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Western Gold Boulder Climbing

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	Bigfoot's Bong V9 7C
	Composition #9 V3-4 6A+
	Creation of Adam, The V9-10 7C+
	Hueco Warm-Up V-easy 3
	Tommy Turns Tricks V7 7A+
	Western Gold V11 8A

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Elevation:	1,513 ft	461 m
GPS:	35.55911, -85.04226 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Brad Fauteux on Jan 17, 2019
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Description

This is a giant boulder located about a hundred feet to the right and slightly uphill from the main trail. This hunk of sandstone is home to a great number of problems ranging in quality and difficulty. It has a V7 crack climb called "Tommy Turns Tricks" that has been done from a stand, but the sit-start is still a project and likely clocks in at around V12. This boulder also hosts a crimpy testpiece known as "The Creation of Adam" V9, and just right of this there are a few fun V4's. This boulder also hosts one of the best V11s that the south has to offer. It is a proud, full-value line, it sit-start is on a jug and quickly gets to business. The first half of the boulder is the most difficult, but the end sequence is sustained and puntable, while the topout is airy and exposed.

Getting There

From the parking hike about 40 minutes along the main trail and cross a newly constructed aluminum bridge. After the bridge, the trail forks, Laurel Falls and Snow Falls. Take the left trail at the fork. Follow this trail for 10 more minutes and this is the first large boulder easily visible to the right of the trail.