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Suggested Page Improvements to Last of the Ohitians


Bogdan Petre
Aug 26, 2018
Why is this or any other route in this area listed as "Boulder, Alpine". What makes this alpine? I'm not sure what warrants an alpine designation among boulder problems, but there should be uniquely alpine considerations involved. Chaos Canyon for instance makes some sense since it's (a) technically in the alpine since it's above tree line and more exposed to the elements like lightening, and (b) it's in the middle of a boulder field meaning the landings are crap. This particular boulder problem here though is below tree line (aka technically not in the alpine), the landing is a nice flat spot, not a ragged boulder field, and there's even a nice packed trail that leads straight to the area. The alpine designation for this boulder, and for that matter most of this area, should be removed. It's a casual bouldering spot, and calling climbing here "alpine" provides no useful information whatsoever as far as I can tell.
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