Start on a left hand side pull and more or less follow (just to the Right of) the thin seam over a bulge with big throws, square cut edges and a desperate topout with sketchy feet and hidden holds.

The topout of this problem used to be on good holds over a large hollow flake. The flake is now gone and as a result has upped the technical grade from V2 to V3. Spotting the scar that is now left is an easy way of identifying the route.

The Rift

Natural Disaster

The 40 oz Traverse

The Rift Dyno

Straight Shooter

Gimme My Forty Sucka

Brass Monkey

Starts about 8 feet left of the arete on the Hidden boulder.  Natural Disaster used to be a potential natural disaster in the making... the problem is pretty highball, and the crux is mostly figuring out the beta on the upper portion of the climb. However, the topout also used to be quite hollow and loose making for an uncontrollable potential disaster for an unsuspecting patron who just pulled down a little too hard.

That threat is gone now as the topout has purged itself leaving a large scar in it's wake. Natural Disaster now climbs pretty much strait up and tops out on the very left of this scar. A low start and some decent crimps set you up with questionable feet as you search for the last inconspicuous hold to get you over the top. The crux is definitely at the top still giving homage to the name "Natural Disaster".

Start just right and around the corner of "gimme my forty sucka" and traverse left around the arete and uphill in the middle of the boulder using all holds and ending by topping out on the last possible route. - Classic!

Start as for The Rift, traverse right and match on the right-hand start hold, adjust feet, then dyno directly for the incut jug rail about 4-5 feet up above the mini roof/bulge, contain your swing, and finish on crimps as you normally would. A fun, if contrived, eliminate variation on the original problem.

A thin vertical crimp fest that climbs more like a sport route on granite than it does like a boulder problem on basalt. You get alot of canvas to work with. Moving left to right and back searching for better holds will ultimately yield the sequence to this one.

Gimme My Forty Sucka is the obvious crack that ascends the East face of the Hidden Boulder. It follows a slightly diagonal seam that starts about 6 feet off the ground and climbs through good lockers and edges with good feet if you spend the time to look for them. The rock is some of the most solid around so not much to worry about there but it's still a good way to scare yourself.

Climb the obvious highball arete left of

Give Me my Forty Sucka

. There is a sit start that adds a few moves but most people start on the obvious jugs.

Slap your way up the arete to the unnerving topout. Hidden crimps and a bit of moss at the top deteriorate the psyche when scratching your way over the lip of this one. A stack of pads is rarely wavered on this classic highball.

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Routes in Hidden Boulder