This beauty of line is something Ive kept in the back of my mind ever since I first did Dynamite, some years ago. Clearly a proud, tall feature, ending at a point, at the tallest peak of the face, a climbable line had to exist. I came to check it out for the first time on a rope last week and found a sequence that would work, minus one move that stumped me. The first half of the climb is quite chossy and hollow sounding. That may explain why it has gone unclimbed for so long but after several breaks I feel like it had settled to a point where I felt comfortable climbing it. Luckily, however, the top half is very bomber rock with better holds than the first half, which was a relief. The crux revolves around reaching to a vertical sidepull which is grabbed as a gaston and then a layback. High feet must be gained to then reach far up to a gaston. Delicate footwork was a must. It’s quite long too, about 36 feet (11 meters) or so, and with the over gripping from my fear focus, fatigue became a factor. Im happy to have headpointed this line, nothing broke while I was bouldering and did not take any huge whips.

Not that bad despite what some reviewers may have to say. Lots of choss near the bottom but none is actually used for the climb. Interesting moves lead into a classic. What’s not to like? Could be v5

Quite a pure/ gimmicky boulder with pretty much one move. Quite the grovel fest. Easier if shorter. One big pull at the beginning helps, plus a heel toe cam. Challenging!

Tricky oppening sequence to a jug haul. Underwhelming and sharp and today a little wet. Big hollow sounding flake. Kinda fun

V8 seems fair even though the book gives a v9. Just pumpy, not crazy hard. Fun sequence and quality traverse. Definitely makes mantel madness more interesting. A nice link up to do if you’re here with friends and done the other direct lines

Fun little warm up. Grippy slopers! I thought the starting foot, jutting out from underneath, was kinda perfect.

Nice looking boulder but short lived. Cool starting hold but sharp for the left hand. I enjoyed it

Incredible line. Lots of work was done for the landing. Beautiful and fun to climb. Had scoped this line out a couple years ago but I didnt want to put in the work for the landing and figured if I were to do it , it would just be a solo and decided to put it off. Not so sketchy feeling now. Top third is very secure feeling. Very aesthetic, very satisfying and thoroughly enjoyable.

Very fun! It was better than I had originally thought. After a punt a few days ago (maybe the worst punt of my life, fell during the mantel) I came back tonight to finish it off in a couple goes. Big stretchy moves on good textured rock. Enjoyable

Nice climb that looks way better than it climbs. Ripped off a large portion of the right hand undercling but there’s still a hold there. The second hold left hand crimp is very small and crystally. Fun moves to top out. Aesthetic line

Really nice, approachable highball. Done in sneakers with no pads. Move with confidence and pads arent necessary. Good rock quality and aesthetic face. Just a bit close to that tree and start off a cheater rock. Im glad to know about this line now and will likely do it everytime Im in the area. Very fun

A striking prow, seen immediately when walking up the hill in the Dark Side. Its difficulty lays within the first two moves and then followed by some fun airy moves once you leave a jug rail. After you leave the jug its only like v2 but make sure you grab that first right hand sloper well. Wouldnt be good if that slipped. It contains a lot of what I look for in a boulder. I always admired Mile’s vision when it came to boulder development. 30 mins of effort

Really nice climb that Im surprised doesnt see more traffic. Nice movement but a little green on top and one crimp that was quite crumbly but I’m will settle over time. Most difficult part for me was near the start with a tiny left hand crimp but eases off after, just a big reach to the top. May be less big of a reach if more moss was cleaned off. Highly recommended. Did it a couple times for good measure

Fun climb with very tricky hip position movement to make the crux move work. I enjoyed figuring this one out. A nice one to do if your friends are working on Tippy Toe Tippy Toe. A little green on top but not too much to make it unclimbable. Enjoyable!

Campus start. Pretty good climbing once you leave the start. Bad landing. Had only one small pad but then took a digger onto some rocks but then after got pad support from Joël. Not sure I would recommend this to someone but I enjoyed it

2nd try. Pretty decent moves on just ok rock. Some feet felt kind of chossy to me but didnt actually break anything. Very pretty feature though. I enjoyed it

Today I met Mavrick and through his exploration happened upon this cave, shrouded by fallen, rotten trees. He was gracious enough to share his discovery with me. I thought it looked like a line that had great potential but had one large hollow sounding flake on it. Silly me had already set up the pads underneath the flake when we pried it off and it impaled a hole right into my pad, hence the inspiration of the name. The rock quality is really good now and is skin friendly. I highly recommend checking this line out for anyone who enjoys cave lines. It revolves around mostly sloping holds that are mainly used in compression, with an engaging topout. Fun! Had seven pads. Did not feel dabby. Could potentially be v7

So stoked. It was a challenging three sessions of not doing that lock off move and then when I finally stuck it, after over an hour into the third session, I took it to the top. Kinda desperate too, three fingers open, but I was not willing to let go after many failed attempts on that move. Beautiful line with techy feet, swooping rail features and offers a challenge of balance and lock off strength with a sprinkling of technicality that gives full value. Morpho for reach, had to use my full 6 foot span

Pretty good. Couple tries. Few moves leads into Conspiracy of One. A poor left hand and some squeezing with the feet get you there. Definitely not as good as its neighbour but worth a try if youre there and have already done the other one

Just right of Organic Sacrifice cave. Start on two small incut underclings and go up and right avoiding the left arete (eliminate). Fun! Snaked the FA from Maverick but he showed it to me and told I could do it, so , sorry/not sorry! Haha. Techy, smear feet at the beginning and a slopy hold lead to a lunge to a jug

2nd try. Tyson and I both thought it went straight up the dihedral and got freaked out, so I bailed. Only after seeing the guidebook I realized it linked up with the v4 to the left. Really nice quality stemming! Feels on par with the one to the left but maybe requires less strength. I thought the move out left to the arete was committing, struggled to trust that last left smear but I eventually did and it stuck. Fun though! Didnt know this line existed until today

Really sick climb that has many different aspects to it. Little overhang at the beginning, slab, then bulge then another slab. Really sick moves up top and committing. The landing is not the best but man is this one worth it. Under appreciated and highly recommended. Tried it a couple years ago but wasn’t very clean. Was clean today.

Nice boulder. Kind of like two moves. One move to the crimps, the other to the lip. I also thought it weird that the last two guide books said it was v2 but consensus seems to be landing it on v3 because it seems slightly harder than a v2. Nice aesthetic and sharp little biting hands. I liked it. Also pretty sure this is a repeat, I would have likely done this two years ago and just forgot to log it. Happy to have repeated it a couple times today

Incredibly fun compression climbing into a quest top out. Stunning line and intricate beta. It was nice to receive encouragement from Ben H, the first ascensionist. I did have to scrub off some moss on the top slab. Two toe hooks and some squeezing. Really enjoyed figuring this one out. So fun. Definitely deserves more attention.

Incredible boulder. Really nice technical and crimping test piece. Fun and stretchy movement. Reachy but very good. Landing is eroding but has been improved slightly. Highly recommend this Bluffs classic. Absolutely beautiful. Nice support from Mason