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Roid Boys

Name: Roid Boys
Rating: 2.2

5.10a YDS 6a French 18 Ewbanks VI+ UIAA 18 ZA E1 5a British PG13

Routes in Winter Wall

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	Basalt Therapy T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	Blind Faith S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Bosch Hogg S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Clean Energy S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Gopher Broke S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Grape Ape S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Hellboy S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Highly Caffeinated T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	Highway to Hell T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Naked Lunch S 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Old Sling T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Old Sling Straightened T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Original Face Route S 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Pale Face S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Post Moderate S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Protein Supplement S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Roid Boys S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	SOL Man (aka Not In the End) S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Sunbaked S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Sunn o))) S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Trough, The T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Vitaman T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Xibalba S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b

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Type:	Sport, 104 ft (32 m)
GPS:	35.80564, -106.14022
FA:	Mark Thomas
Page Views:	2,871 total · 12/month
Shared By:	George Perkins on Oct 23, 2007
Admins:	Shirtless Mike, Jason Halladay, Mike Hoskins, Anna Brown Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: EFFECTIVE MAY 2025 - FIXED HARDWARE AUTHORIZATION PROCESS for BLM walls at Diablo Details

The BLM Taos Field Office implemented a Climbing Fixed Hardware Authorization Process for routes within its management area. The Diablo walls included in this plan are The Shack, Winter Wall, Sun Devil Wall, Solar Cave, Lake Street and Styx. The final document can be found online: shorturl.at/8Pqsm

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Roid Boys

has really easy climbing interrupted by 3 short steep sections moving through blocky overhangs. Finding the good exit holds and having enough core and upper body strength to pull through these cruxes is key. The 2nd roof is probably the crux, you move from left to right.

This climb has an unusual character for an easier Diablo sport climb, with short powerful cruxes and almost none of the endurance factor that characterizes other Diablo moderates.

I think the FA deserves good credit for intelligent bolt placements on this route. With these short boulder problem cruxes, falls onto ledges or slabs would've been possible, but the bolts are in perfect locations, so this is not an issue.

Rap the route with one 60m rope (and PAY ATTENTION TO THE END OF IT- it may just barely reach or might come up just a couple meters short of the ground, depending on rope stretch; DON'T GET DROPPED!)