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Coffee and a Copper

V8-9, Boulder, 15 ft (5 m),  Avg: 4 from 8 votes
FA: Ben Scott
Colorado > Steamboat Springs > Birthday Boulder

Description

Coffee and a Copper is another classic hard line on the impressive northwest face. Start with both hands on a large, flat, diagonal jug, and move more or less straight up the diagonal features.

Location

Start in the middle of the northwest face at a big diagonal jug.

Protection

Pads and a spotter.

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Jason Actis
Boulder, CO
 
[Hide Comment] Amazing line! A beta video: instagram.com/reel/Cjl7NLCj…. Oct 12, 2022
Dustin B
Steamboat
  V8
[Hide Comment] Nice work Jason. Regarding the grade, did you use the large hold at the end of 'Fraggle' with your right foot (I couldn't tell from the video)? If so, that may explain the inflated grade, as the people who give it the 9 have avoided that one, whereas those who use it tend to have it a notch or two easier.

Semantics aside, thanks for posting up. I'll bump the rating down here as you aren't the first one with this opinion. Oct 13, 2022
Jason Actis
Boulder, CO
 
[Hide Comment] Good to know about the different approaches, Dustin! I did use a decent foot hold out right to grab the lip, and I can see how it would be scary without it. Thanks for making some Steamboat problems not-so-secret. Oct 13, 2022
Morgan Bessette
San Francisco, CA
  V8-9
[Hide Comment] Another beta video (hard way, big foot from Fraggle not used; terrible credit card foot used for the last move. The male climber in the vid is 5’7” with a +0 ape, and I’m 5’9” with a +2): instagram.com/reel/C0Dv6Pwu…. Nov 27, 2023
Alisha Tschetter
[Hide Comment] Short person beta going straight up using the credit card, right foot, dime-sized crimp (I am 5' 1/2" with a 0 ape index): instagram.com/reel/C7aw1mZs…. Jun 10, 2024