"Obtuse" starts to the right of the tall Ponderosa Pine in front of the boulder.   

  Start with your left hand on a far away sidepull, right on a pinch in the crack.  Both feet go to the right of the crack.  Stand strong on the feet and reach high with the left hand to the sloper.  Pop your right hand up the crack, then move the left hand onto a higher sloper.  Heel hook and move your right hand onto another bad sloper, then pull up to a jug.  

  The landing on this problem is excellent.

Obtuse

Isosceles

This excellent problem is just to the left of the big pine tree by Obtuse. It goes straight up the yellow streaked triangular face. It is fairly tall and is not done often. As far as I know, it only has two ascents.Start standing up with your left hand on a tiny, tiny crystal (about the size of a pencil eraser). Stand on a good ledge and pretend to grab something with your right hand. From that position you jump up with your right hand to a decent, small edge. From there it is more crimping, heading toward a good left hand sidepull flake near the top. The landing is slightly slanted but good, but falls from the top are pretty far. So, a good spotter is recommended.

This boulder is to the Northeast of the large, prominent spire on the South side of Mt. Baldy.  Look for a large Ponerosa Pine on the South side of the boulder, near a crack running up and right which hosts the boulder's namesake "Obtuse" (V6), a slopey, awkward problem.  There is a large deadfall to the south of this boulder.

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Routes in The Obtuse Boulder