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A little harder since I was cleaning sand from every hold with a free hand on the way up. Nice one-mover, but too bad it doesn't have more to it.

An all-time classic.

A beauty. Bit like Bleau.

One of the best in Rocklands. Incredible location and a perfect, stand-alone boulder.

Tough, technical, rewarding-- sharp crimps and open hips!

About 1.5 hardish moves for the start, then easier. Cool line, with a nice combination of moves.

Longterm nemesis that I just. Could. Not. Send. Until today-- 2nd go and not so bad. Fingers may be catching up. Feels like a total sandbag... 7A+, at least, is more appropriate.

2nd go, should have flashed... that notorious foot slip. Nice one, but specific-- if you have the shoulders, it feels soft.

2nd go-- hard for the grade for Silvretta. Classic... Font problem. A gem, but a bit morpho.

Nice, but painful and difficult first move. Says 7B+ in the topo, a few of us felt it was closer to 7B, and Chamlet felt about as tough (though maybe our beta on Chamlet was... totally wrong).

Did not enjoy-- felt as difficult as Spiderman, but our beta might have been wrong. Only because it was the end of the day and I was bored.

Touched it, hated. Figured it out-- ended up loving it. Such a perfect backdrop, and such satisfying moves.

Did not like. Gross.

Nice, but not as nice as Odin. Beta both ways: Out with the left and right hand, once each. Topout no bueno.

High. I'm afraid of high. Almost bailed.

Climbs nicely, but dabby. Tricky mantle. Soft-soft.

Another one I didn't enjoy. Line/block looks great-- climbs like nothing.

Looks like nothing. Sweet moves.

Nicely flowing line from Flo, one big move, and a cool mantle leading to one of the best views in Silvretta.

Unique roof, with cool beta.

Climbs so well.

Not as nice, nor hard, as Schrotti. More exposed.

Not a love story, this boulder. Only thing dry. 7X team ascent, or something like that.

Those slopers are slippery when it's 27C. W/ DB Conversions.

Strangest hold in bleau.

Has a bit of everything.

Dab-0-matic. Hated the undercling.

Does it even exist anymore? Defined without arete, but left of Deliverance? Fun.

Nice tension problem. Repeated it a few times since it was clean and nearly everything else wasn't.

One of the only things that wasn't overgrown with moss or wet. Nice, sharp, little two-mover. Soft for the grade.

Ok, not mind blowing. Probably on the soft side.

Meh. Gross sidepulls. The V8 out left is a nicer finish.

Scenic, heady, but the fall from the lip is isn't so bad-- and swinging out right must be a rare freak occurrence. Fun, but doubtful I'll ever go for the repeat.

Very morpho. If you can reach the sharp pocket, as I could, from the drop knee, more like V6, and if you need some desperate moves to get to the pocket by moving out right after the drop knee more like V7/8.

One hard move for the sit (two ways), followed by a nice, tensiony, toe-hookery sequence from the jug start.

Lack of a topout is a minor letdown. Finishing through the hueco for a down climb kinda makes up for it. Word is it has been getting harder over the years with wear/breakage.

Did it with the heel up on the sloper/stand hold for the start-- light V8. Pretty ugly start sequence either way.

Decent moves on polished holds. Thumb-catch (twice) in the crux sequence is key. Still no idea how these V-to-Font grades convert in this range. Felt like legit 7A, guide lists V6 (and equates it to 7A+). Yeah, I'm on a crusade: V6 = 7A.

Almost a more natural start than the sit. Not sure how to give this a grade. Could be 7A+/7B-- fine calling it V7 like the guide.

A classic, but... possibly a bit overrated?

Tricky, scary topout.

Very Font-like.

Sandbagged/Hard. Took more tries than The Present (7B). Felt like a solid 6B+. Didn't do the topout/too scared.

Jump or static? Both ways are beautiful.

Like in the video? Feels impossible to grade: Super Morpho, so like 7A to 7C entirely based on size.

Middle start, right exit

A pair of hard shoulder moves. A sharp crimp. Jugs out the top. A nice one.

Cool movements on a pair of crazy holds. Maybe 7C?

Not a gift. Sharp crimp, longish moves.

Really nice sequence. Worth doing if you're in the area.

First two moves are super dabby--meh. The rest is a nice sequence.

Overrated.

Not sure if this is Bravo or Angelina Jolie-- but I did the version to the left/up.

Super low small left hand, and right hand immediately above-- first move (over the top cross) is the crux. Don't skip it.

Simple, but really nice. Best problem on the block.

Doesn't seem to get a lot of ascents-- which is a shame. Beautiful block, and a couple superb moves/movements. Highly recommended.

Tricky start, balancing second move. Ugly topout.

Super dabby start, meh finish. Extraordinary location/vantage. Campus all the way up. Hmmm.

Unique, iconic, beauty of a problem.

Quite nice!

Topout isn't super light.

Light through the roof-- awesome move to top.

If you love toe hooks...

Nice, low problem. (Almost went on to flash the contrived, dab-o-matic, pointless dig-start hole afterwards...). Definitely not harder than 6C, probably closer to 6B+.

Beautiful, simple 2-mover. Maybe there's some V-to-Font grade ambiguity going on-- but this definitely felt like softer-side V6/7A to me. First campus move is similar but easier than Bosna Genial 7A (Magic Wood), and topout is similar but easier than Graviton 7A (Font). Really nice!

Another Farley classic. Max 6C, maybe 6B+.

So scenic.

Cool topout.

Razor slot.

Scary until you feel the right beta. Super classic.

Brilliant. Harder than many 7Bs...

Simply gorgeous.

Stunning.

Exit left, 6C variation-- should have it's own line.