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Protoplasm

V7, Boulder, 15 ft (5 m),  Avg: 4 from 1 vote
FA: Trevor Mungeam??? 12/1/24
New Hampshire > Pawtuckaway > Boulder Natural > Swamp Boulders > Chasm
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Description

Stand start in the chasm, right of Chasm Crack, and a few feet right of Sar-Chasm/Enthusiasm. Use a pair of diagonal one pad flat edges at roughly four feet to pull onto the wall and make a complex series of move trending diagonally up the face along a smooth tan streak. This mineral intrusion is much more fine grained than the typical granite of Pawtuckaway and very easy on the skin. After hitting a crux move left to an excellent flat edge, link into the upper sequence of Enthusiasm and finish as for that problem, working up through slopers and then left out to the crack for an easy finish. 

Hard to think that this one wasn’t already done, but I had to scrub the holds, and I couldn’t find evidence of this being climbed from many of the areas route developers. If you did it before me then feel free to suggest a different name/grade

Location

A few feet right of Sar-Chasm and Enthusiasm on the same face as those climbs and Chasm Crack

Protection

3-4 pads. The landing is a bit tricky with the slab of rock but you can make a ramp of pads and felt plenty safe for me. Just don’t fall from the upper crack sequence

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About to pull onto the start of Protoplasm. Topo drawn in
[Hide Photo] About to pull onto the start of Protoplasm. Topo drawn in
Setting up for the individual crux move, the fourth hand move with my beta
[Hide Photo] Setting up for the individual crux move, the fourth hand move with my beta