Elevation: 1,545 ft
GPS: 43.9007, -71.556
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Shared By: Jay Knower on Aug 21, 2013
Admins: Jay Knower, M Sprague, Lee Hansche, Jeffrey LeCours, Jonathan S, Robert Hall

Description

An overwhelming number of boulders and small cliffs dot the western slope of Bald Knob. The rock begins at the summit and extends downhill for up to a half mile.

The Yellowjacket Boulder is the most striking of the boulders, and is unique because of its highly-featured rock. The Yellowjacket Boudlerfield, however, holds most of the potential in the area. From one-move lowballs to towering highballs, the boulderfield offers what seems like unlimited potential for new problems.

The Hive is the best place to start, as the boulders are medium-sized and the landings are good. From the Hive, consider exploring the jumbled chaos of the Skyfall Area. If you're feeling really adventurous, head uphill and try to decipher the large talus and cliffs up above. Once you're higher on the hill, maybe hit The Pillars area for a few classic problems. Or walk further uphill and check out the Dark Crystal Boulder. And of course, no trip is complete without a stop at the Yellowjacket Boulder, which sits randomly by itself in a beautiful stand of old-growth pines.

Getting There

Park at the picnic area where Highway 49 and the northern end of Mad River Road intersect. Walk a bit up 49 until you can see an old logging road across the street. Walk up this road until it becomes a trail. You'll see the main stream come in from the right. (The idea is to follow this stream as this stream will eventually lead you directly to the boulders.)

The trail crisscrosses a bunch of cross country ski trails, but keep following the main stream into the woods. After about a third of a mile, you'll end up on the Yellowjacket Ski Trail. Once on this trail, follow it for a couple hundred yards until the stream crosses under the trail at a wooden bridge (this would be the second bridge you've crossed). Once over the bridge, head left into the woods.

Once in the woods, bushwhack up the stream bed, and look for periodic cairns. As long as you follow the stream, you can't get lost. You will come to some average-looking boulders on the left after about 4/10ths of a mile. Keep heading up the stream bed for another few minutes and you'll see the Yellowjacket Boulder. At the average boulders, cross the stream and head left up a trail to access the lower reaches of the Yellowjacket Boulderfield. You'll come to the Skyfall Area first, with the Hive right behind the jumbled boulders of Skyfall.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Yellowjacket Area

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V0 4
 17
Cavaletti
Boulder
V2 5+
 11
Rock Shop
Boulder
V3 6A
 10
The Bottom Falls Out
Boulder
V3-4 6A+
 7
Thank You for Holding
Boulder
V5 6C
 10
Trillium
Boulder
V5 6C
 3
The Big Short
Boulder
V5+ 6C+
 6
Trillium Sit
Boulder
V7 7A+
 3
Short Sale
Boulder
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 5
Slipstream
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 4
Stream Line
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 3
Astro Creep
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 3
Never lonesome
Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 5
Journey to Lost World
Trad 2 pitches
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 4
No Hard Feelings
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 3
Moss Line
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Cavaletti Yellowjacket Boulder
 17
V0 4 Boulder
Rock Shop Yellowjacket Boulder
 11
V2 5+ Boulder
The Bottom Falls Out Yellowjacket Boulder
 10
V3 6A Boulder
Thank You for Holding Yellowjacket Bo… > Hive > Holds Boulder
 7
V3-4 6A+ Boulder
Trillium Yellowjacket Boulder
 10
V5 6C Boulder
The Big Short Yellowjacket Boulder
 3
V5 6C Boulder
Trillium Sit Yellowjacket Boulder
 6
V5+ 6C+ Boulder
Short Sale Yellowjacket Boulder
 3
V7 7A+ Boulder
Slipstream Yellowjacket Crags > Slablands > 3- Streamside Crag
 5
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Stream Line Yellowjacket Crags > Slablands > 3- Streamside Crag
 4
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Astro Creep Yellowjacket Crags > Cavern Cliff Area > 6- The Block
 3
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Never lonesome Yellowjacket Crags > Slablands > 2- Divination Slab
 3
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Journey to Lost World Yellowjacket Crags > Slablands > 4- Bald Knob Cliff AK…
 5
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 2 pitches
No Hard Feelings Yellowjacket Crags > Cavern Cliff Area > 3- Yellowjacket Buttress
 4
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Moss Line Yellowjacket Crags > Cavern Cliff Area > 6- The Block
 3
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
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