In keeping with the area, Zelda is another short, boulder-problem style route on amazing stone (though "Pong" may be a more appropriate name considering the way the route zigzags up the wall).  The rock is utterly featureless--except where there are features--making the climbing quite sequential and aesthetic.  Due to the large, easily accessible boulder behind the route, this would seem a good choice for the on sight climber.

Stem over from the boulder at the heavily chalked xenolith, then head easily up the shallow left-facing corner.  Clip the 2nd bolt, then head straight left via pockets to a big flat edge.  Some fancy footwork and a huge reach will get you to the small roof.  Check your knot, hike up your feet, and huck for all you're worth to the obvious hold.  Pumpy climbing continues straight left along the lip, to a final boulder problem just below the anchor.

Zelda

The Rock

White Powerdrette

Tubin' Dudes

Rival

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Super Mario

European Vacation

Pinckney Route

Guide Route Left

Sixteenth Rung

Guide Route Right

Donkey Kong

Leap of Faith

Super-Hard for the grade.

Start on the right side of the face of the Mario Boulder. Powerand swing up over and left on bad holds with tricky and pumpy beta. Make a very hard move off an undercling and continue up pumpy moves to anchor. Hard for such a short climb.

This is the giant boulder climber's right from Super Mario. Lots of easy TR/trad routes all around it, scramble up and check out the top anchor situation.

Climb bouldery moves up to ledge then clip a bolt and pull super fun technical moves up to the top, once you reach the top walk over to the left and clip the bolts that folks use for guiding and rappels.

"Tubin' Dudes" is just one of the many great powerful routes to choose from near the Super Mario Boulder.  Retreat back to this shady corner for meat locker temps.  You'll want it nice and cool to bear down on some small holds.

Surmount an old stump, transfer to a boulder and then reach to a perfect horn to begin the climb.  Nice flowing moves lead to a violent crux at the second bolt.  Go straight up here or as guidebook author Mike Williams threatens "run the risk of being ridiculed for circumnavigating the move."  The move is definitely big, but doesn't necessarily have to be a standard dyno.

Once established at the third bolt, veer right and lauch in to a V6 boulder problem clearing the roof.  Clip the fourth bolt from a good slot just above the bolt.  Rest up for some intriging lateral movement enroute to the chains.

This route has top quality stone and offers something that most bouldery routes lack, all the draws are easy to clip.  Its refreshing to climb a bouldery route without the fear of blowing a clip.

Leftmost face climb in this area, just on other side of chimney from Leap of Faith (13c).

Start on big jugs then move to a thin section, followed by more flakes up to the top.

Start inside the chimney and climb up the left face and traverse left to reach the 1st bolt.  From here, climb up and traverse a bit left to reach the 2nd bolt.  From here, climb up and stem left to reach the 3rd bolt.  Continue straight up from here passing the 4th bolt and then some dirty holds to reach the shuts.  Not a great climb, but it serves as a warm up if you're in the area.

Scramble up the slab and reach up high to a right handed sidepull to start. The business starts quickly after, with a tough move off an undercling sidepull setting the tone for the rest of the climb.

Grab sidepulls, pockets, gastons, and edges on the way up. At a total of roughly 15 moves, it's more of a boulder problem than a route, but it's incredible either way.

Tricky moves start between the rock and tree, first clip is weird, then work your way up to the stout deadpoint crux off bad crimps and then continue your way up the super fun roof/upper moves.

Very easy

Crux is slopers and dirty topout

To the left of super mario. Crux at the bottom envolving thin face holds and a pocket.

Originally, the start was done with a full-out, all-points-off, "Leap of Faith" across the chasm from the Super Mario Boulder to the adjacent wall.

Future ascentionists, perhaps wary of the leap or perhaps just finding it completely unnecessary, found a "Lean of Faith" to work just fine.

Stem across from the top of the Super Mario Boulder to the adjacent wall. After navigating some tricky moves on the face, the crux comes at the beginning of the roof - grab some tiny edges and stick a long lunge to a good edge, eventually gaining a jug rest and technical face above.

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Routes in 1) Super Mario Boulder