Fire Escape
- V1-
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
One of five climbs catalogued at Burger Boulder, this route sits in the lower-middle range of the crag's V0–V4 span. First ascent credit: probably ages ago?
A Wall (aka A Face)Rock climbing · ~1 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- S Wall (aka N Face)Rock climbing · ~1 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
R Wall (aka P Face)Rock climbing · ~1 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Q WallRock climbing · ~1 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- SwinglesRock climbing · ~1 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
C Wall (aka C Face)Rock climbing · ~1 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Quincy QuarriesRock climbing · ~1 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- E Wall (aka F & part of G Faces)Rock climbing · ~1 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- D Wall (aka D & E Faces)Rock climbing · ~1 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- J Wall (aka L Face)Rock climbing · ~1 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Fire Escape
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
35° / 18°
13 wet
Feb
37° / 19°
11 wet
Mar
44° / 27°
13 wet
Apr
56° / 38°
12 wet
May
67° / 48°
13 wet
Jun
75° / 58°
12 wet
Jul
82° / 64°
11 wet
Aug
80° / 63°
10 wet
Sep
73° / 56°
9 wet
Oct
61° / 44°
11 wet
Nov
50° / 34°
11 wet
Dec
40° / 25°
13 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Blue Hill Coop, MA, 4.1 mi away at 625 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
