Crowd Pleaser 

FA:  John Yablonski Type:  Boulder Consensus:  V2+ [details] Length:  25 feet Views: 981 page views Submitted By: Chris Owen on Oct 15, 2006 Add Photo  Add Comment

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Description 

An aptly named classic and Stoney's best V2. Cool moves up the edge of the boulder, then right and up to a great flake. Suck up and go for the knob, now that you're committed; pull up and squirm over the top.

There's a convoluted history:
Original name was "Yabo Roof" - Crowd Pleaser was the left start variation of Crystal Ball Mantle avoiding the jump and body english of that route, heading up the arete then traversing right onto the ball (as shown on the front cover of the original SP Guide). Crystal Ball Mantle was left of Pliers, now renamed Real Crystal Ball Mantle - don't know the original name of the current CBM - confused anyone?

Video here.

Location 

NE arete of Turlock

Protection 

None - boulder problem

Add Photo Photos of Crowd Pleaser

Rocket scientist Andy Stone hangs out on the knob.	Eric Murray on Crowd Pleaser.	Geoff Kinsey and the Outland crew
Mike Newheart heads up the arete...	Geoff falls from the lip!