- Edit (TBD)
Wharf Rat
Description
Stand start with the right hand on a sloping dish on the arete, and an incut crimp on the overhang for the left. Find a foot and power up to a slot on the arete. Figure out how to match then reach up to another large hold on the arete. From here, the problem becomes less powerful and more delicate. Rock out onto the slab and grab an undercling for the right hand and figure out a sequence to gain the high sloping rail feature. From this rail, reach for a small edge before getting some higher feet. A few more techy moves gains an easier angle on the slab and increasingly better holds until one can reach up to the lip of the boulder and top out.
Location
This problem climbs the aesthetic arete found to the right of "Hatchet".
Protection
3+ pads and crutches or a stretcher. Spotters. Maybe that Harry Potter spell where your bones turn into Jell-O.
Routes in Hatchet Area
- 11Wharf RatV7Bouldering