Kind Traverse, The  V11-

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Type:  Boulder, Alpine, 20 feet Consensus:  V11- [details] FA:  Ian Glass Season:  Spring through Fall Submitted By:  tcamillieri on Jun 20, 2009 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (1) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Kine Traverse, Emerald Lake, RMNP.

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Fragile Alpine Area MORE INFO >>> This is a fragile alpine bouldering area and following Leave No Trace principles is important. Never stash pads. Do not alter landings, chip or glue holds, or remove or alter vegetation. Walk on hard surfaces such as boulders or established trails. Store your gear on boulders instead of dirt or vegetation. Clean up spilled chalk and tick marks and brush holds. Keep your presence low key and unobtrusive. Pack out everything you brought and anything else that shouldn't have been left there. RMNP rangers are very aware of the impact that bouldering has on this environment. This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

Description 

This problem starts as for The Kind. However, move left along the series of crimps that ultimately deposit you into a large (jug) crack. There are several ways of topping it out that all tick in at the same difficulty.

Two stars because of its low-ball and ass-dragging nature.

Two cruxes:
First crux: getting the "pocket." About three moves in. Two ways of doing it. Either shuffle your hands to negotiate a high heel hook, or do a tricky bicycle.

Second crux: Three ways of doing this. After matching the right-facing gaston, hit the low jug. Shuffle your feet down to either to a big dynamic move to a sloper with a crimp in the back or heel hook the jug by your left hand.

Variations: Super Kind (V12) does a traverse into The Kind. You can get a knee bar at the beginning of The Kind. Low Kind (V10) skip the second crux by doing the ultimate ass dragger along the crimps that the Kind Traverse uses as feet (yes, this is easier). A V8 starts at the jug half way through the Kind Traverse.

Protection 

Spotter (especially at the last crux since you can take an awkward roll into a tree) and pad. Potentially a strap a spotter can use to drag the pad beneath the climber.