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Longshot
V6,
Boulder, 15 ft (5 m),
Avg: 3.7 from 10
votes
FA: unknown
Colorado
> Crested Butte
> Skyland Boulders
> Joint Boulder
Access Issue: Open, with restrictions: Private Property
Details
The southern entrance to the boulders is through private property. Please enter from the north.
Description
Climb up the left side of the north face of the Joint Boulder. It has hard first few moves, then it's hard again at the top, 20 feet up with an aspen behind you.
Protection
Pad(s).
Gunnison
Boulder, CO
It seems to me that there are several (at least 4) obvious variations. The easiest starts from the sloping dish hold and pulls onto the left slab at the midway point... probably V3ish. Continuing up the full arete from that point makes an awesome high problem (with the aspen in your back), probably V4ish. The problem that sounds similar to what is described here does a sit start and continues out the full arete... probably V5 or V6ish and among the best boulder problems anywhere. Another version traverses right at the midpoint of the arete then does a big dyno to the lip. This last version was called "Longshot" by someone I met there, but looks nowhere near V8. I'm a horrible dynoer so I can't provide any input on the grade of that version. Jul 5, 2008