Start low and climb the slopey arête. Finish on the face between the two aretes.

False Tidal Wave

Stoney Point Problem (aka Bambam)

Yabba Dabba Do

Tidal Wave

Relic

Bedrock Arete

This problem is located around the corner from

Bedrock Arete

on the Tidal Wave Boulder and faces west. One or two powerful moves on crimps and slopers with difficult feet are the gist of it. Although short, it is clean and certainly worth trying when in the area. Good landing.

This line takes the northeast arete of the boulder. Two good holds at about head height, one on each side of the arete, will get you started. From there, horrible left hands on dimples and texture (calling them "holds" is kinda laughable), some heel trickery, and positive but well spaced right hands will take you to the summit. Probably the most do-able of the problems at this grade in JT, reachy but not too morpho. Due to the minute, sloping nature of half the holds, you'll want cold temps.

SDS at the southwest arete, move right and past the overhanging northeast arete of Tidal Wave at twin sidepulls and then traverse the smooth patina face using thin edges, sidepulls and creative body positioning to reach the

Bedrock Arete

which is taken to the top.

As an alternative it can be done from a stand start at the Tidal Wave arete using a flat edge on the left side of the arete and sidepulls on the right (this is the version described in the bouldering guide) which makes it slightly shorter and perhaps a little easier.

Start on the north face and lieback the balancy arete off some high starting holds to reach the featured arete above and then continue through the tree branches and up the face above. An easy descent exists on the backside of the boulder.

Enjoyable moves on this problem but it might be a bit harder at the start for shorter climbers.

Description

Protection

Routes in Tidal Wave Boulder