The Centaur  V12

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Type:  Boulder, Alpine Consensus:  V12 [details] FA:  Dave Graham Submitted By:  Peter Beal on Oct 31, 2008 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (1) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Fragile Alpine Area MORE INFO >>> This is a fragile alpine bouldering area and following Leave No Trace principles is important. Never stash pads. Do not alter landings, chip or glue holds, or remove or alter vegetation. Walk on hard surfaces such as boulders or established trails. Store your gear on boulders instead of dirt or vegetation. Clean up spilled chalk and tick marks and brush holds. Keep your presence low key and unobtrusive. Pack out everything you brought and anything else that shouldn't have been left there. RMNP rangers are very aware of the impact that bouldering has on this environment. This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

Description 

Start low on the obvious underclings at the start of Handi-Capps. Move left on very strenuous moves to the left diagonaling seam. Follow this to a few scary moves straight up on crimps where the seam takes you left to the lip. Moving left is called the Marble. The sit start to the Marble (same as the Centaur) is considered a V11.

Location 

Straight up the middle of the east face of the boulder.

Protection 

At least 3-4 pads and a couple of spotters. There is an awkward shelf below the problem and the end is fairly high. Many wait for early summer when the snow is high to tackle this finish.