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Boat Rock Climbing

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Areas in Boat Rock

Beam Me Up Scotty Area 0 / 0 / 1 / 28 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 28

Easy Crack Area 3 / 0 / 2 / 57 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 60

FTB Speed Challenges 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Glove Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 14 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 14

Half Pipe Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 26 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 26

Paint Can/Lost Digits Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 59 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 59

Snake Pit Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Spider Man Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 15 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 15

Woods' Hill Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 20

Yellow Wall Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 12 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12

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Elevation:	913 ft	278 m
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Description

Sharp granite bouldering. Years ago there was a TR competition but with the advent of modern crash pads, most people just boulder. Some problems can be high off the deck, but there is still plenty to do for those who don't bring an army of spotters and pads.

Most of the problems are slabs. There are, however, a few overhanging things around and a few nice crack problems as well. The boulders are part of the Ben Hill batholith intrusion, a massive deposit of igneous rock that hardened below ground hundreds of millions of years ago.

It's very similar in formation to what is found at Stone mountain, Panola mountain and Arabia mountain but is only just now being revealed by the process of erosion. These are not erratic boulders left from glacial retreat.

The climbing is surrounded by a housing district. The boulders used to be twice as many, but many were blown up to make way for more development. Luckily, the Southeast Climbers Coalition (SECC) stepped in and bought the rest of the land that the rocks are on and saved what remains. Please stay on established trails and don't climb on private property.

Getting There

From Atlanta, drive west on I-20 to Fulton Industrial Blvd. exit. Go south on this road for 4 miles then take a left on Barkers Ferry Road (near the Post Office). This will run into Boat Rock Rd; take a left at the tee and drive about 1.5 miles to a small parking lot in the trees on the right. Boulders are on the south side of the road. Parking is limited and is located at the climbers information kiosk. Go to the SECC website ( seclimbers.org/project/boat…) for the gate code. Approach time is 30 seconds to the Easy Crack area and 5 minutes to the Yellow Arete area.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Boat Rock

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

V3 6A 114 ● Lost Digits Boulder Paint Can/Lost… > Lost Digits Area
V3 6A 102 ● Waves in Motion Boulder Easy Crack Area > Waves in Motion Area
V4 6B 87 ● Yellow Wall Arete Boulder Yellow Wall Area
V4 6B 43 ● Keeper of the Boat Boulder Easy Crack Area > Keeper of the Boat Area
V5 6C 30 ● The Surgeon Boulder Easy Crack Area > Heartbreaker Area
V5 6C 46 ● Paint Can Arete Boulder Paint Can/Lost… > Paint Can Area
V5 6C 31 ● Keeper of the Boat Sit Start Boulder Easy Crack Area > Keeper of the Boat Area
V6 7A 10 ● Bob and Craig's Slab Boulder Easy Crack Area > Easy Crack Area
V6 7A 14 ● Dishes Left Boulder Paint Can/Lost… > Dishes Area
V6 7A 6 ● Craig's Rail and Mantle Boulder Spider Man Area
V6 7A 22 ● Roadkill Boulder Easy Crack Area > Keeper of the Boat Area
V6-7 7A+ 13 ● Conundrum Boulder Paint Can/Lost… > Kashmir Area
V8 7B 5 ● Plastic Soldiers Boulder Woods' Hill Area > H2O Area
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b V3+ 6A+ 42 ● Beam Me Up Scotty Boulder Beam Me Up Scot… > Beam Me Up Scotty Area
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b V3 6A 25 ● Kashmir Crack Boulder Paint Can/Lost… > Kashmir Area