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The Engineer

Among the hardest problems at Zelda Boulders, in the Engineer sector.

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Best time to visit The Engineer

Best months: July–September. 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.

  1. Jan

    42° / 31°

    20 wet · 4 snow

  2. Feb

    47° / 32°

    17 wet · 2 snow

  3. Mar

    52° / 34°

    19 wet · 2 snow

  4. Apr

    59° / 38°

    18 wet

  5. May

    66° / 44°

    16 wet

  6. Jun

    69° / 48°

    13 wet

  7. Jul

    77° / 52°

    7 wet

  8. Aug

    77° / 52°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    71° / 48°

    11 wet

  10. Oct

    58° / 41°

    16 wet

  11. Nov

    47° / 36°

    20 wet · 2 snow

  12. Dec

    41° / 32°

    20 wet · 5 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Baring, WA, 5 mi away at 770 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Located in the Engineer sector at Zelda Boulders, this climb ranks among the hardest problems catalogued at the crag, where routes span from V0 to V10.

Photo of the crag

Zelda Boulders — the crag this route is on
Zelda Boulders, Washington — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Laurel Fan, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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