Type: Boulder, 30 ft (9 m)
FA: Johnny Goicoechea? Joel Campbell?
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Shared By: Michael Brady on Sep 18, 2019 · Updates
Admins: Jon Nelson, Micah Klesick, Zachary Winters, Mitchell McAuslan

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Enter from the right by stepping onto the pedestal from the adjacent boulder. Do a cool traverse out left to a horizontal rail via a somewhat hidden crack for your feet. Once standing on the horzontal, collect yourself and execute stable yet thin climbing up and left towards the ramp. The guide book calls it V5 but in reality I feel its no harder than V2. It is a lot lower angle than it appears from across the river.

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A little upstream from the Sleeping Lady, but on the other side of the river.  You'll have no problem seeing it from the mad meadows parking pullout.

There are a few ways one could get here:

1. Walk/swim across in the pools just below the boulder.  I did this in early Aug 2023 and the water was medium-low and was able to walk most of the way then swim for 10 feet with my chalk and shoes held above my head.  The water is probably too cold and flowing too fast for this to be a safe option in the earlier months.

2. Park about 100-150 yards upstream from the mad meadows pullout at another pullout where you can cross on rocks requiring some hopping but generally was chill.  Then follow the side of the river back downstream to the boulder. (10-15 min)

3. Apparently some of the boulders in the river just infront of La Hacienda can be bridged with a ladder fairly easily but I have not personally tried this. 

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Water or wits

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