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Oxy

V7-8, Boulder, 12 ft (4 m),  Avg: 4 from 3 votes
FA: Pete Z. (???)
Colorado > Boulder > Flatirons > North > Potato (submitted as…
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Description

This is a really nice problem with one of the more classic slopers to hold in the Flatirons. It climbs a bulge on the north side of the Potato Boulder in BH's Best of Boulder Guidebook (or maybe it's the Egg, anyway it's obvious when you are there). The guidebook seems to call it "The Middle Spud", V3(!?). I am not sure if this was a FA or not. Go do it!

SDS on 2 nice edges, move your right hand up, make a big move left to the killer sloper, and bust to the lip...a fantastic hueco-esque problem. Go do it.

Location

This is the best part...only about a 15 minute (tops) hike from Chautauqua, making it a great quick hit. If you head northwest from the boulder, you hit the Royal Arch/2nd and 3rd Flatiron trail junction pretty quickly. From there, you could access the Ssatellite Boulders if you need more bouldering.

Protection

1-2 pads is plenty, could probably do it solo, but it's a bit dynamic, and you might roll down the hill....

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Awesome heel hooking intro.
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"Oxy" on the Potato Boulder.
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Dark Helmet
Boulder, CO
  V8
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Great find, this thing is killer! I had to use a very tensiony heel hook to get into the toothy left hand before popping to the sloper - quite a cool sequence. I'm sure there's some kneebar beta as well. The topout is no gimme. Deserves way more traffic. Classic! Nov 27, 2022