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Elevation: 1,781 ft 543 m
GPS: 35.24899, -85.22003
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Description Suggest change

This area is inclusive to all of the boulder problems in the first cluster of boulders. The span of this area reaches from "Tennessee Thong" and "Flying High" through to "Kingpin" and the Bowling Ball Boulder, and to "Genghis Khan" and "The Wave".

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Take the climber path down the hill and enter the boulder field.

153 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Front Area

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
V1 5
 304
● The Crescent
Boulder
Crescent Boulder
V1 5
 397
● Fire Crack Flake
Boulder
Fire Crack Boulder
V1 5
 314
● Incredarete
Boulder
Mystery Machine Boulder
V2 5+
 128
● Storming the Castle PG13
Boulder
Castle Wall
V3 6A
 279
● Two Can Sam
Boulder
Slice & Dice Boulder
V3 6A
 249
● Mystery Machine
Boulder
Mystery Machine Boulder
V3-4 6A+
 394
● Swingers
Boulder
Swingers Boulder
V4 6B
 511
● Art of the Vogi
Boulder
Art of the Vogi Boulder
V4 6B
 226
● Mystery Groove
Boulder
Mystery Groove Boulder
V5 6C
 356
● Genghis Khan
Boulder
Wave Boulder
V6 7A
 350
● The Wave
Boulder
Wave Boulder
V6 7A
 134
● Manute Bol
Boulder
Wave Boulder
V7 7A+
 190
● Tennessee Thong
Boulder
Swingers Boulder
V7 7A+
 105
● Spyro Gyro
Boulder
Spyro Gyro Wall
V7 7A+
 16
● Kaya
Boulder
Spyro Gyro Wall
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● The Crescent Crescent Boulder
 304
V1 5 Boulder
● Fire Crack Flake Fire Crack Boulder
 397
V1 5 Boulder
● Incredarete Mystery Machine Boulder
 314
V1 5 Boulder
● Storming the Castle PG13 Castle Wall
 128
V2 5+ Boulder
● Two Can Sam Slice & Dice Boulder
 279
V3 6A Boulder
● Mystery Machine Mystery Machine Boulder
 249
V3 6A Boulder
● Swingers Swingers Boulder
 394
V3-4 6A+ Boulder
● Art of the Vogi Art of the Vogi Boulder
 511
V4 6B Boulder
● Mystery Groove Mystery Groove Boulder
 226
V4 6B Boulder
● Genghis Khan Wave Boulder
 356
V5 6C Boulder
● The Wave Wave Boulder
 350
V6 7A Boulder
● Manute Bol Wave Boulder
 134
V6 7A Boulder
● Tennessee Thong Swingers Boulder
 190
V7 7A+ Boulder
● Spyro Gyro Spyro Gyro Wall
 105
V7 7A+ Boulder
● Kaya Spyro Gyro Wall
 16
V7 7A+ Boulder
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