Half way up is a committing move and then sinkers from there on out. Massive hueco at the finish. Just stand up and look over the edge to find it.

Blunt Boy

Shuhari

Big aka The Nipple Arete

Longshot

Staircase aka Mister Twister

Afternoon Lightning

Filth Pig

Escape Hatch

This ascends the northwest arete of the Joint Rock. This climb "escapes" on to the

Blunt Boy

face, and it got a bit harder after a key hold fell off around 2004. If you go all the way up the arete, it is

Filth Pig

(V6).

This problem goes up the center of the overhung side of The Joint Boulder.

Per

Trycycle

: the line veers right and intersects with Filth Pig just before the crux of Filth Pig. Finish on Filth Pig.

Start about 4 feet off the ground on the north side of the Joint Boulder on the arete next to

Longshot

, and top out just to the left of

Longshot's

finish.

Climb up the left side of the north face of the Joint Boulder. It has hard first few moves, then it's hard again at the top, 20 feet up with an aspen behind you.

Start on an obvious hold about 6 feet up just to the right of

Blunt Boy

, work your way to the right in a stair-step motion, and top out on the right side of the western face of the Joint Boulder.

I don't know the actual name of this route or who did the FA, so if you know, let me know, and I'll update it.

On the south face of The Joint, sit-start on crimpers and move to a sweet pinch. From here, you can either go straight up to an edge or hit a crimp out left then go right to the same edge. Both sequences are of similar difficulty.

The Filth Pig goes all the way up the arete. It starts on

Escape Hatch

, but instead of escaping, it goes all the way. It is a Crested Butte highball for sure.

Description

Location

Protection

Routes in The Joint Boulder