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Mystical Steps Towards Deathless Superconsciousness

V6, Boulder, 8 ft (2 m),  Avg: 2.5 from 11 votes
FA: unknown
California > Central Coast > Hwy 33/Ojai > Hwy 33/Ojai Bou… > Pine Mountain > Happy Hunting Grounds
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Description

Sit start and make moves through the face ending up on many hard deadpoints to small patina chips.

Location

On the 911 boulder all the way to the right side

Protection

Pad

Description

Sit start and make moves through the face ending up on many hard deadpoints to small patina chips.

Location

On the 911 boulder all the way to the right side

Protection

Pad

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Darren on the patina crimps
[Hide Photo] Darren on the patina crimps
Darren into the starting moves
[Hide Photo] Darren into the starting moves

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andy patterson
Carpinteria, CA
[Hide Comment] This thing makes me cry. So tricky. I've never sent it easily. Jul 2, 2014
Jon Hartmann
Ojai, CA
  V6
[Hide Comment] Yup. I finally sent this 2 weeks ago. The holds are so small at the top that no amount of brute strength would help me. It was all about body position, deadpoint skills, flagging and the right temps. Jul 5, 2014
andy patterson
Carpinteria, CA
[Hide Comment] Yeah, if you try it in the sun, then everything goes to crap. Jul 6, 2014
Tim King
 
[Hide Comment] "This thing makes me cry. So tricky. I've never sent it easily."

Ha, I've had similar experiences. Well, one day it'll go easily first try, swoop and send. Then I'll randomly be in the area a few weeks later, think 'I'll jump on this one for a quick send' and be stuck in front of the Mystical Steps 'til the sun drops.

Get the potato chip, pop to the patina. Jul 3, 2015
Bob Banks
[Hide Comment] I always had it pretty wired, but then I was never that great at climbing until it came to lowballs with deadpoints on small crimps, which I somehow was pretty good at.

Beta vid, unknown date, probably 1999 or 2000. Video by Steve Edwards. Play-by-play commentary by Steve and Reed Bartlett, who was presumably spotting, but was more likely drinking a beer with one hand and holding my beer in the other. Had I fallen, his job was to not spill any beer.

vimeo.com/132577486 Jul 3, 2015