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Boulder Mountain / Whorled Wall - 2 members in 3 triplogs have rated this an average 4 ( 1 to 5 best )
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Nov 10 2024
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 Joined Jan 01 2023
 Arizona
Boulder Mountain / Whorled WallPhoenix, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
Climbing avatar Nov 10 2024
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Climbing14.72 Miles 4,732 AEG
Climbing14.72 Miles   8 Hrs   4 Mns   2.19 mph
4,732 ft AEG
 
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You'll need to work for this summit, which is one of the best in the Mazzies, hands down. It isn't boring Ord, it's more difficult than both Catherine and Peeley. Not sure about Mazatzal Peak yet, as I'll hold my opinion until sometime next week. And there's no silly register at the top. Just Ladybugs and one giant bear turd. :-k The Pine Creek Loop and lower Ballantine Trails are 90% burnt. It'll be decades before this area returns to what it once was. The Pipeline Trail is becoming more obscure but still there's evidence of some badass fat tire motorcyclist utilizing it. No water anywhere, but that was expected this time of year. Just right of A-Frame (east of the southern prow) of Whorled Wall is the most direct route to the summit. It's loose in the first third but surprisingly solid through the upper two thirds. There's a huge dead Agave stalk marking the top out. Yeah, it'll eventually fall over but there are several more Agaves growing in the same place that may continue to mark the route.
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Sep 22 2017
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Boulder Mountain / Whorled WallPhoenix, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Sep 22 2017
pseudalpineTriplogs 1,412
Hiking10.61 Miles 2,531 AEG
Hiking10.61 Miles
2,531 ft AEG
 
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Another recon hike with Dese to check out the area some more. We didn't hike completely up to the Whorled Wall, just a loop past the cabin and across the sloping bajada. Mostly tranquil, except for the hot-dogging fighter jets overhead and the multiple viper encounters!
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Nov 07 2015
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Boulder Mountain / Whorled WallPhoenix, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
Climbing avatar Nov 07 2015
pseudalpineTriplogs 1,412
Climbing12.50 Miles 3,510 AEG
Climbing12.50 Miles
3,510 ft AEG
 
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••• Dk Drag Solo 4thTrad
Bushwhacky hike and climb to the Whorled Wall summit. Route scrambled was just right of center A-frame (east of the southern prow). Afterwards, traversed east below the Ripple Dome and looped around back to the Pipeline Trail.
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average hiking speed 2.19 mph

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