Back Slab
- V1
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
One of five climbs catalogued at Turtle Boulders, this route sits in the lower-intermediate range of the crag's V0 to V3+ span. First ascent by Jason Clark, December 2019.
SwinglesRock climbing · ~18 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Q WallRock climbing · ~18 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- S Wall (aka N Face)Rock climbing · ~18 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
M WallRock climbing · ~18 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- R Wall (aka P Face)Rock climbing · ~18 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- K Wall (aka M Face)Rock climbing · ~18 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- J Wall (aka L Face)Rock climbing · ~18 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Quincy QuarriesRock climbing · ~18 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
E Wall (aka F & part of G Faces)Rock climbing · ~18 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- D Wall (aka D & E Faces)Rock climbing · ~18 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Back Slab
Best months: April and June–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
38° / 22°
13 wet
Feb
40° / 23°
11 wet
Mar
47° / 29°
12 wet
Apr
58° / 38°
12 wet
May
68° / 48°
13 wet
Jun
77° / 57°
11 wet
Jul
83° / 63°
10 wet
Aug
82° / 62°
9 wet
Sep
74° / 55°
9 wet
Oct
63° / 44°
11 wet
Nov
52° / 35°
11 wet
Dec
43° / 27°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Hingham, MA, 4.4 mi away at 35 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
