Climb the face on the Slopey Circ boulder that is left of the Thin Circ Arete via thin crimps and balance.

Thin Circ

Circ Mantel

Domino

45 Degree Stand Start

Dom Don't Know

45 Center Face

45 Right

45 Traverse

45 Degree Wall Sit Start

45 Arete

Domino Face

Butt Crack

The Gathering

Slopey Circ Mantel

Slopey Circ Arete

Open Circuit

Planet of the Apes

Bigfoot

45 Left

Unknown Lowball

Apex

Low Ride

This is the mantel escape described in the problem Open Circuit (V7).  Start at the beginning of Open Circuit (aka Slopey Circ), grab some cool veiny jug holds, and mantel on them with your feet under the overhang, onto a slab and top out.  The key is a strong left heel hook perch.  This is one of my favorite mantels at the Stables; in an area full of quality frictiony mantels!

This is a neat little old school novelty problem.  Either jump up to the dish at lip of the boulder bypassing the blank face below, or for an even cooler experience, leap across the chasm from the lower boulder four feet away and hit the face with your feet and the dish with your hands.  Press out the mantel either way you do it.  This is a challenging little 5.9 mantel, perfect for a beginner or a first timer.

Sit start on good left facing edge and right arete. Top 'er out

Most people stand start towards the right side of 45 wall on obvious good holds and throw a heel on rail and rock up to crimp. Throw for jug and top out.  

  Alternate start. At one of the GS Comps this problem started further left on crimps and moved right to the two obvious holds. This required extra moves and foot work and made the problem a bit harder (7+). It also made the it a better problem.

Rated V3 in the guide but hard for the grade. Lie down under the boulder and grab the lowest slot with your left and the high nub with your right and fire a precision deadpoint to a higher slot jug.  A few more easy moves lead to the top

Old school B1: crimpy, tall and technical.  I would rarely see this problem attempted.  The line is obvious and intimidating.  Begin by grabbing two thin and bitey crimps which are at the same level.  Highstep and reach way up to the really cool undercling above.  Match and stand up, then deal with the slopey topout which practically guarantees some shivering.  A bit of a sandbag perhaps.  This problem shares a lot of full value characteristics with the Breadloaf Arete.

Vertical problem to the right of the proudest line on the face which is the 45 Center Face.

Start on the far left side of the 45 and traverse to the high point above the arete.  A little contrived since it's possible to exit early, but still very good.

Sit Start at lower right of boulder at the arête, straddling arête, with right hand on good sloper and left hand on crimp under the 45 wall. Work way through decent holds and fire for the jug. Top out.

This is the hardest line on the boulder.  For the stand start at V8 pull onto the wall and use tiny right hand sidepull veins to reach a slim slanting edge up and left.  Figure out a way to get up and over the bulge to an impossible looking top out on a steep slab with and finish with a path that is independent of the 45 Left problem's finish, preferably. 

  For full value and 9 points, link the strenuous sit start into what is described above.  Groping up to the incut flake at the terminus of the scar which forms the starting hold for the 45 stand up problem is hard on the shoulder, and that is the largest hold on the climb.  Getting up into the stand start is difficult as it uses a very thin right hand sidepull crimp and is probably the crux for most folks.  Then the top is a mental battle.  For full disclosure I have not really come close to doing this problem.           

Climb the short mellow face left of the arete starting from a large and flat two-handed right facing sidepull.  Pull up to the slightly sloping flat lip and mantel.  

  For an added challenge, sit start near or on the arete on flat holds and climb up into the sidepull at V1+ or V2.

Neat little thin crack flake overhang on one of the Butt Crack boulders.  It is to the left of Apex and Low Ride on that same boulder.  Sit start and endure a surprising amount of pain compared to how short of a distance you need to climb.

At a place known for tricky mantels, The Gathering stands out as one the better, albeit more difficult ones in the preserve.  Start sitting on obvious chalked slopers, fire to the jug, and mantel it out.  Great line.

Climb this arete from a stand start via super thin crimps and tiny sidepulls on imaginary feet to a slopey lip.  Super balancey.  It will help if the conditions are cold and sticky.  This is one of those problems that seems impossible until you figure out the correct body position.  A shift of the hips a few millimeters can make all of the difference.  Bring some fresh edging shoes like a brand new pair of Miura's.

Great problem, long and pumpy with the business coming at the end.  Start matched on huge sidepull jug with high left foot.  Traverse the lip of the boulder, eventually topping out around the corner on the huge foot hold.  The only thing keeping this problem from classic status is that it's a bit contrived in the fact that you could mantle and exit early, dumbing the grade down to about V3/4.  Resist the temptation to do so, going around the corner is worth the struggle!

Possibly the best V2 at GS. Start sitting with right hand on big jug and left in good slot.  Climb up the arete and top out left or right, either way it's super cool.

On the side of the boulder opposite planet of the apes, find the triangle jug and the big foot and launch up and right, aiming for the sloper.

The rock between the 45 Arete and the tall 45 Center Face problem is covered in an intricate pattern of diabase "elephant skin", revealing sidepulls and gastons leading to a cryptic top out.  I am sure adding the sit start into this problem makes it V7 or V8.  The stand start is V6.  This was a really fun problem to figure out and piece together.  Most people put more than a few tries in just discerning body positioning and how to use the holds that are provided.

This problem is one of the coolest lowballs at the Stable, on par with Buttcrack at the same Circuit area.  Sit start right of the arete on the face with your back downhill to the stream.  With hands in juggy diabase elephant skin crack features, perch a foot up, make a hand move and then mantel up onto the slabby boulder.  On this problem, a shorter stature is a real boon.  I have seen six foot foot climbers struggle with this little gem, and I have seen ten year old kids absolutely cruise it.  This thing is just plain fun!

A few different problems exist on or near the central arete of the 45 boulder, all are good. The guidebook will be helpful in discerning which is which. All are fairly difficult, ranging from V6-V9.

Sit start on a slightly painful small flake and work the left side of the face using the arete up toward the boulder's apex (whodathunk?) and top it out.  Good stuff, kinda hard for the grade.

Long and slopey, this is one of GS's best. Start down in the pit opposite Apex and climb toward the top.

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 Great problems abound, although the walk to reach them is wicked fah by GS Standards.

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