Step your way up on good holds the whole way. Large pockets wait near the top to help you natle up and over

Tower of Babel

Darius

Spice and Dice

Seventh Wonder

Xerxes

Fiery Furnace

Imperial Dreams

The Emperor

Boy Problems

Tigris

Widowmaker

Decent ledges below give way to large shallow pockets up top. Might cause more of a struggle for shorter climbers

An awkward start on seam and smears. Once you stand after the opening move, you'll find some good shallow pockets and crimps. Some sloped ledges along the top will allow you to belly flop over the top

An awkward start leaning into a seam. Then move up left for some nice ledges. The crux comes as you try to tiptoe up so you can mantle over the top. A very committing move can get you to some better holds above, which always seem just a bit too far away

Start on the shallow ledge and work the thin cracks until you can reach some shallow pockets. Reach for sloping ledges along the top to complete

An awkward start leaning into a left-facing seam. Very small left-handed holds get you up a bit where right-handed pockets become available. Keep bumping up with the right hand to get you to the a very sloped top. Scramble for what holds are available to top out

Start in the shallow ledge and make your way up the face on large pockets and lumpy slopers

Start leaning into the seam, then continue left along the rail. The rail will come to an end at a bulge. Mantle over that bulge and top out

Start on the shared jug with Widowmaker and head left and up through pockets, slimpers, and a pinch (take your pick). Pretty morpho, could be a grade or two easier if you're 7 feet tall or impossible if you're shorter than 5'? Nevertheless a good addition to Empire's harder circuit.

Traverse into jugs and move up and over the prow.

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Routes in Babylon Boulder