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Alcove Area Bouldering

Climbing Area Map

Areas in Alcove Area

Alcove Entrance Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Alcove Island Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Beached Whale Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Butterfly Wall 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Cabin, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Estate, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Glass House 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Main Alcove Wall 2 / 0 / 2 / 13 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13

Right Alcove Wall 0 / 0 / 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Trenches, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Elevation:	10 ft
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Description

This is the main area at Hammond Pond.

Getting There

From the parking lot, walk uphill trending left for a minute or two to find the Alcove.

56 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Alcove Area

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

V-easy 3 44 ● Scrambled Boulder Main Alcove Wall
V0 4 8 ● Easy Traverse Boulder Right Alcove Wall
V0+ 4+ 14 ● Sit On That Boulder Main Alcove Wall
V1 5 28 ● Slippery Crimps Boulder Right Alcove Wall
V1 5 16 ● Thank God Traverse Boulder Right Alcove Wall
V1 5 20 ● Crispy Boulder Main Alcove Wall
V2 5+ 45 ● Over Easy Boulder Main Alcove Wall
V3 6A 15 ● Low Traverse Boulder Main Alcove Wall
V3+ 6A+ 5 ● Pebble Traverse Boulder Right Alcove Wall
V3-4 6A+ 47 ● Hammond Eggs Boulder Main Alcove Wall
V4 6B 26 ● Stoned Highway Boulder Alcove Entrance Boulder
V6 7A 39 ● Beached Whale Boulder Beached Whale Boulder
V7- 7A+ 10 ● Trance Space Boulder Alcove Entrance Boulder
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b V3- 6A 19 ● Kellogg's Trad, TR, Boulder Main Alcove Wall
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c V3-4 6A+ PG13 34 ● Breakfast of Champions Trad, TR, Boulder Main Alcove Wall