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Glass Ceiling

V5+, Boulder, 10 ft (3 m),  Avg: 3.9 from 15 votes
FA: Kevin Boyko
New Mexico > Las Cruces Area > Organ Mountains > Aguirre Bouldering > NIMBY Boulder
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Description

Great climb! Sit start and follow the obvious rail. When the rail ends deadpoint or slam dunk the sloping lip. Full mantle topout on glass-like rock.

Location

south side of the NIMBY boulder

Protection

crash pad

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Dan working the problem
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a refreshingly flat landing
[Hide Photo] a refreshingly flat landing

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Sean Kurnas
 
[Hide Comment] This climb has a magical topout Mar 15, 2019
Ryan Salazar
 
[Hide Comment] If you make the fairly cruxy move to the lip you have two options: 1) be a beast and do the OG mantel straight up or 2) go right to the small dihedral using the flatter ledge for your heel, a possible knee scum and small crimp will help to get you on top of this nice block. The OG mantel will test your tricep pressing commitment. The right exit will bandage your ego if you can not do the OG method. May 2, 2019
Ben May
San Diego, CA
 
[Hide Comment] Classic lowball line. Sit start with right hand on crimp and left hand on block. Great climb. Mar 19, 2020
Dylan B
Seattle, WA
[Hide Comment] As good as it gets! Starting matched on the block makes wayyyy more sense. Just takes some trickery ;) Mar 29, 2022
Joey G
Golden, CO
[Hide Comment] I did a slightly different exit than what is described in other comments or in the video. After the throw to the lip, I went out left hand to another slopey hold, put a right heel and mantled. Either way, classic and hard! Apr 3, 2024