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The Cirque Rock Climbing

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Routes in The Cirque

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	Antagonist T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Bryan Burdo Meets the Orgasmatron 3000 S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Buzzards Perch T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Cirque du Slabay S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Exodus T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Hummingbird T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Lord of Creation S 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Moxie S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Satisfy my soul T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Solitude S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Turtle soup T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Vulture's tree T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Zero Tolerance S 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b

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Access Issue: COVID 19, Social Distancing and Parking Access Details

The City of Anacortes continues to work to maintain local access to its parks and forest lands. We are asking our user groups to practice all pandemic social distancing protocol. Please observe our trailhead parking limitations, which includes a 10 vehicle limit at the 247 Trailhead at the base of Mt. Erie. The summit road is currently closed to vehicles. Thank you for your patience and understanding. May, 2020

Description

This is a tall blocky overhanging wall with a few sport and trad routes. It makes a horse shoe like shape giving it the name.

Getting There

Take Auld road twords the summit of Mount Erie. The pull off is the last pull off on the right before the road reaches the summit. Located on a left bend in the road. Park here and hike straight toward the sound. When you reach the cliff head right along the rim until you reach a third class scramble to the base. This is the bottom of the powerline wall. Follow this cliff to the cliffs right until a 3rd class trail goes down on the right. The first wall on the right is the Cirque. Total approach 15 min all downhill.

13 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Cirque

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

5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 34 ● Lord of Creation Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 7 ● Turtle soup Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 10 ● Solitude Sport
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 5 ● Bryan Burdo Meets the Orgasmatro… Sport
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 12 ● Zero Tolerance Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 3 ● Moxie Sport