Sit start at the good one-handed jug chunk (right hand), and with a left hand below the jug, pinching the angular, left facing, smooth side-pull. The problem starts on the right side of the main steep face. Orb Weaver (V5/6): This problem was a lot of fun to discover and climb. The landing is level, and the holds throughout range from big to huge. This line is easily protected with a single pad. Follow the jugs or massive knob/bulges to the easy top. Toss up to the huge crack, and you climb up until the crack trends left. This line begins on a large side-pull jug. Recluse (V0/1): There is only one large crack on the boulder to the right of the the arête. Further around from this may be a one/two move wonder to a tall and easy slab/scramble… Other than these possible climbs still in the rough, I FAd three great ones Black Widow, Orb Weaver, and Recluse. The opposite side needs some cleaning and may reveal another easy line or two. This boulder is coarser than most of what is in the Highlands.
The rock type is the same as the Highlands Area, only this boulder has been more sheltered from the weather over the years. The rear (slope facing), steep, tall, main face is incredible and the taller of the two sides has a fun, easy, juggy, vertical to arching warm-up crack. On the face of the block was a huge, intricate spider web and a colorful, fat, feisty Orb Weaver spider that seemed indifferent to my flailing as I climbed past. I found several smaller, blocks that I wasn’t very psyched about, and then further on a big, steep, proud block. I ran back after the hike to investigate. On the loop out from the creek and waterfalls below I noticed a craggy spot higher off the trail and a clearing. I figure a great way to make up for the lack of posts is by listing a brand new boulder in a new location (for bouldering anyway) in GHSP, and the 3 awesome new problems found there.Įarly on during my summer spent living in GHSP (this past summer) I guided a nature hike along the Cabin Creek Trail. I’m well into my 2nd semester of grad school here at Appalachian State University in lovely Boone NC and I’ve been pretty swamped with assignments. I haven’t posted a new POW (Problem Of Week) in quite a while, possibly a couple of months.
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