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Leaping Lizards

V3, Boulder, 15 ft (5 m),  Avg: 3.1 from 119 votes
FA: unknown
California > Los Angeles Basin > Stoney Point > Boulder 1
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Description

Dyno off the side pull underclings, slap the sloper, and grab the jug. Worth doing every time.

Protection

Crashpad and spot.

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Boulder 1, dyno time!<br>
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Photo by Chris Owen.  I just drew the route in.
[Hide Photo] Boulder 1, dyno time! Photo by Chris Owen. I just drew the route in.
Leaping Lizards
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sticking the dyno
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Jordan Ramey
Calgary, Alberta
 
[Hide Comment] I'm pretty sure it's not V5, at least not with the left sloper. I think it's V5 without the left sloper. I'll have to check my sources though. I don't boulder V5 and I got up it without much fanfare.

Edit: It's V5 with the 2 handed dyno or V3 with the left slap sloper. One is called Vaino's Dyno and the other is called leaping lizards. At least that's what my sources tell me. Dec 11, 2007
Jordan Ramey
Calgary, Alberta
 
[Hide Comment] I'm not sure which is the V5 and which the V3, so I just cleared my rating. Jan 22, 2008
Chris Owen
Big Bear Lake
[Hide Comment] Vaino's Dyno ayola.com/stoney/aboulder1/… is a different problem - it doesn't go for the big flat hold of Leaping Lizards ayola.com/stoney/aboulder1/…, but rather a two-handed dyno slaps for the sloping ledge to the left (do not use the chopped hold), from two side-pulls low down, then pulls a mantle.

Also to the best of my knowledge Leaping Lizards avoids the sloping ledge of Vaino's. Feb 9, 2008
Clay Zamperini
Tarzana, CA
  V5
[Hide Comment] Jordan's right about the ratings, but Vaino's Dyno is a different problem. Jun 14, 2011
Sean Haynes
Los Angeles
  V1
[Hide Comment] Not that tall and I didn't use the sloper. Used the side pulls and aimed for the lip with the right. Didn't seem V3 for the area, feels v1 Jul 24, 2016
Tony Ling
Riverside, CA
  V3+ R
[Hide Comment] Sent this after a few tries, it was my first outdoor experience period. I would equate this to a V4 indoors Aug 26, 2018
Scott Harris
San Francisco, CA
  V3
[Hide Comment] youtu.be/G0o1YSSW1kA

Note - someone commented that skipping the big sloper like this is harder than V3 (V5?). So if using for beta FYI. It was hard for the grade imo but not the grade range I’m best at judging. Aug 16, 2019
[Hide Comment] youtube.com/watch?v=Kl8euv8…

Agree with others that this is more V1/V2 for the area, but it's definitely height/reach dependent. Aug 24, 2020
Tyler Madani
Los Angeles
  V2+
[Hide Comment] I would say v3 seems legit for this maybe soft by stoney standards Jan 30, 2022