Vertical-Life
Blodgett Peak
146
ASCENTS
25 %
OS RATE
144
BOULDERS IN DB
146
ASCENTS
25 %
OS RATE
144
BOULDERS IN DB
| Name | Style | Route | Comment | Properties | Date | |
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| Siege-Style (8A) | Icicles under the roof and snow in the cave cooled things off just enough to finally finish this epic off before summer sets in. A wet toe-hook and some disheartening falls and dabs, yet, I managed to finally send. Personally the hardest thing I established on Blodgett. SDS with high left slimper and a low right gaston sidepull. Hit a two-finger slimper then go for the good hold at the lip. Follow the lip right to finish. |
3 May 2016
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| Icicles under the roof and snow in the cave cooled things off just enough to finally finish this epic off before summer sets in. A wet toe-hook and some disheartening falls and dabs, yet, I managed to finally send. Personally the hardest thing I established on Blodgett. SDS with high left slimper and a low right gaston sidepull. Hit a two-finger slimper then go for the good hold at the lip. Follow the lip right to finish. | ||||||
| Siege-Style Warm-Up (5C) | SDS at far left ledge and move up and right to the rail in the middle of the face. Finish above. Did the first move of Siege-Style today! |
24 Jan 2016
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| SDS at far left ledge and move up and right to the rail in the middle of the face. Finish above. Did the first move of Siege-Style today! | ||||||
| Bully Boy Left (6B) | Same tough sit but exit left into the Siege-Style Warm-up finish. |
24 Jan 2016
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| Same tough sit but exit left into the Siege-Style Warm-up finish. | ||||||
| Thaw Wamp (7C+) | SDS with RH on The Centurion's highest starting crimp and LH around the bulge in a small seam. A big move out left to a sloper allows a line to finish up the blunt corner. |
28 Dec 2015
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| SDS with RH on The Centurion's highest starting crimp and LH around the bulge in a small seam. A big move out left to a sloper allows a line to finish up the blunt corner. | ||||||
| Sad and Bitter (7A+) | Feels good to take care of an old project quick. Nice to have no finger injury anymore. |
9 Dec 2015
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| Feels good to take care of an old project quick. Nice to have no finger injury anymore. | ||||||
| Gumption Trap (6A) | SDS at sidepulls and make big move to the sloper above. Climb the slab from there. This is on downhill face of the boulder that sits below the Siege-Style Project. |
27 May 2014
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| SDS at sidepulls and make big move to the sloper above. Climb the slab from there. This is on downhill face of the boulder that sits below the Siege-Style Project. | ||||||
| Detritus (6C) | Climbs the face and right arete of the Phantom Boulder. |
22 Dec 2013
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| Climbs the face and right arete of the Phantom Boulder. | ||||||
| Restless Motion (7C+) | From the SDS of Saw this traverses into Half My Heart. Crimpy with a try hard finish. |
16 Dec 2013
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| From the SDS of Saw this traverses into Half My Heart. Crimpy with a try hard finish. | ||||||
| Hot Pink (6C) | Last boulder before Fauxbar Boulder, 28.23 steps up from Sludge Boulder. SDS matched at good crimp edge on the north side's slab. Use the micro crimps, a mantle, and breathe like a ninja. |
3 Nov 2013
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| Last boulder before Fauxbar Boulder, 28.23 steps up from Sludge Boulder. SDS matched at good crimp edge on the north side's slab. Use the micro crimps, a mantle, and breathe like a ninja. | ||||||
| Cresta (5B) | To the right of Sludge, SDS at entrance of gap between boulders and bust out to the pinches at the point. Follow the pinches up and right. |
3 Nov 2013
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| To the right of Sludge, SDS at entrance of gap between boulders and bust out to the pinches at the point. Follow the pinches up and right. | ||||||
| Sludge (6A) | Next boulder up from Hero's Way. SDS on the north side's rounded arete with a good right sloping feature and a left hand around the arete. |
3 Nov 2013
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| Next boulder up from Hero's Way. SDS on the north side's rounded arete with a good right sloping feature and a left hand around the arete. | ||||||
| The Korova Milk Bar (6C) | SDS on right leaning ledge to the left of Fubar. This is the least assuming line on the boulder but a fall from up top is not unlikely. Sketchy finish up the seam, it might be easier out left but not "the line" and no pads underneath. Fog and darkness made the hike down very festive for the Halloween season. |
29 Oct 2013
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| SDS on right leaning ledge to the left of Fubar. This is the least assuming line on the boulder but a fall from up top is not unlikely. Sketchy finish up the seam, it might be easier out left but not "the line" and no pads underneath. Fog and darkness made the hike down very festive for the Halloween season. | ||||||
| Fubar (6B) | Middle of the tall face on the Fauxbar Bolder. Stand start at the right leaning seam rail and follow it into the scary but solid jug block. I topped out right with no pads under me but it seemed like the safest way to go , desperate and up pretty high. |
29 Oct 2013
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| Middle of the tall face on the Fauxbar Bolder. Stand start at the right leaning seam rail and follow it into the scary but solid jug block. I topped out right with no pads under me but it seemed like the safest way to go , desperate and up pretty high. | ||||||
| Contact East Arete (5A) | SDS uses arete and left face. |
29 Oct 2013
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| SDS uses arete and left face. | ||||||
| Contact East Arete Slab (5A) | Started as a sit, use arete for left hand and slab for right. |
29 Oct 2013
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| Started as a sit, use arete for left hand and slab for right. | ||||||
| Contact Slab (5B) | Up the middle without the aid of either arete. |
29 Oct 2013
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| Up the middle without the aid of either arete. | ||||||
| Sweat Equity (7C) | 15 months since Blodgett closed for the fire. My knees and excitement have rekindled and the work begins again. This was the last problem I visited (only 6 days before the fire) and it felt good to take care of it. It is in the burn area but like all the rock so far, it is unscathed. Stand start on the face to the right of Hemogoblin with both hands matched in the odd small hole. Jump off the ground but use the right foot on the one foothold to pogo up and right to the sloping ledge. 2 days on before and 2 days on after the fire...a great way to restart Blodgett climbing. Time to crush other unfinished projects. |
2 Oct 2013
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| 15 months since Blodgett closed for the fire. My knees and excitement have rekindled and the work begins again. This was the last problem I visited (only 6 days before the fire) and it felt good to take care of it. It is in the burn area but like all the rock so far, it is unscathed. Stand start on the face to the right of Hemogoblin with both hands matched in the odd small hole. Jump off the ground but use the right foot on the one foothold to pogo up and right to the sloping ledge. 2 days on before and 2 days on after the fire...a great way to restart Blodgett climbing. Time to crush other unfinished projects. | ||||||
| Two Tongue Ton (6B) | Actually didn't regret climbing this although I was wondering if I was wasting my time cleaning it. Head Dab and bad fall made it more exciting too. |
6 Jun 2012
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| Actually didn't regret climbing this although I was wondering if I was wasting my time cleaning it. Head Dab and bad fall made it more exciting too. | ||||||
| Tactical Terror (6B) | Early start to stay out of the heat. This was in the sun but it was still neat. The hike to these boulders is a tactical terror and there is not much in common with Tactical Error. |
6 Jun 2012
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| Early start to stay out of the heat. This was in the sun but it was still neat. The hike to these boulders is a tactical terror and there is not much in common with Tactical Error. | ||||||
| Hemogoblin (6B) | On the Bilirubin boulder's other side. Starts standing with a left sidepull and the undercling/pinch high on the face. |
14 May 2012
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| On the Bilirubin boulder's other side. Starts standing with a left sidepull and the undercling/pinch high on the face. |