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Back Breaker Boulder Climbing

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Access Issue: CLOSURES: South and East Faces (NW & W Faces Remain Open) Details

The South Face and access trail is closed from Feb. 1st through July 15th, depending on peregrine falcon nesting. Portland Area Climbers Coalition, Washington Climbers Coalition, and the Access Fund are coordinating on this issue. Disregarding this closure will harm their efforts to adjust it and their relationship with land managers.

The east face is closed to climbing year-round due to possible sensitive/endangered plant species.

The NW face and West face routes remain open.

See Closure section below for more details.

Description

The Back Breaker Boulder is one of the boulders nearly reclaimed by moss, including the problems Slab Arete V0 on the left side of the downhill side and Thin Slab V2 that follows the mossy slab up the middle of the downhill side. The problem Back Breaker V2 is still climbable by going around to the uphill side, SDS and layback the slightly overhanging arete on the left side to the top and mantle.