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Elevation: 871 ft 265 m
GPS: 48.45349, -122.62957
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Shared By: Alex Mitchell on Aug 8, 2013 · Updates
Admins: Jon Nelson, Micah Klesick, Zachary Winters, Mitchell McAuslan

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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 Suggest change

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.

15 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Cirque

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5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 57
Lord of Creation
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 5
Turtleback Arete
Trad 2 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 14
Turtle soup
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 5
Exodus
Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 18
Solitude
Sport
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 10
Bryan Burdo Meets the Orgasmatro…
Sport
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 20
Zero Tolerance
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 9
Moxie
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Lord of Creation
 57
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
Turtleback Arete
 5
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches
Turtle soup
 14
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Exodus
 5
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Solitude
 18
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Bryan Burdo Meets the Orgas…
 10
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Zero Tolerance
 20
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Sport
Moxie
 9
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
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