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Against the Grain

V8-9, Boulder, 15 ft (5 m),  Avg: 0 from 0 votes
FA: Austin Manning, 2008
Virginia > Central & South… > Richmond Vicinity > Buttermilks > Whale Boulder

Description

Start on the jug (the "mouth" of the whale), and climb left through crimps. Top out through the vertical crack (like Ambergris).

A variation (FA Austin Manning, 2009) keeps going left through Whale Crack to traverse the whole boulder right-to-left; it's about the same grade.

Location

Essentially Sweet Mouth in reverse.

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Chris Singletary
Blacksburg, VA
V8-9
[Hide Comment] Unsure about the grade; I have not sent this, but Austin Manning logged this as V8/9.

If you topped out on the Eye instead, it would be insanely difficult; probably V11/12 and definitely the hardest line on the boulder. Dec 8, 2023