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Bowling Pin Boulder

Submitted By: Euan Cameron on Mar 26, 2007
Administrators: Aron Quiter, Euan Cameron, Adam Winters
Elevation: 6,400 feet
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The Bowling Pin.


Description 

This distinctive boulder, shaped like a falling bowling pin, is situated in the center of the Buttermilks.


Getting There 

From the West parking area, traverse the hillside Eastwards for 100yards. The boulder is easily spotted when viewed from the East.


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Luke on the Bowling Pin. Photo by Matt Palmer

Bowling Pin V4  CA : Sierra Eastside : ... : Bowling Pin Boulder
This brilliant problem starts up the steep north face using side pulls and underclings. The crux is reached when a couple small crimps allow access to a good sloping sidepull out left.Pull around this onto the slab and up to the top....[more]   Browse More Classics in CA


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The Bowling Pin (lower left corner) and the Tut Boulder, (middle, bottom). Buttermilk Rd. is in the background.

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By Greg DeMatteo
From: Flagstaff, Az
Jan 9, 2009

One of the crux holds broke off recently making this a bit (but not a grade) harder.