The crux is up high on this route.  No move is really harder than V4-5 but the pump might get you at the end as you search desperately for holds.

SDS is a V8.

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The Beekeeper

Golden Shower

The Beekeeper's Apprentice

Beekeeping for Profit & Pleasure

Follow The Pollen Path

There are two cruxes on Golden Shower.  The first is down low and the second is up high.  The rock is a bit sharp (especially one left hand crimp on the arete) and the landing is a bit jagged so bring lots of pads and friends.  One of the proudest lines in Bishop.

Beta:  (let's see if I can remember this right)  begin in the shallow hueco and move up to a good edge with the right hand.  Then shift feet and bust out left to the arete and get a decent sloper.  Shift feet and bump up to the aforementioned sharp arete hold.  Move your left foot to the corner of the arete and right foot almost by your right hand and do the crux move to a right hand sidepull.  Move feet up and bump left hand to a pinch.  Heel hook left foot by your hand and do a big move to a good patine hold.  Get matched up on the rail and move right on worsening patina and heel hook the aforementioned good patina.  Reach up and get a sloper until you can bump over and get a crimp (upper crux)  Rock over and grab the tear drop (or it is tea cup) jug.  Whew.

This beast of a boulder problem packs the punch of a route - close to 40 feet, but due to all the climbing under the roof and the slope of the ground your feet will only tickle the 20 foot-mark near the top.  Before you jump on the upper section, be sure to realize the seriousness of the down-climb, which is down the northeast face/arete.

Start way down on the left side of the roof in the huecos.  Move out the roof sightly right using fins and huecos to a large hueco with a jug on the right side, just before the lip of the roof.  Bust out right into the crux using sharp crimps and good footwork to the big move up to the large sidepull/jug.  Follow the path of jugs and big moves up and right all the way to the top.

Downclimb the northeast face.  (be careful!)

The Beekeeper's Apprentice follows the same line as the Beekeeper but finishes at the hueco jugs just after the crux crimps.

Steep jug-hauling down low to fun and exciting moves around the bulge.

Sit-start down at the lowest two huecos and make a move up and left to a huge jug.  Follow the jugs and good edges out to the jug flake.  Rest here, then bust up thru the crux with crimps and sidepulls to the huge flake with a jug at the top.  Downclimb/drop off here or continue out up and right to the top of the boulder at 30+ feet!

Start as for The Beekeeper and switch up/left from the jug hueco to good edges and a pinch to gain the big jug on Beekeeping for Profit & Pleasure. Very fun moves

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