BETA PHOTO: Sex & Chocolate ascends using the arete and crimp...
Description
Start on the face right of the arete and make your way to the slopey ledge at 3/4 height using invisible crimps and frictionless slopers. From here traverse right and off.
Location
If you are facing the Venus rising boulder, continue on hiking trail for 50 feet and go right towards the lake past easy problems on the right. Angle around the backside of these boulders you pass and go down the hill hugging the cliff line on your right. Sex & Chocolate should be on your right.
By Paul Campbell From: Menomonee Falls, WI Jan 21, 2009
I'm throwing some star ratings onto the harder boulder problems because they wouldn't show up in the "Best Routes for You in this area" without a quality rating.
Got on this thing to day, seemed nice but the friction was no good in the mild temps. A colder day would be much better. Traverse right? I say "Sex and Chocolate Direct". I guess I'll have to do the bottom first though, eh?
Best, Hardest problem I ever did at The Lake. Brought my 70 year old parents there one year and did it for them. One of the most beautiful little areas in the park. Always feels special to be there.
If you enjoy bouldering at the Lake, than this problem is a must try- great problem! I was going to go for the direct, but no spotter and a dirty head-wall did not spark confidence. A little bit of cleaning and I think the line to the left of the upper arete will go.
So we went up and cleaned off the upper part of S&C but failed to send. Both sides of the arete are in play, but the moves are tricky and high off the deck. Bring the spotters and all the pads you can round up.