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Alcove Area Bouldering

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Areas in Alcove Area

Alcove Entrance Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3
Beached Whale Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3
Estate, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4
Glass House 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4
Main Alcove Wall 2 / 0 / 2 / 15 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 15
Trenches, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3
Uncle Tom Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2
Elevation: 10 ft
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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.

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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
 24
● Scrambled
Boulder
Main Alcove Wall
V0 4
 6
● Doug's Lowball Lip Traverse
Boulder
Beached Whale Boulder
V1 5
 13
● Slippery Crimps
Boulder
Main Alcove Wall
V1 5
 4
● Crispy
Boulder
Main Alcove Wall
V1-2 5
 9
● Thank God Traverse
Boulder
Main Alcove Wall
V3 6A
 26
● Hammond Eggs
Boulder
Main Alcove Wall
V3-4 6A+
 3
● Low Traverse (aka Chinese Vodka)
Boulder
Main Alcove Wall
V4 6B
 12
● Stoned Highway
Boulder
Alcove Entrance Boulder
V6 7A
 16
● Beached Whale
Boulder
Beached Whale Boulder
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b V1 5
 10
● Kellogg's
Trad, TR, Boulder
Main Alcove Wall
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c V3 6A PG13
 17
● Breakfast of Champions
Trad, TR, Boulder
Main Alcove Wall
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Scrambled Main Alcove Wall
 24
V-easy 3 Boulder
● Doug's Lowball Lip Traverse Beached Whale Boulder
 6
V0 4 Boulder
● Slippery Crimps Main Alcove Wall
 13
V1 5 Boulder
● Crispy Main Alcove Wall
 4
V1 5 Boulder
● Thank God Traverse Main Alcove Wall
 9
V1-2 5 Boulder
● Hammond Eggs Main Alcove Wall
 26
V3 6A Boulder
● Low Traverse (aka Chinese V… Main Alcove Wall
 3
V3-4 6A+ Boulder
● Stoned Highway Alcove Entrance Boulder
 12
V4 6B Boulder
● Beached Whale Beached Whale Boulder
 16
V6 7A Boulder
● Kellogg's Main Alcove Wall
 10
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b V1 5 Trad, TR, Boulder
● Breakfast of Champions Main Alcove Wall
 17
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c V3 6A PG13 Trad, TR, Boulder
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Unknown slab between alcove and lower wall....
Unknown slab between alcove and lower wall....
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The Alcove, looking towards Beached Whale Boulder.
The Alcove, looking towards Beached Whale Boulder.
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