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Table of contents
- 1.
The Peabody Boulders
88 in Area
- 1.1. Grandpa Peabody 13 in Area
- 1.2. Grandma Peabody 23 in Area
- 1.3. The Drifter Boulder 8 in Area
- 1.4. The Mandala Boulder 6 in Area
- 1.5. The Hunk Boulder 1 in Area
- 1.6. The Green Wall 4 in Boulder
- 1.7. Smooth Shrimp/Buttocks Boulder 8 in Boulder
- 1.8. Saigon Area 16 in Area
- 1.9. Sunshine Boulder 6 in Boulder
- 1.10. Womb Boulder 3 in Area
- 2. Index by grade
1. The Peabody Boulders 88 routes in Area
- Summary:
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All Bouldering
Lat / Long: 37.328778, -118.574777
1.1. Grandpa Peabody 13 routes in Area
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: 37.328196, -118.574773
description
A huge boulder holding some of the best and most recognised highball boulders in the world
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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| 1 | ★★ Transporter Room | V5 | ||||
| 2 | ★★★ Cave Problem | V4 | ||||
| 3 | La Belette | V11 | ||||
| 4 | ★ Rastaman Vibration | V12 | 49ft | |||
| 5 |
★★★ Evilution
FFA: Jason Kehl FA: Jason Kehl | V12 R | 52ft | |||
| 6 | ★★★ Evilution To the Lip | V10 | ||||
| 7 | ★★★ Evilution Direct | V11 | ||||
| 8 | Unnamed | V9 | ||||
| 9 | East Arete | 5.10+ X | ||||
| 10 | Advanced Rockcraft Arete | 5.8 X | ||||
| 11 |
Ambrosia
One of the most famous highballs on the planet | V11 X | 43ft | |||
| 12 |
Lucid Dreaming
First ascent by Paul Robinson, who initially graded it 8C+ (V16), and later downgraded it. In 2010, together with The game, this was considered to be one of the world's most challenging boulders. Second ascent by Daniel Woods, who confirmed the 8C (V15) grade. FFA: Paul Robinson FA: Paul Robinson | V15 | 49ft | |||
| 13 |
The Process
The proudest and most obvious line on the classic Grandpa Peabody boulder. FA: Daniel Woods, 15 Jan 2015 | V16 | ||||
1.2. Grandma Peabody 23 routes in Area
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Lat / Long: 37.328364, -118.574786
summary
Amazing highball bouldering on great quality rock
description
The smaller (but still huge) of the two Peabody boulders
approach
Walk up to the boulder from the parking lot
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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| 1 | ★★ Arete | V1 X | ||||||
| 2 |
★★ Go Granny Ho
Sit start at good undercling/left facing flake. Climb up and left to underclings, make a move out left to some crimps, then a big move right to finish as for Go Granny Go. | V7 | 13ft | |||||
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
| 3 | ★★ Go granny GO | {AU} V5 | ||||||
| 4 | ★ Unnamed | V0- | ||||||
| 5 | Unnamed2 | V2 | ||||||
| 6 | Unnamed3 | V2 | ||||||
| 7 | ★ Unnamed4 | V5 | ||||||
| 8 | ★★ Baburre | V12 | ||||||
| 9 | ★★★ Essential Peabody | V0 | 26ft | |||||
| 10 |
★★★ North Face Direct
Steep cranking on massive huecos before a committing sequence to turn the lip, finishing up a slab | V2 | 20ft | |||||
| 11 |
★ Slipstream
Sit start on dual underclings, then big moves on big holds | V4 | 10ft | |||||
| 12 |
★★ Center Direct
Start under the bulge matched on the large undercling into a series of steep, powerful moves on small holds. | V10 | 13ft | |||||
| 13 | ★★ Direction | V13 | ||||||
| 14 |
Direct North
A direct variant of "Direction". | V14 | ||||||
| 15 | ★ Thunderbird | V11 | ||||||
| 16 | ★★ Baburre Short | V11 | ||||||
| 17 | ★★ The Mystery | V12 | ||||||
| 18 | ★★ Go Granny Go; Right Finish | V5 | ||||||
| 19 | ★ West Corner | V4 | ||||||
| 20 | ★★★ Southwest Arete | 5.9 X | 39ft | |||||
| 21 |
Magnetic North
One of the most classic lines in all of Bishop. Powerful moves with a crux just high enough to encourage self-doubt FFA: Jeff Sillcox FA: Jeff Sillcox | V8 | 33ft | |||||
| 22 | Tiers of Uncertainty | V12 | ||||||
| 23 |
Too Tall to Fall
Start as Tiers of Uncertainty but then trends left to join the arête at the top. FA: Miles Adamson, Jan 2020 | V10 | 40ft | |||||
1.3. The Drifter Boulder 8 routes in Area
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Lat / Long: 37.328845, -118.574790
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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| 1 | Tois Maunets Traverse | V10 | ||||
| 2 | ★★ The Knobs | V6 | ||||
| 3 | ★★★ High Plains Drifter | V7 | ||||
| 4 | ★★★ Change of Heart | V6 | ||||
| 5 |
★ Smoking
Right side of NW Face. Climb patina/crack to slab. | V0 | 16ft | |||
| 6 | East Face Sit | V4 | 35ft | |||
| 7 | Les Trois Maunets | V11 | ||||
| 8 | Change Of Knobs | V7/8 | 25ft | |||
1.4. The Mandala Boulder 6 routes in Area
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: 37.329101, -118.574934
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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| 1 |
The Mandala SDS / The Mandalion
FA: Tony Lamiche, 2002 | V14 | ||||
| 2 |
The Mandala
Start on the prow on the North-west side of the boulder. FA: Chris Sharma, 2000 | V12 | 20ft | |||
| 3 | ★★ The Mandala Direct | V12 | ||||
| 4 |
★★★ The Pope's Prow
Climb up the blunt arete on the southwest side of the boulder. | V6 | 16ft | |||
| 5 |
Devoted
Sit start, then go up the balancy slab | V8 | ||||
| 6 |
Devoted Traverse
Sit start on the sidepulls, climb up and to the right | V6 | ||||
1.5. The Hunk Boulder 1 route in Area
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: 37.328858, -118.575114
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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| 1 | ★★★ The Hunk | V2 | 18ft | |||
1.6. The Green Wall 4 routes in Boulder
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Lat / Long: 37.328729, -118.575337
approach
walk up the hill from the car park and past Grandpa & grandma then out to the left. green wall, can't miss it!
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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| 1 | ★★★ East Rib | V3 R | 30ft | |||||
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
| 2 |
★★★ Green Wall Arete
Climb left arête (first you come to from Grandma boulder). | V1 | ||||||
| 3 |
★★★ Green Wall Essential
Between the Arete and Centre. Sidepulls or crack down right to start, then up through delicate techy feet and shallow edges. | V2 | 10ft | |||||
| 4 | ★★★ Green Wall Center | V6 | ||||||
1.7. Smooth Shrimp/Buttocks Boulder 8 routes in Boulder
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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| 1 | The Buttocks | V2 | ||||
| 2 | Project | |||||
| 3 | The Flake | V1 | ||||
| 4 | Unamed | V1 | ||||
| 5 | ★★ Smooth Shrimp | V6 | ||||
| 6 | ★★ Perfectly Chicken | V5 | ||||
| 7 | ★ Cocktail Sauce | V10 | ||||
| 8 | Bubba Gump | V10 | ||||
1.8. Saigon Area 16 routes in Area
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Lat / Long: 37.329522, -118.575240
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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| 1 | ★★★ Saigon | V6 | ||||
| 2 | ★★ Fight Club | V11 | ||||
| 3 | ★★★ Fight Club Direct | V11 | ||||
| 4 | ★★★ Saigon Direct | V9 | ||||
| 5 | ★★ Unnamed | V0 | ||||
| 6 | Unnamed2 | V3 | ||||
| 7 | Unnamed3 | V0 | ||||
| 8 | Unnamed4 | V2 | ||||
| 9 | ★★★ Monkey Dihedral | V2 | ||||
| 10 | ★ Unnamed5 | V2 | ||||
| 11 | ★ Unnamed6 | V3 | ||||
| 12 | ★★ Topside | V5 | ||||
| 13 | ★ Raggedy Ann | V3 | ||||
| 14 | ★★ Doll Face | V4 | ||||
| 15 | ★★ The Sharma Traverse | V10 | ||||
| 16 | ★ Backside Mantel | V7 | ||||
1.9. Sunshine Boulder 6 routes in Boulder
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Lat / Long: 37.328609, -118.575174
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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| 1 | ★ Unnamed 4 | V1 | 10ft | |||
| 2 | ★ Unnamed 3 | V0- | 16ft | |||
| 3 | Unnamed 2 | V0- | 16ft | |||
| 4 | ★★ Unnamed | V0 | 20ft | |||
| 5 |
★★ Good Morning Sunshine
Right side of South Face. | V1 | 20ft | |||
| 6 | East Face | VB | ||||
1.10. Womb Boulder 3 routes in Area
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Lat / Long: 37.329007, -118.574689
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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| 1 |
★★★ A Birthing Experience
Crawl into the low cave. Squirm left and out up the short wall to the left. | V1 | ||||
| 2 | The Womb / birthing Experience | V1 | 10ft | |||
| 3 | Yo! Basecamp | V0 | 10ft | |||
