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LYNNWOOD — With granite crags and huge roadside boulders, Snohomish County is a rock climber’s paradise, but as the winter closes in, the Cascades can be awfully wet and slippery this time of year.

So you’ve been rocking rental gear in the gym, raiding partners’ climbing bags, or mortifying your friends by haphazardly free soloing every rock you see on hikes? Whatever the case might be, you’re ...