Go up the east-facing crack via some good holds to a jug around the corner. Then downclimb the other side (the front of the Amphitheater).

East Crack

Overhanging Hand Traverse

South Undercling

Mongolian Cobblenaut

Direct Route

Southeast Bulge

Mongolian Cosmonaut

Gill Direct

This is a great route for beginners and a good place to take people here who are new to bouldering. It is pretty high, but its easy and pretty fun. Start on holds at about chest height and climb up to a big sharp skinny flake and then top out.

Super classic Flag Favorite.  In the [Amphitheatre] Right Wall are slots from head heigth (middle left) up and right to jug system at top. Worth it just for the top out! So fun and a long overdue addition to the website.

As described on flagstaffmountainbouldering.blogspot.com

"Climb straight up the face past the obvious horizontal crack with a good undercling."

This problem was the biggest learning curve I've ever encountered. I'm not sure who rated it V3, but I've seen people who power through V6s and 7s walk away defeated here. Don't be mislead by its low rating is all I have to offer.

Start on top of the boulder separating

Mongolian Cosmonaut

from the amphitheater proper. SDS (if you're tall) with your right hand on the large, sidepull pebble and your left hand on the textured, bulging, crimp rail.  Follow the line of cobbles and edges left, and finish the same as

Mongolian Cosmonaut

.

This is also known as Sandpaper Ledge.

Climb the overhanging wall on the far right side of the Amphitheater. Climb to the sloping (sandpaper) hold in the middle of the face and then straight up. Mantel at the lip, and then solo up left on the low angle slab and arête.

Aerial Shoot dynos from the sandpaper hold to the upper holds - FA Dan Stone, 1979.

On the high left side of the amphitheater, tunnel underneath an overhang to a short very undercut bulge. This is Mongolian Cosmonaut. Start low with the right in an OK pocket/edge and the left on a pebbly cluster under the bulge. Punch up and left to a sloper then up crimps and pebbles to the top. Fun moves, solid rock,safe landing. There is  a true sit start (John Stack FA?) at likely V12 that starts with the small pebble cluster for the L and an undercling on a pebble low and right. Jump for the pocket and continue.

Long reaches are mandatory on this problem.

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Routes in The Flagstaff Amphitheatre