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Elevation: 8,452 ft 2,576 m
GPS: 35.81739, -106.5321
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Shared By: Owen S on Dec 6, 2012
Admins: Jason Halladay, Mike Hoskins, Anna Brown

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A really cool, steep (30-50° overhung) bouldering wall/cave with some very interesting holds—flat rails, juggy incuts, blobby slopers and underclings. Flat landing, many variations on lines. Recently cleaned to allow the right hand problems to be topped out. Some of the holds are very coarse-grained rhyolite, whereas others sport some nice water polish. Hopefully if this spot gets some more traffic, the rough holds will wear down a little and get more comfy with time.

Sufficiently overhanging that you can climb here during a downpour. Also nicely shady, one of the coolest bouldering spots around during the summer (although gets some direct sun in the early evening in summer).

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Just south of Chilly Willy wall. Hike towards the wall, and before you reach the large boulder take a right and hike uphill 15 yds. I.E. immediately opposite Turkey Sandwich and Candy Corn sport routes.

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Grotto

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V1 5
 5
Warmup Traverse
Boulder
V3 6A
 9
Armstrong
Boulder
V5 6C
 12
Buckeroo Banzai
Boulder
V5 6C
 4
The Carny
Boulder
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Warmup Traverse
 5
V1 5 Boulder
Armstrong
 9
V3 6A Boulder
Buckeroo Banzai
 12
V5 6C Boulder
The Carny
 4
V5 6C Boulder
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