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Elevation: 336 ft 102 m
GPS: 43.10843, -71.15305
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Shared By: BDalhaus on Nov 18, 2010
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The crown jewel of Blair Woods. This boulder is the size of a house and is named for the black and white swirl of the rock. A fair number of difficult quality lines head up all sides thanks to Dave Graham and Tim Kemple, among others. The Swirley used to have the largest concentration of difficult problems, but lost the title to the Split Boulder in Boulder Natural. Don't miss The Rose or Uncle Climax, and if you can pull hard enough, Child of the Storm and Sit and Deliver are the real test pieces.

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From the junction, head straight and take the first right to head downhill. After a minute or so the Swirley Boulder will be obvious ahead.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Swirley Boulder

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
V5 6C
 79
● Amnesia
Boulder
V7 7A+
 95
● The Rose (of Confrontation)
Boulder
V7+ 7A+
 9
● Da Luvah
Boulder
V8- 7B
 62
● Jon's Arete
Boulder
V9 7C
 32
● Uncle Climax
Boulder
V11 8A
 16
● Stand & Deliver
Boulder
V11 8A
 6
● Rat Fish Dyno
Boulder
V11 8A
 6
● The Certain Other
Boulder
V12 8A+
 4
● Sit and Deliver
Boulder
V13 8B
 7
● Child of the Storm
Boulder
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Amnesia
 79
V5 6C Boulder
● The Rose (of Confrontation)
 95
V7 7A+ Boulder
● Da Luvah
 9
V7+ 7A+ Boulder
● Jon's Arete
 62
V8- 7B Boulder
● Uncle Climax
 32
V9 7C Boulder
● Stand & Deliver
 16
V11 8A Boulder
● Rat Fish Dyno
 6
V11 8A Boulder
● The Certain Other
 6
V11 8A Boulder
● Sit and Deliver
 4
V12 8A+ Boulder
● Child of the Storm
 7
V13 8B Boulder
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Swirley Boulder, Problems Listed L to R: Unnamed V?, Amnesia V5, Jon's Arete V8, Jon's Arete Variation V8+, Uncle Climax V9, Da Lovah V8
Swirley Boulder, Problems Listed L to R: Unname…
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The crux. Seth Hamel Photo.
The crux. Seth Hamel Photo.
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The swirls in all their glory. This photo shows chalk on Uncle Climax (start holds are about 8' off the ground for size reference)
The swirls in all their glory. This photo show…
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