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Paradise Blend

V4-, Boulder, 15 ft (5 m),  Avg: 2.5 from 23 votes
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California > Central Coast > Santa Barbara > Santa Barbara… > Brickyard > Coffee Boulder

Description

Start just right of the arete on large jugs, move left and up to a sloping rail. From this rail, move left into a right-facing sloper, then up to a huge jug up high. Avoid the starting holds of French Roast to the left. Not the best landing, so don't blow the move to the jug.

Location

If you're facing the ocean, this problem is on an arete at the far left end of the Yard about 40 yards past the Extremist.

Protection

Pads, more than one is useful.

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The excellent slopers that make up Paradise Blend.  The problem goes up to the chalked sloper at the top of the picture, moves a little left, then on up to the top.
[Hide Photo] The excellent slopers that make up Paradise Blend. The problem goes up to the chalked sloper at the top of the picture, moves a little left, then on up to the top.

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Colin Brochard
San Diego, CA
  V4
[Hide Comment] I don't really boulder v5 but I got this one and it didn't feel all that bad. Might be a reach thing, I'm 6'3. Hardest part was keeping my feet of the pads on the swing through. Nov 22, 2010
Nick Sullens
Yosemite
  V4
[Hide Comment] Great problem, soft rating, more like a four. Good ego boost though Nov 23, 2010
[Hide Comment] Definitely more like V3 or 4. I swear it used to be harder. Mar 11, 2011
Trevor V.
Santa Barbara, Ca
[Hide Comment] yeah easy 4 May 13, 2012
steve edwards
SLC, UT
[Hide Comment] Once heinous but easy to see how it could get easier as it was always dirty as sin. While crimp problems will continue to get harder, slopers at the yard should get a lot better before they get worse, if it ever comes to that. Can't imagine how much traffic it would take to polish this rock. Aug 27, 2012
Selden Cummings
Berkeley, CA
  V2-3
[Hide Comment] It took me a month to figure out Charlotte's Web (V3), and I did this one my first try. Obviously every climber is different but I just can't imagine this being a V4. More like a hard V2. Nov 16, 2019