Alcatraz Boulder:

 Arizona native Kayle Koeppen topped this one out on the 25th of June, 2010.

 Sit-start to the far right on a jug under the lip. move up to the boulders lip, heel hook, and trend left and around to the front of the face to the tall, prominent jug notch to the easy top out. press the lip and scramble across the top to the laurel/Rhodo covered top of the boulder and walk off to the right

Raising Arizona

Escape Hatch

Paladin

Great Escape

Escape From Alcatraz

Little Paladin

Alcatraz:  

  Start on the same ledge as "Paladin" (V6) and "Escape From Alcatraz"(V7), but off the start go to the far right to hit the low lip of the boulder, and top out on big holds. Fun and easy. 

Alcatraz Boulder:  

  Go through the tunnel under Alcatraz and walk out the back. This stand starts midway down the back of the boulder, hands in low slots, and tops out to the upper left. all good slot hands and edges. 

Alcatraz Boulder:

 Just one hard move.

 this problem Starts matched in the jug holds formed in the horizontal crack line low on the boulder.  Fire high into a thin overhead crimp slot in the seam above. Top out at the jug notch on the front, prominent, overhanging face.

The Great Escape:

 Get in touch with your inner masochist for this v7. Heinous.

 This line sit-starts inside of the dark cave/room/tunnel at the Alcatraz Boulder, on the low jug ledge arete. The line scales the minuscule crimp edges to link into the finishing moves to "Escape From Alcatraz" and finishes out of the hole.

 Sit start matched on the very low jug ledge. pull through the credit card/razor crimps up through the steep, blunt arete corner. Reach out of the bulge and make a stout lunge to gain the bomber ledge to the left. Exit through the hole.

Alcatraz Boulder:

 this problem Starts matched in the jug holds formed in the horizontal crack line low on the boulder. Launch out to a good flat slot.  Traverse left through crimps that lead into the dark tunnel/cave. work around a slight corner on the boulder to gain the large, positive glory jugs.

 Once on the jugs climb straight up through the high opening/hole using the back 'mini boulder' to help in the "escape".

 the slab boulder behind you is off for the entirety, but the back, small, 'mini boulder' can be used in the last moves in the route once you gain the glory jugs at the end of the route.

This is hands down on the short list of my top 3 favorite boulders on the LRT. Steep, unique, and with a lazy day approach... Alcatraz has several tough boulder problems to choose from, and a couple classics that shouldn't be missed! Be sure to get on "Escape From Alcatraz" for some steep gnar that exits through a hole in the back of the "cave" and "Paladin" for a frustratingly awesome deadpoint up a steep face to a "credit card" thin slot. If your feeling particularly masochistic you can pull onto the "Great Escape" as well... but bring some fresh skin!

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