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Three Fools

V3, Boulder, 10 ft (3 m),  Avg: 1.8 from 25 votes
FA: unknown
New York > Gunks > Trapps Bouldering > Keyhole Cliff area

Description

Start with your hands on the thin crimps a the lip of the roof. Use a few higher crimps and a shallow dish (crux) to move up and right to a big pocket.

Location

A small protruding roof slightly south on the Undercliff road from the Gill Egg and main Keyhole area.

Protection

Pad

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The Far left side of the Keyhole Cliff area: 1. Three Fools (V3), 2. Dr. V (V0-), 3. The Egg (V7), 4. The Gill Egg (V4)
[Hide Photo] The Far left side of the Keyhole Cliff area: 1. Three Fools (V3), 2. Dr. V (V0-), 3. The Egg (V7), 4. The Gill Egg (V4)

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rgold
Poughkeepsie, NY
[Hide Comment] Chances are I made the first ascent of this, since I did it in the late sixties or early seventies and I'm guessing that was before the three fools showed up (or were born, maybe). Feb 10, 2010
[Hide Comment] Holds on the left side of the blunt arete are off; if you use them it's a much easier (and worse imo) problem. Mar 11, 2021
Arthur Kock
Seattle, WA
[Hide Comment] There seem to be two wildly different ways of doing this, to the point where they should be considered different lines. The easier variation is going directly up from the starting jug on the left side (start->right hand around mini-roof to a crimp -> left hand decent crimp). The harder variation is mantling up the slab, away from the crimps on the left-side, as the line on gunksapp illustrates. Oct 5, 2021