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Shanghai Boulder Climbing

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	Dark Knight V7 7A+
	Shang-High Expectations V1-2 5
	Shang-High Hopes V3 6A
	Shang-High Knight V6 7A
	Shang-High Low Ball V1 5
	Shang-High Noon V2 5+
	Shang-Low Blow V3 6A
	Shanghai Blaze V4 6B

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GPS:	36.62279, -81.50167 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

This boulder is tall, steep, and enticing with an excellent landing.

Getting There

Walk past the overlook and onto the trail. pass the Overlook Area which spans down past The Hive Boulder and the tiny Foggy Mountain Fin. After the Fin, your basically out of the Overlook Area.

After Overlook, you will walk around a very tight left turn in the trail (30 seconds past the fin) and now you are in the SLS Area.

After the sharp turn, the next feature you will see is MOW, which is a massive double-decker boulder which looks like a huge mouth (use youre imagination... its a large patio boulder with an even larger, steeply inclined roof boulder on top of the patio).

Directly past MOW is another steep boulder which is Alcatraz. The very top nose of Alcatraz is touching the back of MOW. The steep dark overhanging face is where the Escape problems are located.

Stay on the trail as it turns right and the large boulder beside the trail is the Mike-N-Ike Boulder.

Past Mike and left more will be the Pit Boulder, and the the massive roof beyond this is SLS.

Pass SLS and stay on-trail for a distance until you reach the next climbable boulder. It will be Shanghai, which is a large, dark, overhung blade that the trail leads you straight toward as you round the corner on the trail.