(this is the best way to climb off of the boulder)  

  This problem is on the arete to the right side of face the boulder that is facing the river the most. The face has a close tree in the middle of it.  

  This problem climbs up the arete to the right of the tree, and actually sit starts on the right side of the arete (on the face around to the right) on a small rail.  

  Start matched on the small rail and pick up off of the ground. Toss around the arete to good jugs, and continue up the face to the right of the tree through huge hands to a great top out. 

Damascus Downclimb

Caboose

Trail Days Arete

Virginia Creeper Traverse

Trail Magic Arete

Alavarado Arete

Bikers & Hikers

Jeepers Creeper

Schwinn

Huffy

Green Cove Traverse

Peddler

Creeper Crawl

This line is on the face to the right of -the face most oriented toward the river that has a tree in the middle of it-. 

  The face of the boulder is to the right of the riverside face, and has a small overhang/bulge/mini roof feature. This problem starts under this roof. 

  find the two thin diagonal opposing sidepull rails, and then find the flat underling ledge beneath the sidepulls.  

  Start with a hand on the sidepull and one on the undercling. lift up to grab whatever over the tiny roof. climb direct to the top out.

As you first walk up to the boulder, notice the first arete. there will be a face to the right with some light spraypaint on it, and this is the small arete to the left. 

  Sit start low on thin crimps on the arete. thin feet. make a tough move to a higher hold, and then move big to the left to a far jug. move right again to a big jug above the arete to top out over the start.

This is obviously a bit contrived since you could just grab the top and mantle out at any point. but thats not the point. The only thing that is "off" is the top. Other than that its all game.

 Start out with a sit start to the left of the large tree on the back of the boulder at the start of "Huffy". Traverse left around the boulder staying below the lip, but useing any lower holds of your choice. Continue around to top out over the first arete off of the trail called the "Trail Days Arete".

This is on of the first lines you will come to off of the trail. the first long main face has this arete on its left side. to the left of this arete is a short face with light spraypaint on it.  

  Sit start low on the right side of the arete on a good rail. move left off the start and fall into the arete. finish straight up the arete.

This problem starts on the face that is facing the river the most. The face has a close tree in the middle of it.  

  Sit start on the left side of the face, to the left of the tree, just beside of the arete on a low jug. Pick up and climb into the arete to top out. Fun!!

This is a stand start and can be done in one move.  

  This line is oriented to the middle-right of the first main vertical face you come to off of the trail. 

  Look for two diagonal opposing sidepull rails. use them or any hands near them to pull on with small feet below. Situate on the face and either move into higher hands, or blast off to the great top.

This is probably the hardest line on the boulder, along with the VAC Traverse. 

  Walk left around the boulder past the first arete you come to (Trail Days Arete). The vertical face just left of the 1st arete is the face in which this problem climbs. 

  Sit start in the middle of the face on the low sidepull. pick up off o f the sidepull and make a hard move into a small, thin crimp rail. From this move, lunge to the next ledge and continue to the awesome top.

As you approach the boulder from the trail, at the first arete you come to, go left. You will come upon a tree growing very close tot he side of the boulder. go past this tree and you will pass a blunt arete. As you pass the arete, the next immediate small face you come to will be the one with this problems on it. (It has awesome ripples on the face.) 

  Inbetween the two arete sides, start on the nice big low ledge jug. climb through the cool ripply top with a nice pinch to the top out.

Sit start low at the rear side of the boulder on the arete just to the left of the big close tree. start matched in the large pockety type jug low on the arete. 

  Climb directly up the arete to the ledges and nice top out.

On the back side of the boulder is a large tree that grows against the boulder. Start on the left side of the tree and traverse all the way around the boulder to top out near the right side of the tree, all the while staying below the top lip of the boulder.

Walk past the "riverside" face and walk around to the right to the face with the dirty top and the mini/tiny roof low to the ground. On this face, find the right arete and this is the start. 

  Match the lowest small jug on the right arete of the face. Climb up through more jugs to the top.

this is a really fun line for all to enjoy. 

  This line is oriented to the middle-left of the first main vertical face you come to off of the trail. 

  in the mid-left face, find the low good rail to squat start on. move directly up to the next jug, and then reach high to the awesome top out.

To reach the VA Creeper Boulder and the Mini Creeper Block, peddle past trestle #30 for a ways. pay attention to the left where the forest will open up and become clearer. the boulder is very obvious and if your looking left you wont miss it. 

  The Virginia Creeper Block is the most popular block along the trail for sure. It is small, short, kind, close to the trail, easy to find, and has good landings all around.  

  Kids climb this boulder on the easier portions, but there are lines on it all around that go from the sit and low starts. none of the lines here require pads, but its always nice to have a kind landing. There is something for everyone here.

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