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Sticks and Stones

V3, Boulder, 10 ft (3 m),  Avg: 3.2 from 5 votes
FA: Milo Shumpert
California > Los Angeles Basin > Santa Ana Mount… > KinderCare Boulders

Description

Sit start with both hands on right arete, climb up the short arete and top out with difficult mantle. Same finish as No More Corn. Climb is harder for shorter folks.

Location

Same boulder as No More Corn, see description there. Climbs up the right arete.

Protection

1-2 pads

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Sit start with both hands on the arete. Climb up and top out with difficulty.
[Hide Photo] Sit start with both hands on the arete. Climb up and top out with difficulty.
Milo (left) checking the starting moves for No More Corn. Byron (out right) scouting some possible easier lines out right. Still room for easier (and harder) lines on the generator boulder.
[Hide Photo] Milo (left) checking the starting moves for No More Corn. Byron (out right) scouting some possible easier lines out right. Still room for easier (and harder) lines on the generator boulder.
Milo Shumpert on the FA of Sticks and Stones
[Hide Photo] Milo Shumpert on the FA of Sticks and Stones

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Chase Horn
Los Gatos, CA
  V3
[Hide Comment] My climbing buddy and I couldn't find salvation with both hands on the arete. We eventually found a nice right hand sloper just to the right, with the left hand then being given the perfect angle on the arete. Hope it wasn't too cheeky of a change >.<
Sweet climb with an intense top out Dec 10, 2016
Michael Brown
Wheeling, WV
 
[Hide Comment] Wow, this climb has one of the best topouts I've done out here! Highly recommend getting on this one if you haven't yet! Dec 20, 2021