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Boulderfest!
The Snow Valley Bouldering Guide
Matt Artz
Snow Valley Central: The Masta Blasta
The Masta Blasta Boulda is located in Snow Valley Central, right off the main trail, betweenthe Old Man and the Incognito Boulders. There are more boulders in this area closer to theroad that will certainly see development soon. To the north of Masta Blasta are theHeffeweizen Boulders, and further north, the Ridgeline Boulders. Descent for all problemson Masta Blasta is the dead tree on the northwest side of the boulder.
The Masta Blasta Boulda
1. Steve Wonder. V5.
East arete, left of dead tree. One move wonder. Top out.
2. Monkey Wrench. V2 **.
Sit start in thin finger crack. Move up over bulge, top out.
3. Black Uhuru. V1.
Start with hands on large crystals. Tree off for feet. Top out.
4. Plasta Casta. V1.
East side of south face. Start with hands on large edges, stay direct, topout.
5. The Utterance of Rasta. V0-.
Start with right hand on large edge, left hand on smaller edge up and left. Stay direct, top out.
6. Jah Breaka. V0-.
Just right of the tree, start with left hand on large lower edge, right handon small upper right edge.
7. Masta Blasta. V0.
Left of tree, start with both hands matched on large hueco. Mantel attop.
8. No Hueco. 5.8.
Start with left hand in flake, large hueco is off for right hand.
9. I Thought it was “Larva?” 5.7.
West arete.
10. Bulge Masta. 5.8.
Northwest arete.
11. Eek-A-Mouse. V0-.
Start at low, short vertical seam on right side of north face.
12. Babylon the Bandit. 5.9.
Vertical seam in center of north face. Marcus Garvey.
13. Earth Crisis. 5.8.
Face just left of vertical seam; vertical seam is off. Stay direct, top out.
14. True Democracy. 5.8.
Left side of north face, just left of large dead tree (descent route).Page 64
Snow Valley Central:The Hefeweizen Boulders
The Hefeweizen Boulder
Beer played an important role in the development of many of the areas at Snow Valley.There was Jet City Rocket Red; Mississippi Mud Black-and-Tan; Blackened Voodoo; and somany more. But perhaps no single type of beer spurned my own personal development of Snow Valley more than Hefeweizen. Pure magical nectar.
1. You Can’t Beat Wheat. V0.
Right side of west face, between furthest right crack andarete. Start with hands matched on crimper, stay direct, top out.
1a.
Arete on right side of crack.
2.
Easy crack (?) between two face problems.
3. Hefeweizen Face. V0-.
Center of west face, between cracks; cracks are off for hands andfeet. Good beer; good problem.
3a. Supermoica.
Arete, “Hefeweizen Face” off.
4.
Fist crack?
5. The Micro Arete. 5.7.
Move up arete, stay direct, top out. Elimination problem: two largesteps on left side of arete are off.
6.
Fist to fingers? Use extra lube?
6a.
Superfly.
Thin face, move right. Hard.
7.
Sit down offwidth?Page 65
8. Payers for Allah.
Face. Pretty hard.
9. Rainfly.
Arete.
9a. Little Juan. 5.5.
Short face. OK burritos.
10.
Right side of arete.
11.
Left side of arete.
12.
Face.
The Wheat Boulders
13.
Sit start, mantel.
13a. Reed. 5.10.14.
Sit start on edge.
15.
Sit start.
15a.
Zuperfleagin.
Sit start in back of crack.
16.
Sit start in back of crack, move out.
17.
Face.
18. The Wheat Face. 5.9.
South face. Start with sidepull on large vertical flake, move up andright, top out.
19.20.21. Heirfly.
22.The Barley Boulder
23. Tree Fly.
Slab/scabby face.
24. The Barley Problem. 5.8 * X.
Arete. Start with hands on vertical rail; move up; feetmust stay to left of rail entire way up. Finish on slab.
The Hops Boulder
25.26.27.Henry Weinharts Boulder
28.
Sit start, mantel.
Sediment Boulder
29.
Mantel.
30.
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