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Elevation: 2,371 ft 723 m
GPS: 43.26773, -116.40034
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This area towards the far end of Swan Falls has a good conglomeration of boulder groupings; including Black Slabbath, the ER boulder, and the Austrian boulder.

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Drive ~2 miles down the dirt extension of Swan Falls road to a pullout on the right. Hike a faint trail up and left angling towards a large blocky boulder (ER) or an egg-shaped slab boulder (Black Slabbath). 3-5 minute hike from the pull off.

42 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Black Slabbath Area

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
V1+ 5
 28
● Black Slabbath
Boulder
V2 5+
 15
● Flaky Left
Boulder
V2 5+
 4
● Backside
Boulder
V3 6A
 26
● Flaky Sidepulls
Boulder
V3 6A
 12
● The Austrian
Boulder
V4 6B
 13
● Flaky Center
Boulder
V6 7A
 12
● Manchild
Boulder
V6 7A
 7
● Veto aka hotchaw
Boulder
V7 7A+
 14
● Surgery
Boulder
V8 7B
 7
● Rex Kwan do
Boulder
V8 7B
 4
● Jesus Wept
Boulder
V8 7B
 9
● Power Man
Boulder
V9 7C
 9
● California Love
Boulder
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Black Slabbath
 28
V1+ 5 Boulder
● Flaky Left
 15
V2 5+ Boulder
● Backside
 4
V2 5+ Boulder
● Flaky Sidepulls
 26
V3 6A Boulder
● The Austrian
 12
V3 6A Boulder
● Flaky Center
 13
V4 6B Boulder
● Manchild
 12
V6 7A Boulder
● Veto aka hotchaw
 7
V6 7A Boulder
● Surgery
 14
V7 7A+ Boulder
● Rex Kwan do
 7
V8 7B Boulder
● Jesus Wept
 4
V8 7B Boulder
● Power Man
 9
V8 7B Boulder
● California Love
 9
V9 7C Boulder
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