Start reaching overhead to a pinch at the widest part of the arete - its one hold lower than you probably want. Use one of several pretty bad opposition holds to pull on. Work up the arete to the apex.
I was going to keep this whole boulder Stormlight themed BUT once eileen pointed out that the Stormfather face kind of looked like a big cat head or Kirby with his hands up I couldn't unsee it. As it turns out I just encoutered a giant cat in a book I am devouring - Dungeon Crawler Carl. Thus the name "Yola the Yule Cat". This climb as a project was called "Stormfather Arete". Start with right hand on the widest part of the arete and use one of a few crapy opposition options lower for your left hand. I used a high crappy pinch with a good thumb. Follow the arete all the way to the apex - I reccommend using the sweet hueco jug just left of the apex to top out because its nice. Totally unnecessary but touching a immaculate hole like that is guaranteed to cause frissan. This climb was tougher than I expected. Its pretty cool that their is that one super good hold half way up on the arete. OH this boulder is kind of hard to get off of. You probably want a ladder or a friend to set pads up. I forgot to set the ladder up and had to reverse this corner and drop!
I was going to keep this whole boulder Stormlight themed BUT once eileen pointed out that the Stormfather face kind of looked like a big cat head or Kirby with his hands up I couldn't unsee it. As it turns out I just encoutered a giant cat in a book I am devouring - Dungeon Crawler Carl. Thus the name "Yola the Yule Cat". This climb as a project was called "Stormfather Arete". Start with right hand on the widest part of the arete and use one of a few crapy opposition options lower for your left hand. I used a high crappy pinch with a good thumb. Follow the arete all the way to the apex - I reccommend using the sweet hueco jug just left of the apex to top out because its nice. Totally unnecessary but touching a immaculate hole like that is guaranteed to cause frissan. This climb was tougher than I expected. Its pretty cool that their is that one super good hold half way up on the arete. OH this boulder is kind of hard to get off of. You probably want a ladder or a friend to set pads up. I forgot to set the ladder up and had to reverse this corner and drop!
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8.25.2026
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