This is the namesake of the boulder and definitely the best line on the boulder. Begin as for most problems here, all the way down and left on a low incut rail. Make moderate moves along the arete until reaching a good crimp rail. Move the the right side of this, and make a right hand move to a slopey crimp. Execute crux moves in front of the tree using bad feet and shoulder power. Reach jugs at the lip, and top out. This line is technical, powerful, and slippery but one of the best boulders in the canyon.

Halfway Crooks

Moulin Rouge

The Thunder Rolls

Thunder Rolls Sds

Cradle Rob

This is the easiest line on the Halfway Crooks Boulder but by no means is it “easy.” Begin squatting on a good crimp near the middle of the wall. Move up and left to the arete, then make big moves on friction-dependent slopers, and then do a big move to a jug at the lip. This has perfect rock.

Although this is a traverse and has moves of the traversing nature, it is quite an amazing boulder problem, with intricate moves on perfect crimps.

Start down and left on an incut rail, and work up and right to a crimp rail in the middle of the face. Move straight right under the crux of

Halfway Crooks

, and execute a hard crux at the right arete. Top out on the arete on V1 terrain. The crux may feel easy in isolation, but after doing several V6-7 moves, it feels proper.

This is the low start to the classic

The Thunder Rolls

. Begin matched on an incut rail all the way down and left at the very bottom of the arete. Make tricky moves all the way up the arete with a very big move to a jug at the lip. It helps to have colder temps on this one.

Start on the far right side on an underclinging jug pinch. Move left through some hard crimps moves to the middle rail. Finish up the same as

The Thunder Rolls

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Routes in Halfway Crooks Boulder