Tigerside Boulder:  

  locate plead by walking to the "room" formation which is on the Listening Rock trail loop. when at the room you will see that there are two massive overhanging boulders. look at the boulder with the striking "tiger striped" quartzite lines. under this boulder is a slanted "disk like" slab with an aggressive overhang on one side, and the disc stands at 6.5 feet at the tallest point, then trending into a highball scramble at the top. this problem climbs from the lower right section of the disc overhang, then into the high, juggy scramble.  

  Sit-start low to the right of the disk, with a right hand on any quality pinch/jug that exists below the top lip of the diagonal disk, and with a left hand on a jagged, crescent crimp. paste a left foot on anything good and acquired a right heel-hook on a quality flat ledge under the boulder.    make a difficult, large, crux move out left to a giant (sharp if you dont commit), smooth, iron jug. gain good feet and follow out the overhang into the nice jugs to a highballish, but easy finish. 

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Frisky Monkey

Crucifixion (of the Flesh)

Bengal

Tigerside

Nexus

Tigerside Boulder:

 -This isnt something that you come to GHSP to climb specifically, but once youve done the proud lines give it a go... More fun than it looks!-

 this is the (lower right) leftward traversing sit start that links into "Plead" standard:  

  below the left boulder in "the room" on the LRT which has "tiger side" "Bengal" "Nexus" and "Crucifixion" is a diagonal dish-like boulder that follows back up to be quite tall at the top. this is directly below the 'tiger striped' banded quartzite boulder.    sitstart very low and almost beneath the banded boulder and traverse left until you are at the front end of the block where you will follow beneath the face of the dish to complete the hard face moves.    Sit start matched on a deep crack/flake that faces to the right. traverse left for 4 feet with heel hooks until you reach the positive flat shoulder, which is 3.5 feet off the ground. from the positive flat portion move left to the overhanging face to gain a left hand on the coarse, crescent crimp-line. fall into a good edge and blast out to a sharp but huge knob to the far left.    from the knob, gain control and continue up through nice features and hands to the tallish top out. 

Tigerside Boulder:SDS as per "Crucifixion" but after the sit start, match the big jug rail and trend immediately right to finish as per Tigerside. The low block is always off for the line. The problem goes as V5 if it is used.Note: For the climb "Frisky Monkey"(V6) the lower block/boulder has historically been treated as "off" and has been graded as such. To clarify, the chunky platform directly beside the starting holds to climbers-left is "off" for the whole problem. Sorry for any misunderstanding! If the low block is used for feet the lower crux sections are no longer as challenging. 

Tigerside Boulder:Follow the quartzite ribs to the left to the boulders overhanging arete. Begin with a squat start. Left hand on a bulbous smooth hold, right hand lower crimpy in-cut side pull, and tricky lower right heel hook in a quartzite knob (the low block is always off and the problem goes as V5 if it is used). Commence the awesome movement up the arete...Slap, pinch, throw, and press your way to the top of this worthy line. Top out up the slab face.-blocky low boulder to your close left is obviously off-Note: For the climb "Crucifixion"(V6) the lower block/boulder has historically been treated as "off" and has been graded as such. Sorry for any misunderstanding! If the low block is used for feet the lower crux sections are no longer as challenging.

Tiger Side Boulder:  

  SS at the bottom of the slightly overhanging face with hands on the knobs.    Heel hook your right foot out to the right on the higher ledge. (all bottom ledges are off).    pick up and make a far dyno move out to the high, right sloper.    Stick the core intensive toss and then go left to a much nicer sloper.    follow that line to the top and left. top-out on the huge top-out knob. 

So much fun...This one goes easy (v4) when its cool and less humid, and goes hard (v5) if its over 50 degrees out. Just bring your crimpin' fingers and you'll do well.Sit-Start low, under the incline with feet far underneath on any good edge (not many to choose from) and with hands on two small edges that are the quartzite "tiger" stripes from which the problem is named.Power up through the start up and out to a sloper above. From the sloper follow the shallow edges up toward overhanging block overhead.Note: For Tigerside, the lower ledge is "on" and should be used as such. For the far left climbs such as "Crucifixion" (V6) the lower block/boulder has historically been treated as "off" and has been graded as such. The low boulder/ledge makes a huge difference in difficulty. Sorry for any misunderstanding! If the low block is used for feet the lower crux sections are no longer as challenging.

Tigerside Boulder:  

  Pull the hard SDS as for tiger side. Traverse with difficulty left across white, quartzite, "tiger stripe" crimps to the sloper on 'Crucifixion of the Flesh'. Top out as per Crucifixion. 

Note: For the climb "Crucifixion"(V6) the lower block/boulder has historically been treated as "off" and has been graded as such. Sorry for any misunderstanding! If the low block is used for feet the lower crux sections are no longer as challenging.

The Tiger-Side Boulder is one of the most recognisable boulders on the LRT, and also one of the most frequented. There is a good range of boulder problems here between v-1 to v-7. The white quartzite streaks running across its side provide unique climbing moves and keepsake photo ops. Be sure to climb "Tiderside" and "Crucifixion" while youre in the area, and "Nexus" is a tough combination of both! 

Note: For the climb "Crucifixion"(V6) the lower block/boulder has historically been treated as "off" and has been graded as such. Sorry for any misunderstanding! If the low block is used for feet the lower crux sections are no longer as challenging.

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