Closure reported on Climbing.com, Dec. 31st, 2007 MORE INFO >>>
"Sometimes called the single best boulder in the world, the Mushroom Boulder at Hueco Tanks, Texas, has been closed to climbing to protect the soil, plant life, and possible archaeological resources under the rock. The boulder, located at the base of North Mountain, was closed by Hueco Tanks State Historical Park in mid-December."
Please be sure that the boulder isn't restricted if you plan to climb there in the future. Hopefully, climbers will be able to get some dialog going with the park managers to deal with this issue, reopen the boulder, and mitigate climber impact in the future.
Tom "Hank" Henry and Mike McCarron bouldering at t...
Description
Shady most of the day, the Mushroom Boulder has many classic problems from V0 to V10. It can get crowded.
Getting There
From the park entrance, turn right and park at the bathroom at the end of the road. Walk past the gate until you get to a large boulder with a vertical north face and a overhanging east face. If you see another bathroom, you've gone too far.
The standard for V8 according to Sherman and a classic as well. A couple of the slots are supposedly chipped out on this problem but I'm not 100% sure of I belive that, still classic none the less. Start on the jug at the end of the low flake that goes all the way to the bottom of the boulder, one can start lower but it just turns it into a butt dragging...Move up with either hand to start to an edge for the left or a tooth for the right. Bury th...[more]
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