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DC Memorial Boulder Rock Climbing

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Routes in DC Memorial Boulder

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	Angle of Attack S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Animal Logic S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b V5 6C
	Climb On S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Drain the Swamp S 5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a
	La La Land S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	n/a S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Power Outage S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Practice Crack T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Pro-Vision S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Process of Elimination aka Delayed Stress Syndrome S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Psycho Babble S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Quarrymen's Hands S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Route of All Evil aka Year of the Psycho Bitch, The S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Skinny Legs S 5.13b/c 8a+ 29 X- 30 E7 6c
	Spider Needs a Thesaurus (Dinosaurus Clitoris) S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Vaseline Vision (aka Straight and Narrow) S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a

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Elevation:	1,723 ft	525 m
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Huge boulder with overhanging (30-45 degrees) powerful climbs that are exciting and short.

A couple of unfinished projects still remain on this boulder.

Climbs range from 11a to 13a/b

In the most recent Cater guidebook he made a mistake in describing the DC memorial boulder...There is no route #37(project), routes 38+39+40 are on the main face, #41 is the 12a around the corner.

Getting There

After coming down the ladders follow the cliff east (left) it s the giant boulder in front of you!

16 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at DC Memorial Boulder

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 28 ● Climb On Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 165 ● Process of Elimination aka Delay… Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 34 ● The Route of All Evil aka Year o… Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 21 ● Spider Needs a Thesaurus (Dinosa… Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 34 ● Psycho Babble Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 6 ● Quarrymen's Hands Sport
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a 18 ● Vaseline Vision (aka Straight an… Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b V5 6C 136 ● Animal Logic Sport, Boulder
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 15 ● Angle of Attack Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 10 ● Pro-Vision Sport
5.13b/c 8a+ 29 X- 30 E7 6c 6 ● Skinny Legs Sport