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The Encore Boulder
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The Encore Boulder is a tall granite boulder that lies just below the Circular Routh on the Clifton side of the peak.

Approach

A faint path leads down to the top of the boulder from the Circular Route. Scramble down onto the rounded dome at the top of the boulder. An old bolted anchor can be found below a flakey overlap on the top of the boulder. There are three established routes on the boulder.

It is best to park at the Kramat parking and approach via the Circular Route if you wish to climb these routes.

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Descent

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