Just right of The Arete sits an obvious crimp line. Start with a left hand on a good sidepull and a right hand on slopey sidepull, move to the obvious crimp, and find a way to the top. One of the few hard boulder problems in Tucson that stays in the shade. Try starting matched on the left sidepull for a bit more oomph and bit more directness.
any locals know if this has been sent, has a name, etc? it's really too good to sit nameless as "that one problem across from the terribly drilled pockets".
Tommy, some very strong and dedicated boulderers spent quite a bit of time at Silverbell back in the late 80s. Bob Murray, Frank Abell, John Gault, George Smith. Even Mike Head showed up a couple of times. You can be sure that problem has been done. If it's the one I'm thinking of, Murray did it for sure, and probably the others too.
By Trey Lewis From: tucson, az Sep 9, 2009 rating: V8
I have sent the problem you are talking about. very tough. i think it might be right between V8 and V9.
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