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Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor (a.k.a. MAOI)

V3, Boulder, 6 ft (2 m),  Avg: 2.3 from 18 votes
FA: unknown
Maryland > Northwest Branch > N Bank - Tulip Area

Description

Same as Maui, but avoiding all good holds (except the start).

Sit start in the horizontal crack (under the small roof area - prepare to scrunch and watch the head). Move left on to the vertical crack and then straight up on small holds.

Location

On the backside of Tulip Boulder (on the north side towards the trail) in the obvious depression between Tulip and Tennies.

Protection

Pad.

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This climb is described so vaguely. These are the holds I used to make it feel close to V3, but even still I wasn't convinced of the grade.
[Hide Photo] This climb is described so vaguely. These are the holds I used to make it feel close to V3, but even still I wasn't convinced of the grade.
Bottom left jug is off bc it's part of the very crack, and climb starts under the roof
[Hide Photo] Bottom left jug is off bc it's part of the very crack, and climb starts under the roof

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Scott Franks
 
[Hide Comment] I found it fun, I did it with the vertical crack being off. Jun 6, 2018
Merrick Schaefer
Washington, DC
  V3
[Hide Comment] vert crack is off for v3 Feb 25, 2020
Corey Longboy
  V3
[Hide Comment] Starting matched on the jug hold (same as V0 line) I moved far right out to a sloper crimp, locked the Gaston, then bumped the left up a series of pretty bad/small holds, avoiding the vert crack entirely. Then I found a really positive crimp in the horizontal crack that extends out of the end/top of the vert crack just below the topout section, and got right hand up to a sloper/pinch thing. After that, topout was pretty straightforward. Was this the intended line? May 30, 2020