Il Teatro Grottesco Bouldering

I've lumped all my highballs in this zone together. This area is the cliffband and detached boulders directly above and NW of the Vintage Block. If you hike to the classic V5- and look uphill, you'll see a session's worth of tall, scary moderates.

A couple of these lines have decent landings, but I wouldn't recommend falling off any of them. Often the rock quality shifts, sometimes dramatically, right at the topout, inducing a growing sense of dread the further above the talus you ascend. I've cleaned quite a bit of choss off every problem I've submitted here, but as a rule of thumb, it's best to climb carefully and gently, and don't rely on thin features when topping out.

DO NOT BOLT THESE HIGHBALLS!!! These were climbed ground up, onsight, and solo. If you feel like toproping, go to the Quarry Proper, Lower Mothers, or Bullethole Cliffband.

FA info: there's a chance at least two of these problems (His Shadow Shall Rise, Sideshow) have seen previous ascents, so please let me know if there is any climbing history. Otherwise, I seriously doubt it, since I personally did lots of cleaning at each of these top outs. Its pretty obvious around here to tell if something has seen even a little traffic.