River Boulders Climbing

This digital River Boulders climbing guidebook gives you GPS navigation, verified topos, and beta for hundreds of climbs. Explore classics and hidden gems with offline access to maps, directions, and beta videos. Whether it's your first visit or fiftieth, KAYA makes your River Boulders days smoother, safer, and more dialed.

These wonderfully unqiue granite boulders feature bowling-ball-esque slickness due to eons of river erosion thanks to the mighty Skykomish. Climbers have been sliding around on these holds since the 1990's and like much of the Index climbing history, the first ascent specifics have been lost to time or deemed unimportant in the grand scheme. The climbing style is exceptionally tricky due to the lack of texture and makes for challenging yet satisfying bouldering. Expect many 'out of this world' holds, a mix of sandy landings and also frightening jumbles amongst these ... Show more

This digital River Boulders climbing guidebook gives you GPS navigation, verified topos, and beta for hundreds of climbs. Explore classics and hidden gems with offline access to maps, directions, and beta videos. Whether it's your first visit or fiftieth, KAYA makes your River Boulders days smoother, safer, and more dialed. These wonderfully unqiue granite boulders feature bowling-ball-esque slickness due to eons of river erosion thanks to the mighty Skykomish. Climbers have been sliding around on these holds since the 1990's and like much of the Index climbing history, the first ascent specifics have been lost to time or deemed unimportant in the grand scheme. The climbing style is exceptionally tricky due to the lack of texture and makes for challenging yet satisfying bouldering. Expect many 'out of this world' holds, a mix of sandy landings and also frightening jumbles amongst these boulders. The river levels are also an important note and climbing conditions are best when the river is running LESS than 7,000cfs. Google 'Skykomish River cfs' and check the levels at the usgs.gov website.