thesarvo

Chessboard Boulder

6 Problems05VE-23-56-89+

    Introduction

    Prominent boulder at the base of The Chessboard crag

    Approach: As for Chessboard· From: theCrag

    GPS

    1.

    The Gambit

    ★3mV5

    Sit start on the good hold, head up and left to the arete and top out via arete

    From: theCrag

    2.

    The pawn

    ★3mV3

    Start as for The Gambit, head up and right and through the ramp to top out

    From: theCrag

    3.

    The Knight

    ★★3mV3

    Sit start on good diagonal hold around 1m to the right of the start of Gambit, head up and left via crimps to top out straight up

    From: theCrag

    4.

    En passant

    3mV3

    Sit start as for The Knight, head up to big protruding jug and deadpoint for the slopey rail and top out from there

    From: theCrag

    5.

    The Capture

    ★★4mV4

    Start as for En Passant, from the big protruding jug head far right to good crimp on the arete, then top out via arete

    From: theCrag

    6.

    Castling

    3mV6

    Sit start to the right arete with left hand on good sidepull sloper pinch and right hand on somewhat poor pinch crimp

    Tommy Krauss, 2024 · From: theCrag