Mountain Project Logo
To save paper & ink, use the [Hide] controls next to photos and comments so you only print what you need.

Moby Dick

V4, Boulder, 10 ft (3 m),  Avg: 3.1 from 45 votes
FA: unknown
N Carolina > 1. Southern Mou… > Rumbling Bald > Rumbling Bald B… > W Side Boulders > Moby Dick Boulder

Description

ride the arrete to the top. situating your feet on the ledge is the hard part. Unless you're short, then it's hard to top out as well.

Location

hands start on Moby Dick's mouth.

Protection

pad

Photos [Hide ALL Photos]

Moby Dick (V4)
[Hide Photo] Moby Dick (V4)
Moby Dick (V4)
[Hide Photo] Moby Dick (V4)

Comments [Hide ALL Comments]

Josh Levell
Denver, CO
 
[Hide Comment] Such a great problem. Trust that tiny crystal to launch to the top out! Jan 23, 2017
Dan Horseman
 
[Hide Comment]
  • The start holds on Moby Dick are very loose! If you climb this, try not to pull the rock out. Seems to hold with downward pressure but loose if you pull out. This climb is about to change forever when those blocks come out.
Nov 6, 2018
Dan Fenner
  V4
[Hide Comment] vimeo.com/244286496 Nov 12, 2018
Tom Stoltz
[Hide Comment] The start block is gone, making this feel quite a bit harder than V4. Really cool moves without the hold though. Probably still ***, just harder now. Nov 25, 2018
Braden Tholkes
Cullowhee, NC
[Hide Comment] Does anybody know what this goes at now that the start block is gone? Feb 1, 2020
Fulton Forde
[Hide Comment] Just to be clear, that start "block" that is gone was huge and was the key to the first few moves/a significant portion of the boulder. It's still doable as Tom mentioned, but certainly gets more V points. Nov 18, 2021