Jaw Point Rock Climbing

At the mouth of the Taku River lays a continuation of the coastal granite that dominates much of BC and Southeast Alaskas geology. It has likely had many names in many different languages. If one were to look at a chart, the closest feature to these cliffs is "Jaw Point". However, local commercial fisherman have been calling it "The Scar" and before that, the Tlingit people "Was'as'ê".

Going back in history, the Tlingit likely scaled many of the formations here in search of seagull eggs. The next record of ascents is in the 1970s when a group of local hippies made a few trips here with Kayaks and early outboards. In the later decades, a couple die hards made further trips, but there are no published records of any ascents and the rock fell into obscurity.

In the late 2010's the current generation of Juneauites has rediscovered the area and a new era of climbing in Juneau was born.  It now features a mix of single and multipitch trad and sport routes with modern hardware and ongoing development.