On the Cold Boulder

 Sit start in the massive in-cut jug portion of the crack in the back of the roof and use interesting hand-foot match toe-hook beta to negotiate the roof crack. Jam or use face climbing techniques to exit the crack line.  Top out with a solid mantle and tip toe up to the top. Exit off of the front uphill side of the boulder.

Surge

Cold As Ice

Uncommon Cold

Cold Front

Ice Cold Exit

On the Cold Boulder:  

  This is a left exit variation to "Cold as Ice"  

  As you approach the Cold Boulder the problem "Cold as Ice" is under the upper portion of the roof (under the roof at the uphill most portion of the long boulder. Look for the long crack running beneath the roof and follow it back to the giant ledge block to start out upon.  

  Start out at the very back of the roof on the big ledge block on the roof.    Heel hook and match on the huge ledge and work halfway out of the roof along the cool crack line.  

  Here is where you exit left:  

  Once halfway out the mid crack line, dyno out to the far lip and hang on tight. Keep your feet off of the ground and pull over the slopey lip to top out.

 Start out at the very back of the roof on the big ledge block on the roof. Heel hook and match on the huge ledge and work out of the roof along the cool crack line. Gain the next ledge, and stay true to the roof to gain the further lip out of the roof sticking further out from the boulder. Engage the tough mantle which is the crux. Top out over the prominent lip/roof without traversing left or right.

Cold Boulder:  

  Start matched on the beefy crack ledge at the far rear of the roof behind the thin crack.  

  Work out the nice jug crack line and stay true to the crack as it turns up the face to the right, missing the larger roof, and continue up the front face. Top out with the block on top.

Cold Boulder:    An unexpectedly good problem.  

  Pass the bigger roof on the cold boulders most upper end, and on the flat face just past it is where you will find this line.  

  Look for the massive broken block under the boulder before the downed tree. You use this block to start the problem.  

  Before the block will be the starting holds. On the face, find the low in-cut, shallow pocket crimp. Lower and left of this, on the very base of the boulders face is a slopey portion with a small slopey crimp. These are the start hands.  

  Use the block to gain a very high heel. As soon as you situate the heel, pull toe off the block and it becomes off (only use it to help get onto the boulder problem). Work up the short face through hard moves and small holds to gain the top of the boulder for the direct top out.

This boulder is loads of fun. Although it is pretty obscure compared to all of the other boulders in the SLS Area, it is still easily accessible. Cold Boulder is a large boulder with a steep, mostly blank roof, and an almost equally blank face, making the problems here very singular and enticing. All of the Cold problems are recommended, and Surge is fantastic!

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Routes in Cold Boulder