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Backwater Wall Rock Climbing

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Elevation:	1,715 ft	523 m
GPS:	44.5156, -73.8232 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

This section is an extension of the Tsunami Wall's left end, separated by the appropriately named Dirty Gully.

An immaculate steep slab bookended by two beautiful lines, with the same high quality clean rock as Potter.

Receives full sun, great for a cold sunny day.

Best visited in early spring and fall. The approach will be "simpler" for a first visit when the leaves are off the trees, and the bugs won't be around yet.

Getting There

The easiest approach for a first visit would be to follow the logging roads towards the Summit Cliff, and then go right into the open woods when you are looking at the left end of the obvious overhung Tsunami Wall.
Leave the logging road and walk directly thru the woods for a few minutes to the base of the wall. Now go up and left along the wall for about 5 minutes.
You will pass a 4th class weakness (Dirty Gully), and the obvious slab will magically appear soon after. There are two striking thin lines on either end of the clean slab.