Cruxy start, described as a powerful "karate chop" move, followed by a pumpy middle section and a technical finish.  While substantially easier than the first crux, I took a nasty whip in the tech section landing half under and half over the lip of the roof --  Ouchie!  But probably a non-issue for those who finesse the lower crux.

Cobble Killer

Pebble Pusher

Pigeon in a Bun

Libnarho

Loser

Meat Eater

Gong Show

Kiss The Cobble

Meat Eater climbs through the center of the Cobble Roof.   Climb to the right of a large circular hole on the skirt of the roof, and follow progressively worse holds to a hard boulder problem at the lip of the roof.  Shake out on some jugs, and then motor to the chains on easier, yet very satisfying terrain.

This route is still cleaning up so beware of falling rock- especially at the lip.

Barely catches the far right hand side of the roof, just enough to get three moves of slightly-more-than-vertical climbing. But the crux is above on the vertical face.

Climb immediately left of the roof corner. Pull the roof then climb slightly left to the chains above the pod/stance. The Crux is pulling roof. You will wish you could trade some of the jugs at the roof for the slopers above.

A little mossy at the time it was drilled, but should clean up with use.

Less powerful than the other routes on the Cobble Roof, but still bouldery. The classic 5.13a... in the Box, seems a bit stiff for the grade.

Start up somewhat insecure vertical climbing for a couple of bolts. Where the angle steepens move right then up into an undercling then jugs, finishing with a big move to the first horizontal. You can rest here or if you are a knee-baring master use the next hole to rest in. A couple of moves takes you up to that hole and a knee-bar off of a smooth cobble. Work out of the hole on jugs, then sidepulls and finally crimps, finishing with a big move to a softball sized cobble out left. Make the very powerful clip or blow it off. The next bit traverses right for about 8 feet to an almost flat 4 finger pocket and your next clip. Pretty much all the holds through this section are small crimps or terribly sloping, some foot trickery is helpful. Once in the pocket, head up and slightly right to a golfball sized cobble pinch and make a dynamic move to a positive 3 finger edge. More edges take you up the face past another bolt to the anchors.

Work up the first 4 bolts of Loser through several long moves to the first scooped out depression. Try to catch a rest an surf right on the rail past 2 bolts an some more difficult moves to another rest at the end. Play hide and seak with some jugs to get up and left into a left facing scoop feature. Work up out of this onto the face an anchors above.

Lots of heal hooks an knee bars through the middle section of the route.

Short and bouldery, this line will test the limits of your power endurance and accuracy.

Scramble up to the first bolt, and make some easy moves up to the start of the roof.  From here, prepare for a thuggy 25 foot sprint to a "thank god" cobble at the lip of the roof and then make some easy moves to the chains.

Expect some tought clips.

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Routes in Cobble Roof