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Vanguard

V3, Boulder, 11 ft (3 m),  Avg: 2 from 2 votes
FA: unknown
Colorado > Grand Junction… > Unaweep Canyon > Nine Mile Hill > Nine Mile Bould… > Reba Boulders > Behemoth Boulder

Description

Sit start with hands matched in the hueco. From there, gain and match hands on the generous rail above, set the feet, fire to a right hand edge before the lip, then use the bumps to mantel onto the slab, and finish up the remainder.

Location

It climbs the north face of Behemoth, just to the right of Soy Bomb. Basically, this is a variation of Soy Bomb that doesn't use the aretes.

Protection

At least two to three pads. The immediate landing is decent, but there are rocks surrounding the problem, and the landing is uneven.

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