Climb the leftmost side of the Ugly Duckling Boulder. The opening of Beautiful Swan isnt as difficult as the start of the other routes here,  the climbing remains fairly sustained at on glassy slopers and smaller pockets through the second bolt. After the second bolt, the climbing gets steeper, but the holds get better. Good stuff!

Beautiful Swan

Quackers

Ugly Duckling

Tea Time Traverse

An enjoyable boulder traverse of the Ugly Duckling.  Start sitting down at the far left side of the wall and traverse the lip.

Quackers is the rightmost route on the Ugly Duckling Boulder. The start, which is severely undercut (and worsening with erosion), is the crux of the climb. Timid leaders or those unable to reach the holds can traverse in from the left. Once up, enjoy the steep juggy face all the way to the chains, which actually kicks back and is slightly overhanging for the last few feet! This is one of the greatest aspects of climbing at the Enchanted Tower: where else can you get on overhanging 5.8?

Because the Ugly Duckling Boulder is undercut significantly (and is worsening with erosion), the crux for Ugly Duckling is getting off the ground! After that, climb progressively steeper pockets to the chains. Fun climb.

The Ugly Duckling Boulder sits on the slope just up from the road just right and down from the Pogues area. It is somewhat popular because of it's selection of three moderate (5.9) routes. You can expect to share with other climbers here most of the time. 

  The three routes get slightly harder (more or less) as you go from right to left. The center and right route are getting slightly harder due to erosion of the ground below the starts. Expect this to continue if some measures aren't taken to slow the trend. 

  Climbs, from Left to right: 

Beautiful Swan

Ugly Duckling

Quackers

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Routes in Ugly Duckling Boulder