The Rookie – V8
Description:
Start by jumping to a big sloping hold midway through the sloping rail, then traverse right and up. The mantle is committing!
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Tiffany Melius: Rock over onto your left leg and set up off the intermediate crimp as if you're going right hand, but go left. This gets you high and set.
Recent Sendage:
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2026-05-22 -
Found a couple peeps with pads, and it went quick! Sent a second time next go for the video to lock in the send -
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2026-03-31Day flash after not trying it for a two years. Magical conditions. Love this boulder
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Fun
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second try
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2025-08-03don't hate but it felt like V4
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Cruxing out during the mantle -
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Sickkk unexpected
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Climbed it alone with 3 small pads. Dropped off the mantle from the ground 3 times. Felt amazing to calm down and trust myself on the send go.
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The Spookie -
Sick -
2025-06-07 -
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Almost a flash:/ went second go!
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pure
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Fun! Painful when you have no skin -
Thanks to The Host Star on the TB2 for teaching me how to heel hook.
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Very cool jump start. Cool heel hook moves lead to scary/hard top out. Would be 5 stars if it didn’t start half way up the complete line.
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2024-07-25
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Grabbed the wrong crimp on the flash... The things you can't see in videos. The topout deserves respect. -
2024-06-13
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Very dependant on left heel hook placement. SCARY mantle. Cool moves, 6 tries
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The moves all felt pretty good. Holds are not as sharp as I expected. Top out is vomitting but really chill. Down climb was a bit questionable.
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2024-03-19
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Note to self; Mantles are way easier when they are not wet. -
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Fun jump. -
Jump or no jump, the business is in the last two moves. Went with the triple left hand bump. Wet top for some extra spice. Good classic line -
Didn’t have to jump. Got scared on the mantle first go.
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Few tries, I would consider downgrade but jump start definitely adds difficulty and I didn’t stack anymore pads than needed for safe fall and my jumping ability.. Gripped midway tiny crimps slightly off point on flash go.. sigh. Last few moves including top are easy -
2023-08-20
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after backing off the mantle a few times, I was able to commit mentally and summit. A classic on one of the best boulders in the area. -
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Honestly kinda struggled on this one. Maybe the 30°C weather -
2023-07-16
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2023-07-16Thanks to the crew for making it possible by building a great landing 🙏
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first go today after working it yesterday
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Really botched the mantle
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What a battle. Even dry fired the left hand going for the jug. Psyched to get this one done in 2 sessions. -
Scaaaaary top! -
Super sick! Excited to climb on it again via the low -
My first single session v8
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2023-06-15 -
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This climb is amazing! Should have been a flash but I didn’t commit to the dang jump start.
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Sick problem, 3rd go Used the left bump x3 beta -
So good! -
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2023-05-033rd go. Coulda flashed smh
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first go fell mantling. exciting stuff. Happy to finally get to this one -
Great climb! a little soft for the grade, which is a nice change of pace in Squamish -
Fell off the mantle first go and screamed wayyy too loud. Scury. -
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What an amazing climb! So happy that I was able to flash it!
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2023-01-24if you are a strong enough gym climber and good on crimps, should be able to cruise it, bring lots of pads, especially if you're not tall. -
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mud top out in da dark -
2022-09-25 -
Definitely the best/hardest boulder I’ve done, and topping that soggy mantle in the middle of a dead quiet night was unreal. Maybe not an 8 with the triple left hand bump beta? Haven’t done any other 7/8s so I’m not a good judge tho.
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2022-09-17
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Medium spicy top out for a Squamish newbie such as myself -
Soft but fun
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Loved the opening moves and had an epic on the top out as I decided to go out left instead of straight up.
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Funky movement! Needs a lot of trust in your heel and the topout. 3rd go -
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3rd try. Top 100 imo -
Second try. Top out was a little dicey though -
2022-08-11 -
Rewards open hips -
Fun jump start with a slightly spooky mantle, 3rd ish go
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3rd go -
I really enjoyed this one. I dont flash often in Squamish so Im proud of this . More challenging topout then I expected. Very fun -
Fun team send! The whole problem for me was establishing well on the sloper rail. Flashed the other part. Fun climb! -
A very nice vibe working this out. Wife and child chilling with me. Waiting for key intermittent cool breezes was a nice exercise in patience. Gave me time to rest, slow down and appreciate the forrest. A very natural jump start leading to a a couple subtle and tenous moves on shit holds which you have to explode out of to a good ledge. A non-trivial mantel awaits.
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Sick start! Good climbing with Adam, would do the low with more pads.
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Handful of tries. Awesome mantle! -
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Excellent problem! Really good climbing. I think the mental aspect is the hards part about this climb
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Sooooo good. At one point today I felt like it wasn't going to go, but then I pulled it together and it felt chill when it went! Could've done the top a bit cleaner, but oh well! Psyched. -
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2019-05-113 points off sticking the jug felt cooool -
One of my favs in Squamish, sooo much fun. Get on this thing! -
2019-05-08
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So much fun. I went straight up through the crimps instead of the lunge out right to the big ledge. Spoooooky top out!
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Super fun! Went straight up the crimps, didn't go out right. Got quite spooked by the topout.
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This is for the low. SO FUN! -
2018-10-27
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Hung out on the lip for about a minute getting my shit together for the mantle
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2nd go. Stupid flash.. who needs it anyways
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2018-08-28scarryy top out
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Great climb! Took a few sessions, but today got it on the second try. Unexpected send! So stoked!
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Got the friction, got the send. Strong style climbing -
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Great gym-style moves on a fantastic overhang -
I enjoyed it a lot. Had to want it. Mantle is full value! Top 5 mantles I've done -
Tricky jump start, and finishing on ok crimps. I did a triple bump for left hand to the lip because my right hand couldn't hold the crimp to finish.
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Fun!
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Amazing climb. Did a pad stack but still did a proper jump to the start. Way too soft to be an 8, but I heard it climbs quite different now. Committing top..another flash train with the crew!
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Went really quick once I used the beta
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Waited too long to try this one -
not hard, just committing.
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First V8! -
Great boulder!!!!! -
Fun, quick send. -
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i h8 jump starts. went left-left-left with a nontrivial mantle. now for the lowww. -
2016-08-15 -
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Fun and short. Did it in 5-6 tries. I'm pretty sure this was my first one-session v8 in Squamish. :)
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2016-05-07
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First go after establishing on the starting slopers. -
2015-10-15Second go. Nice to spend a weeknight in Squamish!
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2015-09-07Freeman flash!
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https://kaya-app.kayaclimb.com/post/The-Rookie-v8-Squamish-87416/108259/114725
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Sweet jump and campus start! -
2015-06-21No where near as hard as it looked. Fun though!
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Yay! so cool:)
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Amazing I'd not done this already, after 16 years bouldering in Squamish. So classic. Bonus day. it was raining but the rock was dry. Who's psyched on the low?
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2013-10-28
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2013-08-25
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Very un-squamish. -
Original finish, cool line!
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As long as you`re not to attached to the outcome. The experience will always be a timeless moment. Ps. a decade lator......... -
2013-08-01
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2013-07-29
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unexpected 1st go this sum with 2 pads. Mmm
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scary top out awesome climb did throw to rail not up crimps -
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I can't believe I hadn't even looked at this before. Excellent problem
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Super fun problem! Great holds and a cruisey topout.
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2011-08-29
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great gymnastic style problem
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fun! it has holds : ) And I never thought I could do a jump start but it's pretty easy
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2011-04-22 -
4th try two years ago...
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Soft, not v8. Also suited me very well, so that probably helped a lot. Rad jump start to campus, heel hookin and crimps...tough mantel topout!
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2010-07-05Easy for the grade, going for the low start (V10) after recovering my skin ;)
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Jump up and jump down. Fun stuff. -
Psyched to finally feel good in the forest.
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3rd go! Fun! Jump start/ campus and scary top out! -
2009-08-02 -
2009-07-20 -
...and 360 finish!
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No rookie here
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Scary Jump Start -
2004-05-17scary down climb, thanks luke -
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My favorite moves
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V8Anonymous User
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V8Anonymous User
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first of the grade -
The low start is even better.
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tricky sideways squam mantel crux
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found it chill, maybe just my style -
Super fun. Scary topout
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