Find the parallel crimps to the right of the large white graffiti. Stand start and find the feet so you can crush this nice line going straight up. Has some sharp but slightly incut crimps. Tendon strength will benefit you on this one as it is a crimpy test piece. Right entrance could be even harder....The best overhung crimp test piece besides the hypothetical Glass Ceiling Projects.

Thin Crust Pizza Project

Pizza Pie

Just Ripe

Dough Boy

Blue Footed Boobies

Glass Ceiling Projects

Anchovies

Thin Slice Right Project

Sven on Crack

Switch Blade

The Roof

Peyote Please

Herpies and Slurpies

James Bondyno

Guns, Guts, and God

Linebacker

Sven's Crack

Sacrificial Mantel

Secret Agent Man

Razors for Katie

Tight End

Boobalicious

Twin Peaks

To the Right Fools

Campus Crusade

Strawberry Milkshake

Secret Asian Man

So Tall the Brave

The Roof Direct

Fullback

Melons

Pocket Please

Sven's Crack Right

Asking for Cactus

Olive Pizza

The Bow

Cracked Little Pebble

Thanks for the Pocket Julie Newmar

Two Wrong Fools

Bee Stings

The Roof Sit

Jewbaca

Jewjitsu

Jewdonit

Period Piece

The Sidewall

Jew Did It

Jen's Cleavage

Find the smile crimp rail on the south part of the face around the corner of the large overhang arete that has a rusty bolt ladder. It should have some limited feet that to me felt like no feet. Bust some moves and make the decision to have a vision quest or not up the scary slab. Brut strength helps with this one. Originally rated "v5", be prepared to laugh at that old timer grade.

The slab between the Pizza Boulders, middle more obvious line. Thin crux in the middle but holds and feet get better on the upper portion. 

Stand start the underclings in the crack. Once established move right following the crack to the next crack via crimps on the face. Good intro into the type of footwork required at the PB's.

Orange line in Boobalicious photo. Start matched on the right facing crimp jug. Bust out moves going up and slightly left. Very large large middle move to the stand off the decent flat left hand. The stand is known as Boobier than Thou and goes at old school "V1", making you question how you are so weak, start on the very high crimps.

On the north face of the Roof Boulder there are a couple of lines that need to be cleaned. Big, proud, and immaculate. One goes up the fluorescent lichen, and the other is to the left and goes straight up to a hueco. Whoever does these will be a local legend for years. Be prepared to crimp for your life.

 *bolts exist on top.

On the North corner between the rock art and the Northeast project find the matchable crimp. Go up on crimps. Choose how high you want to go once you get established in the bowl.

Starting with a left hand on one of the right crimps in the Thin Pizza Project picture, and right hand on a decent sidepull by your right side. Pull on with a good foot and crimp to the higher sidepull and negotiate the bulge. 

Climb up Sven's Crack and work right into the horizontal seam on the south face. Follow the seam until completion and then finish it up with a good side pull. An interesting test of foot technique.

Stand start to work the left to right lip traverse on south side of boulder

Climb the over hang on the Northeast face of the Roof Boulder. Start lowish jug and go up left to the pocket and then crack, has some nice grips. Scary downclimb or gutsy leap from the ledge to pads.

Stand start in the corner to the right of Asking Cactus climb. Get a decent left hand to the fragile hold and then move straight up however you can.

The area test piece at the moment. Start matched on the low full pad crimp on the North face. Slap up the arete and brutally crush this pebble into submission. The business is in the first half of the climb, top out is really mellow.

The blue line in the Secret Asian Man beta photo, AKA V-sure you did. Grade is just a guess. Start left hand rail and right hand undercling, has an amazing thumb catch. Possible kneebar? Or dyno for the lip, a double clutch could be necessary as your hand will definitely slip off the rail.

 You can really only try this deep in winter when conditions are prime enough to pull on the left hand. Climb faces south.

On the Northeast arete stand start with a matchable crimp that is low in the florescent green lichen. Make some cool press moves to get established with your feet then move out left to the jug pinch, match it and move around the corner and up. Pretty climb that has interesting moves and holds, boulder gets in the way of the fall when you round the corner to reach the other small arete feature, don't blow the top-out you will get pumped doing the compression moves last.

Stand start the vertical crack on Viking Boat Rock, go straight up following the green line in the beta photo. Downclimb on the east side of the boulder or boulder hop off. A friendly crack to interesting tension in the middle, a good test of personal creativity. 

Start matched on the shelf feature. Place a finicky heel, and rock/press this one move wonder so your shin isn't sacrificed to the Pizza spirits.Just couldn't give it more than one star because of how devious the heel is. 

Same start as Secret Asian Man but go straight up on thin crimps, see Secret Asian Man beta photo.

Located on a West facing over hang to the Southeast of the Viking Boat Rock. Sit start on a sharp side-pull and go up. A test of pain tolerance.

Start right hand triangle hold, left hand on an arete crimp that won't fracture. Bust moves up to the sculpted slopers and keep going on this victory highball for the Pizzas. This climb is tall with cryptic moves. Inspect it and definitely know what you are doing. There is a rock at the base that makes the landing uneven. A large foothold broke off making the start substantially harder than the already sandbagged old school "V1" rating. 

Green line in beta photo. Starts left hand flat crimp, and right hand with great thumb catch. Force moves going up on crimps that gets harder the higher you go. This problem demands strong fingers and strong foot work. Don't miss the flat pocket crimp that makes this problem cool. Keep climbing to the top or negotiate your way down Jen's Cleavage.

Same start as for Guns, Guts, and God, but once you get established work your way right into the same slab finish of Thanks for the Pocket. Combines cool moves from the slightly tricky press start with a great slab finish. Definitely a recommended climb as the mantel revolves around hip positioning more than brute power. Probably the most unique and aesthetic easier boulder problem around Las Cruces.  

Original line goes straight up following the arete that trends right, but is really reachy and tall beware when trying this one star "v3" version.

Start with the good crimp in the middle of the northwest face and a right hand on the arete of the Milkshake boulder. Go up with typical Ploss balance trickery and power over a left sloper foot so you can reach a sloper with the left hand, extremely tricky move. Balance is crucial. Multiple sessions seemed to reveal that the left foot beta is the only beta, but if you are a beast prove us wrong. 

The Northeast Gully Boulder, Secret Agent Boulder. On the Southeast face find the pocket and lower crimp that works to make a move to the crimps on the rail going out right too the arete. Careful balance and a short stature help to take you up to a thought provoking mantel. Hidden holds exist for the mantel. Three star climb for shorties that have crimp strength and balance.

Start Sven's Crack but exit left on face using the scoop to get to the other prow of the boat. The blue line in the Sven Crack beta photo.

Start on the triangular shelf over the small boulder. Move up through steep terrain. Match a big mostly flat right facing hold as an undercling to make moves up into the crack and pocket out right linking up into The Roof. Cryptic.

Climb flat ledges through big moves, bring your head game.

Start on Twin Peak holds, work your way into Jen's Clevage using the flat pocket to progress towards the crimp jug on JC. 

Short but quality. Stand start on the middle pockets and climb the face to the top. One of the best mantels at the Pizza's. A wedge of sweetness that takes finesse, fun if you are tall or short.

Go up Sven's Crack and then exit right to the jug on the face, following the red line in the photo. Shorties look out for the useful crimp midway between crack and the jug. Then go straight up with a decent crimp or commit to the lip. Immaculate top out jug. Think big wing span for the right exit climbs.

A short, fun play around. Start standing with good holds in the middle of the Southeast face, above the Fish Hook Cactus. You can traverse the lip for a longer climb. Sit start adds some, but be careful with the holds they aren't 100%.

Just to the left of Pizza Pie start, move up through tricky thin climbing.

The largest West facing prow on the hillside, looks like a small ship. Start with holds on either side of the arete. This climb uses compression, high feet, and angle pulls on the arete. Landing slopes away.

A small boulder perched ontop of a cluster has a nice hands size crack that faces north and trends left to right through florescent green lichen. Start as low as you want and work the really nice jams and decent feet. Only a few moves but the exposure is a nice little rush. You have to scramble to the base of the climb.

An Organ Mountain classic slab in pebble form. The start can be slightly tricky for smaller people. A press mantel stand start on the slab to reach the great pocket in the face. The holds start to thin as you go up the small dihedral, capped off by a friction move on your feet gets you to better holds at the top. It is a committing slab climb but it is super clean and has just the right amount of holds to keep you on your toes. Beware of the block under the lip at the start that could be used as a right hand, this hold flexes, opt for a hold further right.

Start on GGG, and then go straight up the prow above the lichen. Getting established on the slab is scary and committing, but the arete can be compressed once you are up there. A taste of exposure.

Start in dealers choice on one of the holds in the dark depression on the right side of the face. Force moves straight up using an interesting pinch with a pocket thumb catch or just the pocket, and then to the mini jug out left. Make a long reach to the top. Purple dashed line in beta photo. Tall climb if you top it out but it is recommended to just negotiate downclimbing Jen's Cleavage. At the moment an old log gets in the way of the fall....

Sit start in the hole under the roof, left hand good hold in the crack and right hand on a small crimp on the same seam. Move up through crimps and compression with a blind toss to the jug hold and finish up the roof. 

The large over hung arete on the North face of the Southern Jew boulder. Start undercling pocket in the face and right hand lowish on the arete. Great climb, would be a four star if the fall and top out were better.

In the hole on the North Jew Boulder find the matchable crimp rail. Traverse right through some good moves then get your mantel rock on. Follow the pink line in the beta photo for Jewdonit.

Start matched on the full pad crimp rail on the north face and do two moves to gain the upper jugs and rock that mantel. Follow the blue line in the beta photo.

west arete, above juniper stump, you will have to put a pad on the stump to start. Start with hands on the arete feature, right hand using a hold with an interesting thumb catch, left on the bottom of the scoop. Make the hardest move to the matchable jug, and then go up with a high foot to gain the good upper holds to the humongous top out fin jug, decent climb.

Start matched feet in the black hueco on the shelf to the left of The Roof. Traverse the big ledge using the wall and the corner as much as possible. Finish up The Roof Direct. Bizarre movement, to a hard finish. 

Starts on Jug further back in the north Jew boulder cave, on the East part of the overhang go straight out the hole. A tricky pinch helps you gain the crimp on the lip.

On the northeast corner, this line is a committing up and down climb, landing slopes away so multiple pads is mandatory. Start on the big jug, be careful with it as it is not the strongest in outward pull. Use holds on both sides of the main crack. Good moves to get into the large right facing jug. Try not to kill all the nice ferns at the base of this climb.

The Pizza Boulders are one of the highest quality bouldering spots within a 50 mile radius of Las Cruces. Found on the western slope opposite of the Checkerboard Wall. A large number of problems face North which can extend the season here further into the summer compared to Pena Blanca. Check out Sven's Crack, The Roof, and Thanks for the Pocket Julie Newmar to get a diverse range of quality problems which have good neighboring problems.This area has become more difficult to get to due to a recent road closure, but with an off road vehicle you can still manage to get to them. If you want a more vehicle accessible bouldering location check out Aguirre Bouldering.

 There is a wide range of problems that can be found here established by old school crushers. Shorter people will often find problem grades to be sandbagged. The difficultly derives from the problems having limited feet options and spacing between holds is often clean and void of any features. However, these problems are very aesthetic due to these reasons. The projects that are left here for sure approach v10 and beyond.

 ***Access Issue*** Vandalism has been committed to the largest boulders by the main parking (ie the Pizza Boulders themselves). Rock art has been stated to be underneath the northern overhang of the largest Pizza Boulder, to the left of a large hueco. DO NOT try and climb the very obvious line that exits from this hueco as this traverses right over the rock art. There has also been an abundance of trash left in the area the boulders are in. Please exhibit leave no trace to minimize impact. People at the BLM will be notified so a clean up can be made to these boulders to maintain access.

Trails have become overgrown, try and minimize impact as much as possible till they are reestablished. There are two main offshoot trails to the north of the vandalized rocks at the end parking lot next main Pizza Boulders. Also it is the desert so be aware of snakes, it would be a long painful ride back to Las Cruces. Cell phones have the possibility of not working in this area. Some of the larger boulders have bolts on them but they can be decades old, beware. There are many more climbs in this area than those stated, more effort will be put into this page in the future. Go adventure and experience an area that allows you to escape civilization in a breathtaking setting for sunsets.

The efforts on this page are possible thanks to the Lost Causes guide created by Charlie Cundiff.

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