Vie come boulder in Carson Pass

The obvious low line of holds right of the descent, which finishes at half height (though a top-out finish might be feasible under all that lichen?).

The easiest way off the boulder, which is also a fun problem in its own right.

The technical central slab on the eastern face, without cheating to the jugs to the right or left.

Left side of the eastern face. Hard start to jugs.

The very classy steep arete, that's better (and harder!) the lower you start.

Start just right of the small rock at the base.

Sit start on the rock in the landing zone.

A full traverse of this boulder looks awesome and hard.

The patina'ed left arete, with an exposed and lichenous top section.

Squeeze job with dodgy square-cut patina (be careful - it's very loose!) just right of the left arete.

The diagonal crack feature in the middle of the patina'ed face, starting with hands matched in a large horizontal hueco.

Really good moves and deceptively sustained.

Just right of C-Deck crack, but left of the stump, with small left facing crimp/gastons. Handholds feel about V4-ish, but feet are non-existent.

Though it's possible to downclimb the white slab and jump off near the stump, there's an easier descent off the back of the boulder down into the chimney / gully and onto a block.

Layback left arete.

Line of crimps up centre of face. Highball.

Right arete and spider-webby flake. Bad Landing

Traverse from 'Left Shield' to 'Right Shield'.

Fun slabbing up the middle of the face.

Left side of 'The Dolmen'. Very loose rock!

Up the vague right-leaning dihedral in the centre of the face.

Nice rounded slab to more featured, albeit chossy, steeper section up high.

Huge reach (or poor intermediates) up and right from obvious cracked undercling.

Awesome steep jugging.

Fun jugging, left of the small cedar.

Start on opposing crimp sidepulls then easily up to crux topout.

One move wonder - shame it isn't twice as high.

Elegant side pulling on jugs.

Right arete is off. Harder than it looks.

Sustained thin climbing on the right of the lovely patina face.

Left side of the lovely patina face. Crux is leaving the ground.

Classy start then easier to finish. 'Flaming Flake' is off.

The grey flake just left of 'Flames Arete'. The tree is on at the start for your left foot.

Did someone eat too many chilis?

The groove and jugs just left of the tree.

Start just right of log. Step onto wall and reach for top.

Start just right of Unnamed 1, with high right hand hold.

Sit start just right of Unnamed 2.

Stand start on high left crimp on Godspeed and sidepull crimp on right, then bust up and right into the finish of Magic Stick.

Start at right arete, then move left and up. Sit start is the same grade. Has some crunchy looking thin flakes at half height that look like they should be handled delicately.

Sit start on the right side of the gorgeous steep white prow (below the left side of the low roof) and up right arete. Stand start is V4.

Start at right side of low roof.

Just right of Unnamed 3, behind tree. Up the nice slab to the block sitting on top of the boulder.

Stand start at left end of wall, at huge horizontal cracked block. Slopey top out (worth brushing it first).

The mossy diagonal seam just right of Unnamed 5. Poor landing.

Just right of the mossy streak. Huge reach from starting horizontal to high horizontal - likely several grades harder for anyone under 6' tall. Bad landing.

Proud line of technical crimps in the middle of the wall.

Just right of Demon Child, below alcove where block has fallen out.

As of August 2023 this appears to have been completed.

Crimps leading diagonally right, to the right of the Project.

Traverse the wall from left to right, finishing up Unnamed 7. Looks pretty hard.

High start in the slanting cave on the back of the boulder, then up the steep arete.

Sit start under the roof right of Unnamed 8, then move up and right around the lip and up. Be careful of some loose holds.

Up Paradise Roof to the prominent hold, then traverse the horizontal crack left to finish up Unnamed 8.

Sit start on jug rail under right arete. Move left to arete, then straight out the steep wall above.

Start as for Samson, but follow jug rail/crack left around arete before moving up.

Right side of face.

Up sharp patina crimps.

Obvious line of patina flakes in middle of face.

Left side of face. Separate boulder on left side of chimney is off.

Straight up the separate boulder and blocks on left.

Traverse both boulders in either direction. Best (and hardest option) is to start on Samson and move left, finishing up Unnamed 9.

Lovely patina just right of the tree.

Around left is a very pleasant low angled golden slab.

Left line on boulder (stand start).

Right line on boulder. Sit start on low horn, then move left to sharp, thin flake and up. Block on ground is on for feet.

The left crack with the little bush in it (please don't touch or damage it!).

The right crack, which isn't quite as useful as you might hope.

Quality friction climbing up the blank center of the wall.

The right side of the slab, with the obvious ledge at half height.

The proud steep line of slopers and flakes on the southern side of the largest boulder. Looks awesome!

Downclimb off the top.

Easy moves on lovely jugs.

Step off the small boulders and up on positive, though smaller, holds.

Sit start on right facing crimp flakes, then up through gritty slopers and crimps to gain slab.

Hard start, then up groove & slab.

Hard start, then easier, but sustained slab. Stay out of 'Groovy'.

At the scoop at the right arete, then up somehow?

The gorgeous orange shield of rock on the northern prow of the boulder.

The obvious juggy flake with loads of spider webs. Top out is the crux, especially if you don't sweep off the accumulated needles and pine cones first.

Thin flake in middle of face, with one hard move. Probably harder for short people.

Most sustained line on this face.