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Elevation: 39 ft 12 m
GPS: 47.6481, -122.301
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Admins: Jon Nelson, Micah Klesick, Zachary Winters, Mitchell McAuslan

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The UW Rock was one of first designated bouldering areas in the US and probably one of the earliest artificial climbing walls constructed. The series of five walls sit at the southern end of Husky stadium in Seattle. The concrete and rock walls were designed by the architects Anderson and Bell in 1975, poured onsite and completed in the spring of 1976. The walls are surrounded by a gravel bed to cushion falls. With a range of easy jug ladders to impossible eliminates, the UW rock has a wide range of problems.

History: https://www.washington.edu/ima/uwild/climb-with-rec/climbing-spaces/husky-rock/

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At the southern end of Husky Stadium across from the parking lot near the UW boat house on Lake Washington.

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Classic Climbing Routes at UW Rock

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V3 6A
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Var: Pump and Circumstance
Boulder
V3 6A
 6
Roof crack
Boulder
V4 6B
 5
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Boulder
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Var: Pump and Circumstance
 4
V3 6A Boulder
Roof crack
 6
V3 6A Boulder
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 5
V4 6B Boulder
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