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Feel The Pinch

V5, Boulder, 12 ft (4 m),  Avg: 3.4 from 90 votes
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Washington > Central-E Casca… > Leavenworth > Icicle Creek > * Bouldering in… > Forestland Boul… > Busted Boulder
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Description

Start on the rail on the right, and work up left to the super-condition dependent pinch and the nice sharp right-hand gaston. Power up, in control and slightly to the left, to a left-facing jug rail.
Totally amazing. Great movement. Tensiony and technical.
I thought it was harder than Cruise Control, but it was pretty hot. One the best in the area.

Location

Around the corner to the right from The Shield, Bedroom Bully, Drill Sergeant. The eponymous pinch is in the middle of a vertical but gently scooped-out feature on the face. Just left of Fiend It, and Busted.

Protection

2-3 pads. Kind of a funky landing, and it traverses, so it helps to have a couple pads and spotter.

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Nils pulling on to Feel the Pinch
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Feelin' the pinch, the gaston, and the dampness... It's all good though as these holds, the movement, the setting is fantastic! Do this bloc!!!
[Hide Photo] Feelin' the pinch, the gaston, and the dampness... It's all good though as these holds, the movement, the setting is fantastic! Do this bloc!!!
Beginning of Feel the Pinch!
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Direction of movement on Feel the Pinch.
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Comments [Hide ALL Comments]

[Hide Comment] Some Leavenworth V4s feel like V6. This one and the Fridge Right take the cakes for hardest of the grade in town. Dec 16, 2014
Alan Zhan
Seattle, WA
  V4+
[Hide Comment] take solace in the fact that you can reach the pinch from the ground with a brush Oct 25, 2017
[Hide Comment] youtube.com/watch?v=L3Oqz74…

Goes like clockwork with the proper sequence. One of three ways done on a send train starting at 4'10" and ending at 5'11". Nov 11, 2018
Michael Brady
Wenatchee, WA
 
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[Hide Comment] main foot broke sometime today or yesterday, felt harder for me May 16, 2022
Jenna Kwon
Seattle, WA
  V5
[Hide Comment] 5"5" lady beta

youtube.com/watch?v=ZlgNLAG… May 31, 2022
Yuval B
Leavenworth, WA
  V4
[Hide Comment] On cold crisp days V3, V8 otherwise. Definitely a bit harder with the broken foothold Jun 20, 2022