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The Housekeeping Boulder Climbing

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Routes in The Housekeeping Boulder

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	Big Moe, The V3 6A
	Housekeeping Boulder Hand Traverse V0 4
	Housekeeping Face V2 5+
	Kauk's Crank V5 6C
	Knuckle Fucker V4-5 6B+
	Purple Barrel V8 7B
	Ramp, The V0 4
	Trail Traffic V0 4
	Unnamed V3 6A
	Unnamed V3 6A
	West Slab V1 5

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Description

The Housekeeping Boulder, home of Purple Barrel.

Getting There

When facing LeConte Memorial Lodge from the parking area, head right (roughly west) on the pathway. The first large boulder on the right (street side) will be this.

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Housekeeping Boulder

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

V1 5 4 ● West Slab Boulder
V2 5+ 34 ● Housekeeping Face Boulder
V3 6A 9 ● The Big Moe Boulder
V3 6A 4 ● Unnamed Boulder
V8 7B 15 ● Purple Barrel Boulder