Climb the left side of the arete and find the crux nearer to the top than comfortable. HIGHBALL! This problem is tall and with the crux near the top I hope people do not get on this without being comfortable with the height. I haven't finished this problem due to a wet section at about the fifteen foot market, but I will be back to finish it. 

  On the EDCL Boulder.

The Arete

Garnet Snatcher

Sherman's March

The Corner

The Flakes

Tronic

Standard

EDCL

In The Fastlane

Crystal Face

High Voltage

Start below the corner on the face. The start is the crux, once you hit the flake it gets easier. This problem had a variety of styles on it, the start is balance prone until you hit the giant flake, which has fairly positive holds and good feet.PLEASE DO NOT FALL.

Start low beneath the arete on a good jug out left, and a nice undercling for the right - the feet are obvious and nice. From there make moves staying left of the arete. The holds get worse as you slap your way up the arete until you reach a glorious jug that will help you mantle out right to finish on Standard.

This route is a traverse that starts on a jug on the arete and makes hard moves moving left until the arete next to the road. There area few hardmoves but the crux comes at the end of the traverse with a precise move to a crappy triangle pinch. This move is by far the hardest move on the route and is awkward to get out of.  

  Once at the left arete climb it up big holds to top out.

Climb above  an obvious "ankle breaker" block on some nice face climbing, past the halfway mark break right with the flake above your head on jugs. HIGHBALL!

Start as for EDCL on the jug, and as hard as it will be to not continue up the crack, break right making long moves to block like holds, until topping out, the feet are small and so are the hands but with good route finding skills you will be able to send this route no problem. It is fun, but under climbed because of the four star classic crack next to it, but this route should not be neglected. The top out isn't great but it isn't horrible either, and the crux is in the middle of the face on a particularly long move. Get on this problem but please do not fall into the road the end gets awfully close to the road, so please keep it safe and have a good spotter and don't climb while a car is coming.

Climb the jugs on left arete, this route has a couples moves then a good rest in that pattern all the way up. This looks really easy but don't let it fool you there are a few difficult move on it and one is near the top, but for the most part the holds are gigantic and fun. Don't fall in the road. HIGHBALL! 

  Good first highball.

Start on the base of the finger crack that faces the road on a big jug. Climb the crack in full view of passersby, careful to not let your head get the better of you on this highball classic.

This route the crux is right off the ground. You start on two small sidepulls with very good feet, from here you move up and very slightly right, to a series of ledges the top one is the best. Pull over the lip and scramble up the easy rock to the top. 

  Watch for cars when doing this route, and watch out for the telephone line at the top, you wont get electrocuted but it will take you by surprise.

This route is in the middle of the slab, the start is the crux. Climb the face using crystal features, this is solid at the grade, not an overly fun problem in my opinion, but a good time none the less. The top out is fairly good, there is a good hold on the top about a foot and a half from the edge of the face, so reach for it. HIGHBALL!

Stand start and climb the finger crack on finger locks and face holds. The feet are mostly on the face but the crack does have some good feet especially on the bottom half. the crux on this route is very near the top where the crack becomes a little tighter and the feet are more awkward. Please if you get on this route be comfortable a grade or two above this, because the crux is so high. HIGHBALL!!! 

  There may be a couple placements for gear on the crack but I wouldn't suggest trusting many of the placements.

This is the larger of the two boulders 'on the side of the road you park on. The down climb climbs down to the road so be careful of the traffic. Most of the problems are highballs so please be careful. 

  The boulder gets its name from the route EDCL (V2), which is the tall crack next to the telephone pole. 

Important: When climbing on the road side, be very aware of cars and be ready to quickly get out of their way. Don't make drivers nervous and force them to drive around you! This is serious enough that the town has considered blowing up the boulder!

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