To the left of 'The Rib', this problem starts on a low jug, with thin feet, shoot out left to a gaston sloper, pressing up, a few balance moves, following a very thin seam, small crimps, finishing up on the top lip.

Rib Cage

Dan Akroyd

Against The Wall

Grain Brain

Giant Man

Fen Fin

Over Myself

The Campus Problem

Ferret Brain

Feelin Sappy

The Stem

Butt Surfing

Unknown

Heeler

Dutty Rock

Mine

The Pickle

The Rib

Orange Arete

The Ferret Dyno

The Brawl

steFA

Grain Brain Right

The Ferret

Rick Moranis

An aesthetic thin face, just tall enough to be exciting and now with a most excellent landing zone.

A legitimate part of the Carnival circuit. Do this little slab on the left side of the boulder facing Feelin Sappy/Tornado arete.

Start one hand on a low left-hand crimp, one hand high on a left-facing edge, and a food low on the good mini-ledge. Move left and up to the flake.

Climb up some fun slopers and ledges to a sloping topout.  Not quite as good as the other two lines on this boulder and the landing requires an extra pad, but still worth a lap.

Awesomely slabby.

Start in the middle of the face on good holds and style your way through some small crimps and footholds before a somewhat off-balance move to a big edge.  Top out straight above.

It's probably best to do this when it's dry; I got a bit sketched out after grabbing the good edge and finding it to be completely soaked with water along with the slopers on the topout.  After much hesitation and one near slip I managed to top it out, but it was way more exciting than I had anticipated

How many granite 3-star V0 boulder problems can you name that aren't slabs?  I can't think of too many, but this is definitely one of them.  Haul yourself up a few feet of bulbous jugs to a fun topout and put a smile on your face!

Another little slabby climb in Carnival that isn't too bad.

Start at chest high jug on arete. Climb up good jugs with few foot holds. Muscle the top out.

Start as for Grain Brain, traversing across the fun slopers into the start holds of Fen Fin, then continue working left through a fun crimp sequence to finish on The Ferret.

Adds a bit of difficulty/enduro to The Ferret, but not much. Works really well as a warm-up since you get a lot of moves in.

A not too bad little boulder that starts on a left facing jug. Move to lip, and mantle. Not bad.

Climbs a perfect stemming corner.  Many variations possible, two very positive aretes and a juggy lip, so a great starter boulder.

A happy little boulder on the right side of the first boulder in the Carnivals. Start on a flake, go up, finish on some texture.

Start on the left side of the first boulder you come to at Carnival and traverse right, then finish at the most natural point along the traverse.

Some granite left leaning crack, and then some filth and vegetables for good measure. Worth doing if you are up here, and have a comfy pair of shoes, and are running around doing everything.

In the middle of the slightly overhanging face, starts with a weird square/diamond pinch, up to two good crimps, before moving to the good lip for a somewhat spicy mantle.  Surprisingly fun!

A sit start problem on a face behind the Ferret boulder.  Involves a sit start using a low crimp on the arete.  Using both aretes, slap up towards the top of the pickle boulder.

Superb movement with a variety of ways to get through the crux.  Start on good edges and feet from the ground and move up the sidepulls, slopers, and edges.  The height may get to you if you're used to short problems, but the landing is great and safe overall.

From mid-height either use your best layback skills to move through the sloping pinches at the top, or hike up your feet and do a large deadpoint/dyno to the rail.

Top out straight above with an easy mantle.

Climb the orange-colored left arete of The Pickle, using a couple crimps on the left-side face as you progress. Probably V1 if you start seated; V-easy if you start standing (but very pleasant and an aesthetic line).

Start as for the Ferret, but dyno up and right from the blocky hold to the lip. The mantle is harder than it looks.

The high double arete. Great holds the whole way up, but may be a bit reachier up top for shorter people.

Start on the head-high start jug of The Campus Problem and traverse left using crimpy side pulls and tiny feet, climb into the start of Against the Wall and top out there.

Start on Grain Brain but climb the face to the right. Felt V4 to me, but the moss probably made it feel harder.

Start low on the (flexy) flake and move up through a couple of cool face holds to a right-facing rail. Pretty fun for a couple of warm-up laps.

Low angle scoop right of Dan Akroyd. Another on the circuit. Not bad.

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