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The Shield

V7, Boulder,  Avg: 3.8 from 104 votes
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Washington > Central-E Casca… > Leavenworth > Icicle Creek > * Bouldering in… > Forestland Boul… > Busted Boulder
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Description

Classic dynamic movement on great rock. Start on 2 chest-height crimps and fire up and right for a good incut edge. Topout directly above.

Location

In the lower Forestlands, on the obvious large face of the main boulder.

Protection

Crash pad, spotter

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Kyle on The Shield
[Hide Photo] Kyle on The Shield
Joel on the send. Such a great line in a spectacular setting.
[Hide Photo] Joel on the send. Such a great line in a spectacular setting.
Aaron sending the Shield
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Direction of movement on The Shield.
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Eric K
Leavenworth, WA
  V7
[Hide Comment] You can make it a better problem by starting matched lower and then moving up to the sidepulls. Dec 3, 2016
szheng
New York, NY
 
[Hide Comment] Second Eric's suggestion to try the slightly lower start. I think it adds a couple of really nice technical footwork-intensive moves. Probably solid at v7 done this way post-break. Jul 31, 2019
Alex Elkman
Encinitas, CA
[Hide Comment] Is this still a V7 post break or more like 6? Did the right hand on the start just get bigger? Sep 7, 2021
Brandon Cortez
Salem, OR
  V7
Sean Patrick
Mountains, CO
 
[Hide Comment] the holds on this thing have broken many times to my perception, but thankfully, it still goes, and as far as difficulty, feels roughly the same as it did 10 years ago (!).

Also, done years ago from a sit start by Jay Keener, though I'm not sure if those holds have changed enough that it feels similar. Oct 12, 2022