By Paul Hassett
Oct 25, 2002
| This problem is called "Rupture", and has been rated anywhere from V5 to V7. Personally, I believe the rating depends on the height of the individual doing the problem, and really comes down to whether you can dyno to the large sloping dish or just take it.
The problem "officially" begins as a sit-down start in the crack system, and immediately trends right on to the sloping rail. At the termination of the rail, one either takes, or dynos, to the beautiful dish, and then works straight up the face/left-hand prow to the top. Obviously, the crack to the right should be considered off, and I can attest to the relative ease of protection with one pad and a COMPETENT spotter.
Incidentally, there is another line on this block, that has been completed, albeit on TR. If you traverse the sloping rail to its termination and head up the left side of the face, you will find a crimp just out of reach. The trick is to really lock off on the last small dish on the sloping rail and reach very high. After that, attempt to not fall off of the rail, and convert your heel-hook to a foot and stand up. Once you are standing, the rest of the problem is pretty casual.
As mentioned beforehand, I have only done this on TR while we were cleaning this line and "Rupture", and would not recommend doing it without a team of spotters, and a bunch of pads. Instead of landing on the large slab beneath "Rupture", you will land somewhere to the left of it, in the jumble of rocks if you are lucky enough not to hit any of them.
If you feel so inclined to discuss S. Morrison aka "The Dark Side", please feel free to shoot me an email, as I was directly involved in the second phase (post Williams, etc.) development of that area, and can pretty much tell you whatever you would like to know about the area. One amusing side note, is that this area, much like many bouldering areas around Denver, seems to be constantly under development by the local neophyte boulderer. The problem "Rupture" has seen several "FAs" in the last couple of years that just aren't.
Please be extremely careful when bouldering in this area, CO NOT cut down any more trees, as the original developers made a concerted effort to leave certain ones around to retain the soil, provide shade, and not decimate the area - there are no tree over there currently that should get in your way, only stumps that some moron left that will jam you in the heels and lower back. Please pick up your trash, and if you see the a**hole with the shovel over there, feel justified in hitting him over the head with it, and give him an extra whack for me. |
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