The Switchbacks Bouldering
| Elevation: | 1,790 ft | 546 m |
| GPS: |
47.54418, -120.72512 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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| Shared By: | JoshW on Apr 16, 2020 | |
| Admins: | Hangdog Hank, Jon Nelson, Zachary Winters, Mitchell McAuslan |
A pair of golden eagles regularly nest on Bridge Creek Wall. When in effect, starting January 1, PLEASE DO NOT CLIMB or travel within 1/2 mile of Bridge Creek Wall. As a reference, the climb Condorphamine Addiction is just outside of this 1/2 mile buffer, and is OK to climb still. The closure extends through August 15, but there is active monitoring to determine if the seasonal closure can be lifted earlier.
In 2014, there was an active pair of peregrine falcons at Snow Creek Wall, but no official closure was put in effect due to the location of the falcons. The site will be continually monitored with changes or removal of closures updated as necessary.
Description
Most of the problems in this area are slabby, climbing various walls embedded in the hillside, other than the lone Fantastic Planet boulder. It has a high concentration of easy problems good for beginners.
Getting There
Park at The Fist boulder 5.2 miles up Icicle Road (just past the Mad Meadows wood sign).
At The Fist boulder, take a hard right on a path that soon skirts around a massive downed log, then stay left at the fork (sport climbing is off to the right), continuing up through an open field. Low Orbit Wall > Cosmic Debris will be the first problem encountered (8-10 minutes from road), one more switchback will be Quasar Wall with Fantastic Planet above it, a few more switchbacks and you'll hit the right end of Main Area.
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