The Fishing Hole
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The Fishing Hole 1 / 2
  • Actually starts another 10 ft left of Two Screwed, traverses right into Brad, and keep going into Q-Tip's bolts to a fine topout. You will be considered a crag-hog for trying this on a busy day
  • Starts far left end of Fishing Hole, follows pockets then edges to ledge. Traverse a bit right to dirty pod to finish.
  • Sit-start at big pod (same as "Two Screwed"). Traverse right, eventually dropping into holds on "Thach" under the low roof, and into the start of "Left Potato Bonda" and finish as per that problem. Has also been finished as per "Heisenberg's" after sticking the "Left Potato" dyno.
  • Low sit start w hard to find undercling, climb up groove, then finish left on Two Scewed
  • V6ish. Nice lip traverse from left to right. There is an easier version that traverses a bit higher on bigger but chossier holds. Start on Two Screwed, then reach wayyy right to big pocket. Hit the jug then move right on some weird open hand pinches to better holds. Traverse all the way right to the Puking Bucket for some highball fun for Hammer Deluxe
  • Low sit start with hands in good pocket and edge. Tough pulls to jug pocket, to lip holds and exit left. Some good eliminates have also been done: a) eliminate the right-hand pocket that is usually grabbed as the first move of the problem. b) eliminate the jug pocket in the face c) eliminate the huge jug on the lip d) eliminate any two of the above e) eliminate all of the above
  • Make the first couple of moves on "Don't Trust Whitey", then jump to lip holds out left and finish on "Heisenberg's". V6ish if you use the full hand pocket on "Thach", V9ish if you don't.
  • Start near the beginning of Left Potato, but w your left hand on the 3-finger pocket of Thach Bich. Big pull to pinch, a few hard tacks and aim for the jug on Left Potato. Rarely repeated.
  • V6ish. Start deep to the left of black pod, move through it to the hard to see squarecut edge above lip, left hand squeezes a fingertip pinch under roof, and push to the lip jug. Topout above. Some people find this problem very frustrating.
  • Starts in Left Potato, but grab squarecut edge with left hand. Two ways to complete the problem from here: using big pinches and underclings to gain the positive headwall holds, or the devious tendon busting 2-finger pocket. (FA Seth Mason, 1996)
  • Really an alt start to Right Potato. Essentially come up straight under the squarecut hold from slightly right on bad holds.
  • A hard series of pulls to gain the final moves of Troutfishing. Start very low on edges, and right hand grabs wide finger pocket pinch. Cross over to mono hiding in groove, right hand moves up to slap a good pinch, then gain the good two-finger on Troutfishing. Stella effort by Dom.
  • Obscure alt start into Troutfishing. Look for dirty pockets to start, and fire up and right past a couple holds into the edge complex of Troutfishing. Meh.
  • V9ish. Start in the large pocket/pod complex of "Trout Fishing in America", and move right through tiny crimps to finish as per "Talking Shit About a Pretty Sunset".
  • Full right-left low traverse of the Fishing Hole. Start on Troutfishing, continue into Left Potato, then backtrack the lip on Brad. Avoid the finishing bucket on Thach Bich, and complete this shitshow a bit higher and left. (FA Kevin Wilson)
  • The crag classic at the grade. Start way low and right on blocky edges, move up into complex to great pocket, reach left to 2-finger pocket, cross over to edge above, left hand can paste on sloper or the horn. Finish in pod. For a hard and good variation, eliminate the sinker two-finger pocket, and the block/horn jug on the headwall.
  • Fun route. Climb Troutfishing from the start into the cool black rock above past a couple bolts. Alt start w either Left or Right Potato (the latter if you want to sandbag your 8a.nu ranking).
  • Start on Troutfishing but move straight up into groove and aim for giant pod using funky shallow pockets and edges. Harder than it looks and rarely repeated.
  • Great problem starts in the twin pockets right of Troutfishing start. Pimp like a champion up and right to good sidepull, then to edge out left on face. Toss to the famous Puking Bucket.
  • Same start as Michi but avoid the edge and pocket complex under the groove, staying right on the face. Tiny holds will get you to a point where you can grab the pod. (FA Kevin Wilson)
  • Start on "Talking Shit", but head immediately right and climb into "Q-Tip".
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  • Actually starts another 10 ft left of Two Screwed, traverses right into Brad, and keep going into Q-Tip's bolts to a fine topout. You will be considered a crag-hog for trying this on a busy day
  • Same start as Michi but avoid the edge and pocket complex under the groove, staying right on the face. Tiny holds will get you to a point where you can grab the pod. (FA Kevin Wilson)
  • Great problem starts in the twin pockets right of Troutfishing start. Pimp like a champion up and right to good sidepull, then to edge out left on face. Toss to the famous Puking Bucket.
  • Start on "Talking Shit", but head immediately right and climb into "Q-Tip".
  • Stand-start at the head-height slot, and climb the face left of the arete. V4ish as a boulder problem, ending at the obvious slot higher on the arete.
  • Start on "Depth Hoar". Once you get the head-height full-hand pocket on "Q-Tip", traverse right across "Indian Arms Race", finishing on a big blocky jug to the right.
  • 3 moves of death into Q-tip. Start on crimps right of arete and move up until you reach the big pocket on Q-Tip around head height.
  • Neglected problem starts low with palming the flat undercling. Hop your belly over bulge and start humping the slab. Stop when you feel embarrassed.

There are 4 routes that have not yet been drawn on a topo image. See full list of routes from The Fishing Hole .