Very clear compression line on an unattached boulder just to the right of Darkside/Vaino. Obvious hands and feet all the way up. Technical footwork/commitment required up top.

Johnson Arete

Chimney

Johnson Problem

Split Decision

Dark Side of the Moon

Vaino Problem

Start with a right hand on the arete and through to a poor left-hand sloper.  Continue up the arete using toe hooks and some awkward slopers (crown these) for your right hand.

(Rated V6 in the Urban Rock guidebook, but this is incorrect. Solid V4 and easier than Masters of Reality.)

Up and over the chockstone into the middle, now just start chimneying - it's fun and a little scary if soloing.

Descend down the short face on the West side.

The undercut south face overhanging roof problem...Big moves to weird slopey funkness and again to the lip at an incut but rounded crimp. A big span move to and from the left arete and then forget about where your feet are, as you lurch and do a powerful rock-up to funky edges. Do a stand up move and slab it over slightly dicey terrain to the top.

For those Coloradoans, its like a harder version of Germ Free Adolescence to the lip but then it gets really ugly!! Watch out if one of the holds above the lip blows!

A tricky start leads up into the awkard leaning corner, small pinscars allow a fairly burly lieback with tenuous feet to the finishing holds.

Start low and head up the left side then traverse over (crux) and finish up the right arete as with Vaino Problem.

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