The Slide

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Named for its peculiar use of supporting a waterslide that was standing on the property. After removing the waterslide from the boulder there was no other name to name her but The Slide at that point.

ROUTES

  1. English Ivy — V1: Start on the arête to pull around the left side, then climb up the face aiming for a nice hueco.
  2. Groovy — V4: Stand start on edges on the left side of the arête. Make moves right across crimps and pockets and topout same as The Groove.
  3. The Groove — V3: Start with an incut right hand crimp and left hand wherever in the groove. Work up the groove via cool, sculpted holds.
  4. The Groove Sit — V4: Same as The Groove, but sit start on lower right crimp and decent left sidepull.
  5. Project — V9: Square up on tiny sharp crimps and jump/dyno straight up to the hueco.
  6. Barishnikov Dyno — V7: Start on the Slide arête. Mantel Up, then ballet your feet to set up to the hueco.
  7. The Slide — V3: Awesome. Pads on both sides of the arete!! Hp40-like grooving and footwork. straight up blunt prow with groove.
  8. The Hole — V2: Climb face to hueco. Get sloping lip, kick a right foot way out right in another hole to start rolling over. Slap, stretch and get that right hand ledge, then summit.
  9. The Fence — V0: Up nice patina edges and sidepulls to a little block-crack mantle. Fun.
V Grade Level of Difficulty
V0 - V2
Beginner
V3-  V5
Intermediate
V6 - V8
Advanced
V9+
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Glossary of climbing terms

V Grade
Undercut
Turning the Lip
Traverse
Sit Start
Sidepull
Prow
Pocket
Pinch
Pebbles
Palming
Mantel
Jump Start
Jamming
Hueco
Hand Jam
Ground Up
Gaston
Edge
Crimp
Crag
Climbing Shoes
Bulge
Bouldering Pad
Arête

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