Around the arete that the moat flake is on. This is a face climb that gets mainly used as a down climb hence the name, its very easy but little weird because of the height, but there isn't an overly hard move on the entire thing. I would reccomened climbing it up first before you climb down it just to know where the hands and feet are because they are not huge but they are certainly there, you will not feel like you will fall to your death at any point but it is high so be careful please.

The Down Climb

The Fat Of The Land

Fingerflake

Codswallop

Fingerflake Sit

Moat Flake

Child Prodigy

Moat Crack

Firestarter

Sit start with both hands matched in the finger crack. Make a hard pull in order to get off the ground and then one-two clutch up to the large shelf above. Mantle this shelf then continue up the nice V0-1 finger crack to the top of the boulder. 

 I had to stack a pad.

 The finger crack is also one of the safest and easiest downclimbs.

Even though its a link-up, this climb gives you the full value of the boulder. It combines the difficulty(and then some) of Child Prodigy with the highball finish of Moat Flake. 

  Start as for Child Prodigy and then cut left at the large hollow flake in the middle of the face. Use a crystal covered knob and some unique body positioning to fire out and left to a large side pull. From here work your way up to the lip of The Moat Flake and then finish up the highball arête.

This is a newly cleaned route, that I do not know the FA so if you have any info let me know. The climb gets the business of the route out of the way right away. Stand start on a good shelf below an obvious flake, mantle onto this ledge the make fun moves up the flake. Highball!!!! 

  I also down climbed this, finding it far easier than "The Down Climb" because the hands are bomber.

Sit start the lowest point of the low angled arete to the right of Firestarter. Traverse the lip up and left to the top out of Firestarter. This is a fun beginners problem or a good warm up. Surprisingly fun.

Climb the obvious flake on the left side of the Firestarter face. Though the climbing is relatively simple (the flake is huge--not much beta indecision here), the height more than makes this problem interesting.

Both Firestarter and Child Prodigy can be found on the road-facing side of the Moat Boulder. Firestarter climbs the right side of the face on big holds and Child Prodigy starts as per Firestarter and breaks left.  

  Start on big holds that mark the start of Firestarter. Rather than going to a flake with your left hand, grab the crimp right below it and head left into an ill-defined inside corner. The crimps continue, some facing the wrong direction, until the lip where a hero-jug awaits. Topout up and right.

On the first of the moat boulders is a fun problem that is often out of commission because of the "pond" that forms underneath it. This is a great crack that trends from right to left at an upward angle. this problem is normally dirty because of the little action it sees but if you can get a dry day and don't mind a little dirt on your hands it's well worth the burn. Top out is high and a little nervous.

On the road-side of the Moat Boulder lies a steep, well-featured face. Firestarter climbs up the right side of this wall. Start sitting with good holds and make a big move up left to a flake and another big move to the lip.  

  This problem is one of those that just flows well...the kind that you find yourself doing everytime you are in the area.

The Moat Boulder can be found at the far end of the boulderfield. You will notice a house-sized boulder perched in the middle of a marsh--that's it. The water level is dependent on the season, but the side facing the road usually offers the driest starts. It goes without saying (as I say it right now) that you should avoid this area during the spring, as billions of sadistic insects find their home at the base of the Moat Boulder.  

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Routes in The Moat Boulder