Crux is up high so watch your ankles! 

  A stellar line anywhere.  Powerful moves lead to delicate moves lead to an exciting crux leads to a juggy finish. 

  Sit start has been done, adds some difficulty (V9-ish) but detracts from the quality.

American Beauty

Tortoise

Terrapin Station

Slappin' the Captain

The Lightbulb

The Little Red Crystals in my Kidneys

Ripple

Tortoise Arete

Terrapin Arete

Sit start on ledge under "tortoise head" overhang on L side of boulder. Climb up the arete squeezing the prow to top.

This problem strangely resembles Slappin' the Captain but is much easier and less fun.

A silly, awkward sit start becomes a fun but short problem.

"I actually tore a hamstring completely in half on it, it still is missing thanks to Dr. 'Quack'. Upon hearing my hamstring break (it sounded like a very large finger tendon breaking) Nathaniel exclaimed `That was the loudest sound I have ever heard produced by the human body, it actually made my ears hurt.`" -Peck

Tenuous sloper pulling over a thought-provoking landing.

What is that red stuff? 

  Sustained and crimpy, and you get to pull on the red stuff.

Start on same sloper as American Beauty. Move out left to a pocket, then up the face to a tricky top.

Tricky.  Much fun and a little spooky up high.  To add two grades and a lot of terrain, sit start way left and traverse through terrapin station, then finish up the arete.

A low-density, high-quality bouldering spot.  More slopers than the usual Box fare. 

  North-facing and very exposed to wind and weather.

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