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B - Word Rock Climbing

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Routes in B - Word

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	"The" WARM-UP! S 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Altered Carbon S 5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Beetlegeuse S 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Bio-Exorcist S 5.13a/b 8a 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
	Burlmaster S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Handbook Of The Recently Deceased S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Hey Mait! S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Juno Your Case Worker S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Lying With The Dead S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Maitland S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Nice Fucking Model S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Troubled By The Living S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	We've Come For Your Daughter, CHUCK S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Word! S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a

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Elevation:	5,000 ft	1,524 m
GPS:	39.44527, -120.66024 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

B Word Wall is the steep featured wall above cabin creek. B Word Wall and Scottland (gully behind) offers the highest concentration of hard climbing in Bowman Valley. B Word is about 75' high and 100 feet wide - all overhanging (.11+-13a).

Getting There

Park on left at the pullout at mile 13.5 (from Hwy 20) just past bridge. Hike north about 3-5 mins through trees and over creek to base of wall.

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Classic Climbing Routes at B - Word

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

5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a 23 ● "The" WARM-UP! Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 35 ● Juno Your Case Worker Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 7 ● Burlmaster Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 37 ● We've Come For Your Daughter, CHUCK Sport
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a 8 ● Word! Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 17 ● Handbook Of The Recently Deceased Sport
5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 10 ● Altered Carbon Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 4 ● Maitland Sport
5.13a/b 8a 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c 5 ● Bio-Exorcist Sport