Original problem starts on two side pulls below the slab and goes directly up and over the cool slab.  Can also be started as for Out Of The Blue and traverse right to the slab. 

  Excellent problem with a really cool move over the slab!

Pleasant Surprise

Ruining The Surprise

Surprise The Moss

Big Poppin'

Surprise Arete

Sneak Attack

Surprise Ledges

Surprise Party

Surprise Slab

Surprise Arête

Out Of The Blue

Surprise Warmup

Caught Off Guard

Sit start the same as for Backside Surprise Right, but after two moves trend left onto the face.  Follow a crack system to a good hold and an incredible pinch with an easy topout.  Fantastic problem!

Short climb which follows easy balancing moves up the dihedral. Start at one of the low jugs which appear to be detached,.

Sit start just left of the crack and go straight up to the wide ledge to a somewhat tricky topout.

Sit start with opposing holds, make your way straight up the nicely overhung rock using comfortable holds to a sloped top-out. Watch out for semi-loose flakes.  

Start matched on a sloping ledge and go straight up the arete on incuts.

Starts on a low jug that looks detached but isn't really and goes straight up to the obvious jug and then follows the crack directly left on small holds.  Tops out in the crack.

I started sitting, left on a sloping edge and right in a somewhat sharp jug.  You could do a move into the jug but it might be awkward.  Go straight up comfy holds to a tricky topout.

Starts on a large, obvious jug and goes up and right on the face.  I ran out of light to get on this but it looks like the best line on the boulder.

Start on the break, and go up the short slab.

Climb up the arête just to the right of the dihedral used in Ruining the Surprise.

Sit start on a low jug and go up the arete on comfy holds.

This one comes out of nowhere! I know Chris already posted a pic of this somewhere but I saw it the other day and thought I'd get it up on MP. Anyone been on it?

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Routes in Surprise Boulder