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Big Star Boulders Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Routes in Big Star Boulders

	Both Sides of the Story V1+ 5
	Duckpin Crack V0 4
	Exponentials V-easy 3 PG13
	Huck, The V2 5+
	Hug, The V3 6A
	Impossible Kid, The V1 5
	Knock First V1- 5-
	Low Earth Orbit V4 6B
	Mickey V0-1 4+
	Problem 1 V1- 5-
	Problem 2 V1-2 5
	Tapeworms V0 4
	Whisker britches V2 5+

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Elevation:	546 ft	166 m
GPS:	37.50605, -88.69039 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Kristoffer Schmarr on Mar 13, 2017
Admins:	Dave Hug, Kevin Sierzega, Aaron Mc Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

The base of Big Star wall is home to roughly 20 climbable boulders. The Sandstone Warrior guidebook lists an area they call Railroad Boulders but provides no detail about specific problems. Most if not all of the problems have likely been climbed in the past. This page will allow some documentation and perhaps clarification about the history of the problems. All names given here are just working titles. If you know of existing names for a problem just leave a comment or send a message and I'll update the info. Increased traffic to these boulders will hopefully keep them from getting overgrown again.

Getting There

Hike from the main parking lot to the north access point at Railroad Rock. Head straight down to the tracks and walk south for about 500' to an obvious trail leading away from the tracks toward Big Star Wall. The main hiking trail weaves through the middle of the boulder field.