will cross a small stream. You will see the first boulder on the right just after the stream. Continue 200 yards past to the red eft boulder on the right and 50 more yards up the trail to the dirty crack boulder. Most of the boulders are behind these two scattered in the woods on or just below the ridge. There are two more clusters about 50-100 yards down the trail past the dirty crack boulder. The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for DEKD boulders in Killington:
Stinger Mantis V1 Boulder, 12 feet Dirty Crack Boulder
Jugular V1+ Boulder, 20 feet Dirty Crack Boulder
Anoxic Waters V2+ Boulder, 16 feet Western Frontier : The Blue Hole
Man Overboard V4 Boulder, 16 feet Western Frontier : Maritime Boulder
Dirty Crack V4-5 Boulder, 12 feet Dirty Crack Boulder
Bloody Phalanges V6 Boulder, 11 feet Dirty Crack Boulder
Arthritis V6+ Boulder, 12 feet Dirty Crack Boulder
Swine flu project V7+ Boulder, 14 feet Dr. Evil's Lair : Pig Boulder
Hemolysis - Sit Start V8 Boulder, 12 feet Dirty Crack Boulder
Featured Route For DEKD boulders in Killington
Anoxic Waters V2+ VT : DEKD boulders in Killington : ... : The Blue Hole
Start deep down low in the cave part of the blue hole boulder on a good flake on the left side of the boulder. Traverse over about 3' on a "Barely able to fit my fingers in this crack" crack and then shoot a hand up to a little pocket just before the boulder turns into a slab, then shoot your left hand up over the lip reaching to find one of the small pockets and then slap you're right hand around the arete to a little quartz nodule and get high feet to shoot up to a jug, then top out....[more] Browse More Classics in VT
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