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Gem Boulder

Massachusetts > Eastern, MA > Townsend, MA Bo… > State Line Boulders
Warning Access Issue: Private property. Keep it clean and be respectful or access could be lost. DetailsDrop down

Description

This is the tallest boulder out here. One side is overhung with a nice crack and then some mellow stuff on the other faces. The cave/overhang is smattered with smokey quartz, garnets, rose quartz, and mica, hence the name.

Getting There

After passing Conjecture, it’s the next big, honking boulder.

Routes from Left to Right

V1 5
 1
● Match Shtick
Boulder
V0 4
 4
● Hoots
Boulder
V1 5
 3
● Witchcrack
Boulder
V5 6C
 5
● Blue Marble
Boulder
V1+ 5
 2
● Hidden Gem
Boulder
V2- 5+
 2
● Gem Crack
Boulder
V10 7C+
 2
● Bullet in the Pulpit
Boulder
V1+ 5
 5
● Carmen Electra
Boulder
V0 4
 7
● Scarlett Johansson
Boulder
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Match Shtick
 1
V1 5 Boulder
● Hoots
 4
V0 4 Boulder
● Witchcrack
 3
V1 5 Boulder
● Blue Marble
 5
V5 6C Boulder
● Hidden Gem
 2
V1+ 5 Boulder
● Gem Crack
 2
V2- 5+ Boulder
● Bullet in the Pulpit
 2
V10 7C+ Boulder
● Carmen Electra
 5
V1+ 5 Boulder
● Scarlett Johansson
 7
V0 4 Boulder

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CrimpDaddy WesP
Chattanooga!!
[Hide Comment] There is a rad project on the overhang, but it is super sharp. May 22, 2020
Dan Knisell
NH
[Hide Comment] Yes, there is. Please add it in if you send. Looks to be a hard topout and lots of quartz and feldspar holds down low. May 22, 2020
CrimpDaddy WesP
Chattanooga!!
[Hide Comment] Took some time to clean and work the overhang proj. The topout is hard, a total sit start looks doable but really frickin' hard. Would be awesome to see this go. Jul 5, 2020
Preston Steele
Zaragoza, Spain
[Hide Comment] I finally got out to these boulders today. This is a sweet little area. The overhang project looks so sick. Nov 17, 2020