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Boat Nectar

5.6, Trad, 150 ft (45 m), 2 pitches,  Avg: 1.8 from 9 votes
FA: Nah Stevens
Utah > S Central Utah > San Rafael Swell > San Rafael Swel… > Buckhorn Wash > Lower Buckhorn > Jolly Green Giant

Description

P1) Start at a short but beautiful finger crack in a corner, located near several large boulders (crux). Mantel onto a ledge at the top of the crack, then move right up the wide crack. Chimney between the main wall on your left and the brown sugar on your right. Stem across to the left wall and clip a glue-in bolt for protection before launching onto the slab. Continue up the slab past another glue-in to a chain anchor.

A slightly easier start is to move left 10 feet and lieback the big flake before you mantel onto the block above the finger crack.

P2) Move from the belay station to the big ledge below pitch two. Mantel onto a small shelf right off the ledge, then clip a glue-in. Move right into the shallow corner, then back left onto the slab. Follow the slab for three more glue-ins to a three bolt belay station.

This is a really easy route by San Rafael standards, but it is super fun and well protected. It should find appeal for those not adept to the pain and suffering of small splitters and the self flagellation of chimneys and off widths.

Location

If you are looking at the formation from the road, the route stats about 100' right of the tallest part of the formation, down in the shorter blocks and domes.  It ascends a weakness in the cliff system. An obvious finger splitter formed by a triangle block marks the start fo the route.

The best descent: from the anchors on the second pitch (summit ridge), walk south-east (down canyon) to where the cliff band meets the ground.

Protection

Finger sized cam for the crux finger crack. One or two large cams (size 5-6) are nice for the wide crack. The rest of the route is all protected by wave-bolt glue-in anchors.

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Boat Nectar
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Boat Nectar
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The Jolly Green Giant starts at the truck/trailer, includes the cluster of formations middle photo, and the taller wall on the left.
[Hide Photo] The Jolly Green Giant starts at the truck/trailer, includes the cluster of formations middle photo, and the taller wall on the left.
Noah Stevens on the first ascent of Boat Nectar. He is about to clip the bolt before the slab.
[Hide Photo] Noah Stevens on the first ascent of Boat Nectar. He is about to clip the bolt before the slab.
Noah Stevens on the first ascent of Boat Nectar.
[Hide Photo] Noah Stevens on the first ascent of Boat Nectar.
Boat nectar starts in the corner below the cedar tree growing out of the crack. You can see the rock dust below the newly placed glue-in anchors.
[Hide Photo] Boat nectar starts in the corner below the cedar tree growing out of the crack. You can see the rock dust below the newly placed glue-in anchors.

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Jason Stevens
Ephraim, UT
  5.6
[Hide Comment] The route name comes from a parody about a sociopathic, murdering Llama named Carl. There is a chunk of brown sugar choss sitting on a ledge just before the last bolt on pitch two. It looks just like a cruise ship.

youtu.be/ZpjyH-LkEAg Mar 11, 2018
Maddie Festin
Darby, MT
  5.5
[Hide Comment] While the climbing was fun, the rock quality on this is awful. I couldn't find a single thing to knock on that didn't sound incredibly hollow and my things came off under my weight. If this sees traffic I could see the route above the crack becoming non-existant. The only okay part of this is that your belayer is usually out of the way. The wide section is also super low angle, even if you did place a number four and then fall in, you would still be very stuck, so don't fall. Finally, the first anchor placement is interesting. It is directly below a beautiful ledge, next time I would probably just build an anchor there. *Do not link pitches, the rope drag would be unbearable*. Apr 3, 2022