This traversing problem starts just right of

Greenhorn  Route

and traverses the lip of the scooped area to join

Enclave

and finish up the tall but easy slab of that problem.

Starts low with right hand under the lip and left hand on a sloper or with both hands matched on slopers just above the lip and traverses right using creative footwork and body english to join Enclave. Temperature dependent and somewhat height dependent as well.

Given V5 in the JT Bouldering Guide but it seems much easier than that.

Email

Xenocryst

Psyche

Lotus Flower

Autolith

Enclave

Browning Slab

Greenhorn  Route

This problem is the easiest way up and down this tall boulder and starts with a brief but tricky (for the grade) sequence of liebacks and sloping holds on the arete proper before moving onto a lower-angled slab which steepens at the top.

It can be started from the ground, or if shorter, off a rock at the base at around the same grade (5.7). Nice rock on this one.

Crank the cruxy start using a variety of holds, past the crystal pinch to finish up on solid patina plates high above the base. Given V0 in the Bouldering Guide but it appears some holds have broken making it slightly more difficult.

Listed in the Joshua Tree Bouldering Guide as #997, Unnamed.

Climbs a stunning black, overhanging arete with big moves between slick slopers and a "psych" topout. Fire through big triangular slopers, up and left to a rail and a juggy flake. Commit to the psyche move and topout on black fins. The topout is about 20 ft. up with a sandy landing.

Also has a sit/traverse called Xenolithic var. or Quickstone, is prolly V5. Sit start on the left side of the small cave at an undercling, traverse right about 6 ft. on slopes and small crimps to the first triangle sloper. Finish up Psyche.

This problem traverses the exotic South face. This traverse boasts some of the most unusual holds in all of Jtree - Multi faceted huecos in bullet hard black rock, pockets, mailslots, basketball sized enclaves that make huge open-handed jugs, and finishing with the black morphic gneiss of Psyche.

Start at huecos on the far left side of the overhanging south face. Traverse right 20 ft. on all sorts of rad jugs (avoiding a low boulder), V1 jugs all the way till the end when you link up to Psyche for the finish moves.

Start at the right side of the scoop and make awkward moves up and right following a patina flake/rail. Near the top you can stay direct or cut left to more secure holds on the face.

Listed in the Joshua Tree Bouldering Guide as #996, Unnamed.

Although tall this problem really consists of just a few moves; this is also the finish for the problem Email.

Stand and grab good holds over the apex of the scoop, pull up and rock over onto the slab above. Finishes up the tall but easy slab above with a few loose holds thrown in to keep your interest.

Listed in the Joshua Tree Bouldering Guide as #995, Unnamed.

This high quality but heady problem climbs the right side of the immaculate slab around and right of

Psyche

(V4).

Start from the lowest point where the slab touches the ground and commit to tenuous slab moves on excellent rock that lead up and right past a large ledge and then up the steepening slab above past some questionable holds to an exciting lip encounter 20' up.

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