Do the same start as

Graduation Crack

, but go out up right to the pinches on the arete and finish slightly right of

Graduation Crack

.

Graduation Crack Arete Variation

South Arete Variation

Rail

Overhang

Laybacks

Route 4

Route 3

Route 5 aka The Graduation Crack

South Arete

Graduation Crack Alt. Traverse

Post-Graduation Slab

Pinch Bump

The Graduation Crack is a good crack with a horn at the topout. Its 10-15 degree overhang adds to the challenge.

Start sitting as for "

South Arete

, V3". After gaining the sloping jugs down low, move out right to nice incuts, and finish up the south face.

Start at the obvious chalked holds at the lower right end of the rail/edge feature. Traverse to the last good holds on the rail, and climb straight up to finish.

Start on a big sidepull ,and work through a couple jugs past the overhang.

Start right of the arete on the creekside at two left-facing sidepulls. Climb a couple moves into a jug.

Route 4 is in the photo. It is my favorite route on the boulder. Sit start on a big, barely sloping jug, and move up using small crimps on the face and big holds from the

Graduation Crack

. It is super fun and a touch harder than the

South Arete

.

This is a good route. It is labeled as "route 3" on Mountain Chalet's (good climbing store in The Springs) website.

Start sitting low on the arete with a right-facing, lieback holds. Make the first move (crux) and the climb eases up as you get higher. Continue following the arete until the

Graduation Crack

finish or make the more natural topout 3/4 of the way up the arete.

This is a nice, slabby climb with a mix of different holds. The hardest parts are the press to the 3-finger pocket and then the couple moves back down. The point of this route is to not use the larger jug holds overhead and only the small pocket. This rock has been climbed every way you can imagine. This is just my personal favorite route to the crack.

Pull on to the slab on the southeast face. Either traverse right underneath and around the small roof, or mantel straight through on good holds. Finish up on good edges and crystals.

Stand start just left of the northwest arete (left of

Graduation Crack

, just off the road). Reach up, and crimp hard, then use a left hand pinch to bump straight up to a jug, and finish.

Description

Location

Protection

Routes in Graduation Boulder and Post-Graduation B