Home - Destinations - People - Partners - Forum - Photos - What's New
 ADVANCED
Dino's Egg
Show routes:
Select route...
Clutch, The 
Dino's Egg 
Egg Timer, The 
Platypus 
Sit Down Flake 
West Face 

The Clutch 

V0-

   

FA: 
Type: Boulder
Consensus: V0- [details]
Length: 15 feet
Views: 48 page views

Submitted By: Chris Miller on Oct 17, 2007


Add Photo  Add Comment 

You and this route  |  Other Opinions (1)
Your todo list:
Your stars:
Your rating: -none- [change]
Your ticklist: [add new tick]
 Printer Friendly View

BETA PHOTO: "The Clutch".
Photo by Blitzo.



Description 

Located on the right side of the south face, just right of an obvious hueco which is Dino's Egg (V0 R), and left of a block which is the other half of the Dino's Egg Boulder.

Hang off some big huecos at the start with the right side of your body against the rock on the right - it can't be helped - and then work up and left into them and then up to finish, or better yet, by heading slightly right and stemming up a concave patina groove to finish. Make sure to have some spotters ready as falling at the wrong spot on this wouldn't be good.

This is a decent problem with some fun moves and good rock but the contrived start detracts slightly from the overall experience. Rated V1 in the Joshua Tree bouldering guide but it seems easier than the problems to the left; perhaps the harder rating comes from avoiding as much contact with the rock on the right as possible, but that seems silly and best left to children, leprechauns and other wee folk.


Protection 

pad, spotters