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Lobsterclaw, AKA:Mr. Negative

V5, Boulder,  Avg: 3.6 from 296 votes
FA: Pete Zoller, winter 1991
Texas > Hueco Tanks > N Mountain > New Meadow
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Description

This problem is in the shade all day. Once you enter the meadow, hike up and left on slick slabs and over a boulder. This problem starts in cave down and to the right on huge huecos to a difficult throw to a delicate topout.

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crash pads

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Sending using the wide feet beta for the big move
[Hide Photo] Sending using the wide feet beta for the big move
A really interesting problem - lovin the 'cave'
[Hide Photo] A really interesting problem - lovin the 'cave'
gotta love those weird pinches
[Hide Photo] gotta love those weird pinches
Lobster claw with the kneebar beta
[Hide Photo] Lobster claw with the kneebar beta
Lobsterclaw, classic.
[Hide Photo] Lobsterclaw, classic.
Linda moving from the steep jugs out onto the face. This is where the problem changes character from roof with pinches to slopy crimps and such.
[Hide Photo] Linda moving from the steep jugs out onto the face. This is where the problem changes character from roof with pinches to slopy crimps and such.

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tim naylor
  V5-
[Hide Comment] nice variety, steep and technical and several ways to do the start. Aug 29, 2007
jjjjjjjjjj
[Hide Comment] I saw on a facebook post that as of January 2016, some dude broke the lip jug at the top of this problem. I imagine topping out will be much harder with there being a sloper up there now. Anyway, this is a super classic problem.

Update: The problem is still very doable even with the broken hold, you simply trend more to the right up at the top of the boulder. Jan 5, 2016
Andy L
 
[Hide Comment] youtu.be/IBpmVcW3KSY Jan 31, 2020
Amanda J
Bishop, CA
 
[Hide Comment] youtu.be/zFufmU4DJtw Dec 5, 2020
Stephen Santiago
Austin, TX
  V5
[Hide Comment] instagram.com/tv/CGlh_4Ige-… Apr 9, 2021
Y Qiao
CA
[Hide Comment] The short beta,
youtu.be/ocyiUQSHKBo Jan 5, 2023