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Potato Chips

V2, Boulder, 12 ft (4 m),  Avg: 3.2 from 878 votes
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Description

Overhanging and crimpy. Nothing too technical---nice and straight-forward climbing on good holds with a safe top-out and good landing.

Location

Right of center, straight up.

Protection

Crashpad

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"CHiPs"
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Long exposure climbing with LEDs
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Cool view from Potato Chips
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Jason Blanks styling Potato Chips. March 2022
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Miles on Potato Chips
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Amazing move on this thing<br>
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topping out on potato chips
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Best V2 ever
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Potato Chips V2
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Hug A Rock skin care representing out at the Krafts!  May 14th, 2019
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Potato chips
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Beth Wald Boulder North Face Topo
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Adam Love
V2-3
[Hide Comment] Thin Start, but with increasingly deeper crimps. Very finger intensive! Classic Kraft Boulders Problem. Felt harder than a V2 though... maybe V2/3? Nov 9, 2010
Erin
Sherman Oaks, CA
 
[Hide Comment] V2/V3 move off the ground but eases up right after that to slightly deeper crimpers. Fun and Short. I think V2 is a valid rating. Nov 26, 2012
AST
[Hide Comment] The lower you start,the harder it is. Starting with at least one hand on the good horizontal incut at about 6' is the "original" start, me thinks and puts it at about V2+

Starting with the next 2 holds down and then moving a hand to that hold makes it V3.

Starting as low as possible (still not a SDS), with your left on a pretty small hold down and left, and your right on the lowest hold on the "main line"of holds such that you now must make 2 or 3 moves to the original starting hold puts it into solid V4/V5- territory. Those things are small and painful. All the holds are now quite polished, so extra crimping power is needed to make up for loss of friction. Mar 24, 2013
Tan the Man
SLC, UT
  V2-3
[Hide Comment] I definitely agree the start feels much harder than the other V2s in the area. Most classics get sandbagged, so I guess it makes sense. Nov 24, 2016
Fat Dad
Los Angeles, CA
 
[Hide Comment] A fun problem and agreed that this has a single tricky move, but it's straightforward. If you want a sandbagged V2, go to Stoney Point. Dec 17, 2017
Drew Bailey
Seattle, WA
  V3
[Hide Comment] Very hard for V2. Apr 30, 2019
Audra Disparti
  V1-2
[Hide Comment] Very fun. My 'style' of climbing. Girl beta: instagram.com/p/B3WEcnSjFXj… Oct 8, 2019
one pinch man
Seattle, WA
  V2
[Hide Comment] Small crimps (for a V2), but getting better the higher you go; classic! - youtube.com/watch?v=VZ2M3ey… Nov 27, 2019
Christian Sanchez
Pasadena, CA
Elena Su
Santa Clara, CA
[Hide Comment] Beta comparison:

youtu.be/wNF0kKgdUoM Jan 12, 2022
Sasha Oncley
Boulder
 
Donny Crabill
Las Vegas, NV
  V2
Y Qiao
CA
[Hide Comment] Short beta:
youtu.be/TsrAgKtydP4 Dec 22, 2022
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Classic in Kraft. Not the shortest person but definitely not the tallest. Dec 23, 2022
Libby Kasmer
  V2+
[Hide Comment] Capus beta (for some reason idk): youtube.com/shorts/ls5QM4xj… Nov 3, 2023