Start standing with left hand on a positive indent on the left arête and right hand opposing midway up the right arête. A few moves of compression lead to a positive ledge in the middle of the face. More rounded ledges lead to a nice rock over at the lip.

Path to Poison

Surround Sound

Sound the Alarm

Sound Bite

The Sound of Silence

It's Getting Boring by the Sea

Soundproof

Bluff Top Project

The proudest line on the block. Start sitting with right hand on a positive side-pull near the right arête, and left on a sloper beneath the opposing arête. Several moves of burly compression lead into the stand. Surprisingly tricky.

Stand start with right hand on a positive side-pull and left on a sloping undercling. Smear up to an in-cut lip before mantling and walking up the slab to the top.

Stand start with right hand on a two finger tooth, left hand on a tiny opposing crimp. To establish, kick your left foot out to toe hook the arête. Gain a slopey pinch before traversing right and topping out as for Surround Sound.

Stand start matched on a prominent ledge at or below chest height. Climb similar features up the rounded face to the top.

Start lying down under the boulder. Lots of good pinches and crimps for a lot of interesting betas. Use and obvious pocket pinch and the nob of the rail on your left. A crack in the boulder offers a great right foot hold / toe hook. From here transition to. Right crimp directly above you and then a jutting left crimp at about the same level. Pull up to the overhead lip and work your way to the sloper on your right. I typically use a heel hook for the topout.

A nice comp-style problem. Stand start as for Surround Sound with right hand on a two finger tooth and left hand on a tiny opposing crimp. Then establish by kicking your left foot out to toe hook the arête. Gain the slopey pinch, but instead of moving right to the rail, continue straight up the blank face executing a nasty match. Forced, but full-value.

The dihedral on the west face of the Bluff Top Boulder has potential for a few hard climbs. There are several nice slopers and crimps at the top of the bulge and good holds at the lip on either side of the dihedral. Poor feet and long reaches make for the difficulty. The right exit might be easier. There is also a decent undercling a few feet below the obvious holds on the bulge that could make for a nasty low start.

A great boulder with many potential problems. It's tide dependent but, at about mid tide and all through low, your good to climb. The scenery is great so enjoy!

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Routes in Groton Bluff Point