Samet Problem

This problem has two starts: the more direct one with a sit-start on the blunt arete-like feature on low holds, and one coming in from a near lie-down start in the juggy crack out right and traversing along the sloping ramp (this longer version is called Gnar-Gnar and was graded B2+ when it went up, in 1991; at some point the visiting Arizona climber Eric Scully was said to have suggested V11 for Gnar-Gnar, but who knows?) The business begins just after getting the left-handed crystal sloper. Good problem with cool features if you can look past the contrivance. A dare-I-say-classic?

Located on the northeast side of the Africa boulder. Start sitting on the blunt arete-like feature and head up and left through a cool left hand crystal-sloper hold. For full value head left over the bulge to avoid the premature top out. Yes, very contrived, but that's why it's hard.

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