On the backside of Ship Rock from the approach trail is a large, 45 degree wall with a rusty ladder on its right side. To the left is a large, slopey rail. Start on the rail, moving through the good incut about 5' above the rail, just over the lip. From here, use sidepulls and committing high feet to reach better holds above. If you want, top out to the boulder's precipice. Otherwise, at the ledge, traverse to the ladder for the downclimb.

Run Aground

Black Pearl

Boots on the Ground

The Bob Parrot Project

Mr. Clean

Packing Heat

Chucky Won't Like That

Start in the back of the cave, near the anti-Cody graffiti, on a pair of deep, slopey incuts in the seam. Follow the seam out the roof to an interesting encounter as the roof gives way to vertical climbing. Quest up the slab above the top of the boulder, some 35 feet up. The first pedestal (directly under the start) is "on", but the larger one to the right is "off". This seems like a contrivance but will make sense when you're there (the second pedestal is essentially the ground under the boulder).

Squat start the tall face on beautiful rounded holds to a high ball top out at 25 feet.

Stand start the steep, blank wall matched on a pointy knob. The grade is an estimate.

Sit start deep in the cave. Make a low traverse left on crimps and pods out the rising seam. Turn onto the face, make a move or two, and then drop off as the face appears featureless.

Start with your hands in the obvious crack, get over the bulge, and finish on easy slab to the top.

Ship Rock is a huge, glacial erratic near Boston.

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Routes in Ship Rock