This is a highball problem that starts on the far right and traverses up and to the left with a reachy finish at the end. Start on the big holds on the far right, and follow the obvious line that moves up and to the left.

Eastern Priest

Eastern Priest Direct

Kiss of Life

Gautama

This is a direct start to

Eastern Priest's

highball finish. Start with your right hand on the far left foot chip of

Eastern Priest

and your left hand on a sloper/sidepull. Post a foot on a cobble, make a big move to a nice gaston flake, match it, and join

Eastern Priest

for the nice finish.

This climbs out the east overhang of the block to its summit. The crux is height-dependent, although the mantle is a crux as well.  From the ramp, one must compress out and get a tip fingerlock with the left hand, set into the lock, hold the lever, and one arm pull through and reach to the sloper shelf above. Then you must swing out onto the mantle shelf and mantle utilizing a small layaway crimper out left. Stand onto the shelf, and continue on easier rock to the top.

Gautama is an awesome direct finish to

Eastern Priest

. From the good, incut sidepull, go up to the gorgeous, slopey, vertical rail. Do a long pull to a good crimp, and cruise your way up to the top.

I cleaned some big blocks out of the top corner, but there's still some smaller loose stuff up there that I could've kept cleaning till forever. I recommend checking it out on a toprope or treading lightly. One big block immediately after the move to the crimp is loose but wouldn't come out. It's very easy to avoid, I left a brushed X on it. Despite my warnings of choss, the line is really good, and the crux is on bullet rock.

If anyone has done this previously, please let me know. I just think this one deserves a name and acknowledgement as it's on one of the prettier boulders in Eldo.

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