A sheer, thin, desperate face climb over a bad landing. Pull into the dish and then crank hard on nothing, searching for friction. Quite height and temperature dependent.

This is a historically significant problem for Santee. Evidently it was quite popular in the 70's and 80's as it was featured in a number of bouldering competition showdowns. Funny how classics from B.I.T.D. slip into obscurity. According to John Vawter, this was the tiebreaker problem in the finals of the 1973 bouldering contest. None of the seven finalists topped it, but an unknown local kid who was tied for first got the highest, and thus won the rope.

In either 1981 or 1982, Tony Yaniro and Santee local Doug "Moony" Munoz were having a tiebreaker on the Aid Crack (Synchronicity). When neither sent, the 11+ face became the new tiebreaker, and Moony topped it first.

If this looks difficult and dangerous now, try it without sticky rubber and only a carpet square to catch your fall!

11+ Face

Undercling

Offwidth Problem

Start to the right in the horizontal crack. Find a deep finger crack up inside the undercling. Traverse left then up the flaring slot to the dihedral above.

Climb the offwidth crack using hand stacks to gain a solid hand jam and reach the chockstone. Once standing on the ledge continue up the face (easy climbing 5.7) to gain the top.

You can always opt to tunnel through to the other side if you don't feel like committing. You will be wiggling like a worm through this section, just don't get stuck! A whole lot of adventure here for a boulder problem. Highly recommended.

This climb will be harder to start if you are short.

I have not tried going straight up above the tunnel but it looks like it may be an option for the bold.

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Location

Protection

Routes in Offwidth Rock