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Pyramid Power

V8, Boulder,  Avg: 3.5 from 80 votes
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Description

There are a number of different ways to do this problem, and they are all pretty hard. Start sitting on the obvious crimp rail and head up and left. Some people use the small crimp in the horizontal crack, some people use a shallow undercling, and everybody uses the unusual pyramid shaped hold to eventually grab the jug on the arete and top out left. A great problem and one for which it may be beneficial to be a little shorter for a change.

Location

Head left from the Umbrella boulder, then follow a faint trail up and right to a smallish cluster of boulders. On the right is the pit with the very clean overhanging face. This is the left-hand line.

Protection

Crashpads

Photos [Hide ALL Photos]

Hitting the 'pyramid' on 'Pyramid Power' v8<br>
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photo: KK Gregory
[Hide Photo] Hitting the 'pyramid' on 'Pyramid Power' v8 photo: KK Gregory
Hitting the 'pyramid' on 'Pyramid Power' v8<br>
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photo: KK Gregory
[Hide Photo] Hitting the 'pyramid' on 'Pyramid Power' v8 photo: KK Gregory
Mike looking up at the straight forward but very frustrating Pyramid Power. The HARD line of Satan's Choice heads up right.
[Hide Photo] Mike looking up at the straight forward but very frustrating Pyramid Power. The HARD line of Satan's Choice heads up right.
GRE(E)N: photo by Oliver Penner
[Hide Photo] GRE(E)N: photo by Oliver Penner
All goes swimmingly until right about here...
[Hide Photo] All goes swimmingly until right about here...
Alan Baryudin
[Hide Photo] Alan Baryudin
Mike on the hard opening deadpoint.
[Hide Photo] Mike on the hard opening deadpoint.

Comments [Hide ALL Comments]

Ian McAfee
Hooksett, NH
  V8
[Hide Comment] For my height (5'11), first move is hard but the second move is the crux, I couldn't high step right foot on the crimp rail start and had to just pick low feet and controlled chuck to the hold after the pyramid. Played around with the undercling beta but couldn't make it feel good. Felt like there could be easier beta maybe but I couldn't do it. Amazing problem either way, not to be missed. Apr 14, 2014
eddysamson
  V8
[Hide Comment] Great climb. Finally got it today. I did a hand foot match on the start hold on the inside of my hand and then matched on the pyramid before I went up, it felt super solid. Apr 19, 2015
Alek Fredriksson
Columbia, MD
 
[Hide Comment] I hit the half pad crimp before going for the pyramid. (I'm only 5'5" though, so height may have something to do with it.) Aug 7, 2019
Gabe Szurley
Lincoln, RI
[Hide Comment] This is probably my favorite climb of all time so far. Really cool movement and looks pretty too. Jun 13, 2023