Power & Technique

An odd, yet fun climb that takes a little power and, you guessed it, technique a la footwork. Then again, if you're tall, it will probably seem easier. Sit start with both hands matched in the chalked up crack in the middle of the face. Pull off the ground and gaston your left hand in another crack. Move your feet around, then make a big move, left hand again, to a crimp above your head (crux). Once you have the crimp, you can either continue straight up over the bulge on jugs, or traverse into the finishing crack on the Standard Route.

Yosemite Boulder (El Cap). This problem starts on the face left of the arete facing the trail to Devil's Den. Downclimb through the large chimney system.

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