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Bootie

5.8+ YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 15 ZA HVS 4c British V1 YDS 5 Font


 Avg: 2.6 from 50 votes

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Around the Bulge V1 5
Bootie 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c V1 5
Bootie Crack Traverse / Low V0+ 4+
Continental Shelf V1 5
Don't Get Stumped V0 4
Double Dipping V0 4
Fiction, Friction V-easy 3
Gill Arrow Roof Problem V4 6B
Handcracker V-easy 3
Hug N' Jug V1 5
Just Add A Pinch V2 5+
Life on the Edge V1+ 5
North Arete (Unknown Roof) V1- 5-
Piano Ridge Traverse V1- 5-
Piano Traverse V5- 6C
Piano West Face Unknown V3 V3 6A
Roof Crack V-easy 3
Roof Reach V1+ 5
Sloper Traverse V4+ 6B+
Spread Eagled V1 5
Tango V3 6A
Traction V2 5+
Undercling V0+ 4+
Unknown / Piano West Face V1+ 5
Unknown Bootie Traverse Variation V1 5
Unknown Crack V1- 5-
Unknown Lieback V1 5
Unknown Parallel Finger Crack V1+ 5
Unknown Slab V2+ 5+
Unknown Slab (aka Balance If You Can) V0 4
Unknown aka Bashie Line V0+ 4+
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Shared By: Andy Mauk on Apr 26, 2002
Admins: Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac

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Description

If you own the Colorado Front Range Boulding book Volume 1, it is listed in the book and is not are to find. It is 40 feet from the Piano Boulder. It is a steep slab left of the crack, is about 20 feet high, has good lay backs and feet, and is a really fun and easy problem.

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This is kinda a high ball. If you pitch off about ten feet up you will fall in the bushes and rocks.

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Bootie (approx. route). Start with feet on broken rocks beneath the undercut.
Bootie (approx. route). Start with feet on brok…
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Utilizing that tear-drop crimp.
Utilizing that tear-drop crimp.
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Jesse Ryan
Jesse Ryan  
This fine line is a bit highball and I would recommend pads and spotters. I haven't taken the high fall, but doubt with pads and spotters you'd be rolling down the hill, more likely you'd be a shaking your head, sitting on your pad, with your spotters egging you up for another try. Give it a go. May 7, 2002
Anonymous Coward
Anonymous Coward  
I believe this problem is the one known as Bootie and is described in the Benningfield book as V1. The arete on the right edge of the right slab climbs friendly chickenheads and is an easy 5.7. Apr 1, 2003
Chad Bowman
  5.8+
Chad Bowman  
  5.8+
Definitely a highball. I did it today with a new climber and he also did it. I climbed up to just below the top and jumped off - it's a decent height. I just had one pad, but it's totally safe. My buddy fell about five times before he finally finished it, but he didn't think much of it.As for the climb itself, the face moves are some of the most fun at Horsetooth. Definitely worth sending once for anyone. Jun 27, 2004
chase rhinestone
chase rhinestone  
This problem is super fun. Sure, it takes balls to make that last highball move, but with spotters and a pad there is nothing to worry about (except the bushes and jagged rocks). All in all, this is a great problem and is definitely worth the big move at the top. May 5, 2006
Doug Lintz
Kearney, NE
 
Doug Lintz   Kearney, NE
 
Fun moves, do it. Nov 2, 2006
Jake Carroll
The Springs
Jake Carroll   The Springs
There are a few different lines on the face of this boulder. One goes left, where a high left foot and gastone is required, and the other is on the right where you can hit a tear-drop looking crimp and hit the top from there. Both and probably rated the same. Jun 24, 2009
Captain Derp
  V1+
Captain Derp  
  V1+
I don't think this thing is too dangerous, it's just a little scary because the crux is at the top. Jan 2, 2010
misha zavalov
Boulder, Co.
misha zavalov   Boulder, Co.
I agree, Ben. Last time I got on this problem, it had been a long time since the first time I hopped on it. I couldn't remember exactly what to do as soon as I got high on the route. A little footwork and a reach. Top is the crux but just relax, climb slow, and you got 'er. Jan 2, 2010
Tim Kessel
Fort Collins
  V1 PG13
Tim Kessel   Fort Collins
  V1 PG13
Finally got it after a few falls! Mar 6, 2017
Caleb Schwarz
Colorado Springs, Colorado
 
Caleb Schwarz   Colorado Springs, Colorado
 
Hopped on this not knowing what it was named/rated, and it surprised me a bit. It has a harder crux up at the top (I climbed directly straight up from beginning holds) than I anticipated. Fun onsight, but I definitely felt the height near the top. May 14, 2017
Isaac Mauro
Isaac Mauro  
Fun warm-up with crux near the top. A bit highball, but the landing is good, and the topout is easy. One of my favorite easy climbs at Horsetooth. May 23, 2017

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