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Boulders Behind the Main Parking Lot/Visitor Center Bouldering

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Areas in Boulders Behind the Main Parking Lot/Visitor Center

Bat Cave/ Penumbra Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Bejesus Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Biscuit and Gravy Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 12 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12

Bone Doctor, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 12 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12

Brewski Boulder, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 13 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13

Chickenhead Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Clam Cave 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Dirty Job/ Guinness Traverse Boulder, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Duck Soup Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Farm, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Fishman Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Grandma and Grandpa's House 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Green Cave 0 / 0 / 0 / 21 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 21

Iron/ Chickenhead Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Leg Day Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1

Monkey Butt Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

New World, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

O' Reilly's Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Outhouse Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

P.A.L.E 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Pac Man Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Patton Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

RI Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Skirt Roof Boulder, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Slugs & Ditches Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 3

Steve Miller Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Swamp Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Tomes Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Top Rope Boulders aka The Cave Boulders, The 0 / 0 / 1 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Turtle Traverse Boulder, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Twilight Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Upstairs Downstairs Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

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Description

These boulders are spread out on the East side of the Notch (Mt. Mansfield side), and are directly behind the visitor center, bathrooms, and main parking lot.

Within this densely packed area of boulders lives the highest concentration of quality problems in the Notch. Screaming highballs (General Patton's Arete--V3), to short, stubby core-intensive problems (Fishman--V5), to classics (Pac-Man--V3/4); this area can keep you busy for quite a while. Many of the problems in this area dry out quickly due to the elevation and exposure.

Navigating the maze of boulders and caves can be a little frustrating, so find a local to give you the proper tour.

Getting There

Top of Mountain Road (108). Park at the Main Lot with the bathrooms next to it. The boulders begin directly in front of the lot/visitor center.

161 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Boulders Behind the Main Parking Lot/Visitor Center

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

V1 5 31 ● Runnin' for Cover Boulder Duck Soup Boulder
V2 5+ 111 ● Biscuit Boulder Biscuit & Gravy Boulders
V2-3 5+ PG13 28 ● General Patton's Arete Boulder Patton Boulder
V3 6A 143 ● Pac-Man Boulder Pac Man Boulder
V3 6A 42 ● Skirt Roof Boulder Skirt Roof Boulder
V5- 6C 28 ● Porn Star Boulder Pac Man Boulder
V5 6C 42 ● Nemesis Traverse Boulder Bone Doctor
V5 6C 25 ● Backwards Reflector Boulder New World
V5+ 6C+ PG13 26 ● The Green Egg Boulder Green Cave
V6-7 7A+ 30 ● Tome's Roof Boulder Tomes Boulder
V7-8 7B 7 ● Saucy Jack (Wild Mountain Honey) Boulder Steve Miller Boulder
V8- 7B 43 ● Filet of Finger Boulder Bone Doctor
V8 7B 41 ● Rhode Island Ripper Boulder RI Boulder
V9-10 7C+ 27 ● Bloody Sunday Boulder Bone Doctor
V9-10 7C+ 5 ● Penumbra Boulder Bat Cave/ Penumbra Area