Approach the Lower Satellites. The first wall you come to on your left is the Sputnik Boulder.

Bleep Traverse traverses left to right across both modules of the Sputnik Boulder which are separated by a conspicuous crack. Begin on the far left and pimp through a cruxy section just past the crack. After the difficulties ease in the middle of the right face, continue around the northwest corner and up the west face on thin holds.

Bleep Traverse

Sputnik 1.5

Sputnik One

Moonwalk

Sputnik Two

Sputnik Three

Spacelab

Sputnik Left

Dr. Mindbender

In between Sputnik One and Sputnik Two, you can climb an independent line that uses none of the holds from the other two problems.  It is the hardest of the three and involves a somewhat committing move to the top.  Check it out next time you're climbing the Sputnik Slab.

If anyone has a name for this one let me know.

Approach the Lower Satellites. The first wall you come to on your left is the Sputnik Boulder.

Sputnik One starts a few feet right of the crack below a yellowish-green band. However, don't bail out left to finish. Go up and right toward another yellowish-green band, a higher top-out and a satisfying finish.

When you get to the Sputnik Boulder, the first boulder considered to be part of The Satellites, head into the trees directly to the west, instead of going south up the trail. A short bulging boulder will appear right in front of you with a sds problem called Spacelab.

Walk around this to the right and go 30 more feet until you can look down to the right and see a 18 foot 80 degree slab that starts down in a little alcove. The problem faces west and presents no real difficulties unless the its raining or the humidity is high and the scattered moss creates slippery conditions.

Very easy highballing.

Approach the Lower Satellites. The first wall you come to on your left is the Sputnik Boulder.

Sputnik Two starts on the right side of the wall, almost under the large dead tree leaning up against the top. Climb straight to the top without moving right to bigger edges out right.

Approach the Lower Satellites. The first wall you come to on your left is the Sputnik Boulder.

Sputnik Three ascends the west face around the corner from Sputnik Two and is actually a great way to finish Bleep Traverse, as it adds one more hard move after 50 feet of climbing.

Anyway, Sputnik Three starts on two small and somewhat painful crimps, bumps to better holds up high and pulls over.

When you get to the Sputnik Boulder, the first boulder considered to be part of The Satellites, head into the trees directly to the west, instead of going south up the trail, for maybe 40 feet.

A short boulder will appear right in front of you. Begin from a sds on two obvious holds on the northeast corner. Move up to a tricky match and go for the top.

Approach the Lower Satellites. The first wall you come to on your left is the Sputnik Boulder.

Sputnik Left starts low in the conspicuous crack that splits the modules of the Sputnik Boulder. Reach left to a small crimp or two, get a good foot, reach/swing/deadpoint for the top and pull over.

Approach the Lower Satellites. The first wall you pass on your left is the Sputnik Boulder. From the dead tree leaning up against the Sputnik Boulder, head downhill to the northwest to a north-facing cliffband.

Walk west along the cliffband maybe 10 or 20 yards until you come to a less-than-vertical 40-foot face with a thin seam that sports a piton down low. The seam peters-out well before you reach the "molting stegosaurus flakes" up high, so there is some disturbing face climbing in between.

Dr. Mindbender begins from a sds maybe 10 feet left of the crack. From the good horn, do a powerful low traverse to the right over to the crack. A few moves up near the piton you can catch your breath. The good news is the crux is over ... the bad news is the problem is nowhere near over. Ascend the seam until it peters out, then trend right on thin edges (5.10+/maybe 5.11- climbing) toward the conspicuous flakes that lead to the top.

Spread your pads out, and organize your spotters effectively, but your best move will be not to fall.

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Protection

Routes in Sputnik Boulder