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Girlfriend Boulder
**Girlfriend Boulder: A great beginner boulder with moderate height, flat landings, and a bunch of easy problems.
Official Directions: (You used to be able to drive right to the boulder, but the Sanitation Department didn't like that) From I-80 Exit onto 267 and head south towards Northstar, at the light take a left onto Soaring Way, then the first left onto Joerger Drive. Then left into the Riverview Sports Complex Park their and hoof it north east to the Legacy Trail that follows the river. Take the trail east until the pavement ends then head south on a dirt road that quickly ends at a T. Head easterly for another 1800 feet to the Mistress which sits right on the side of the road or after about 850 feet bushwack south (right) 500' to the Girlfriend Boulder which sits in a slight wash.
Official Directions: (You used to be able to drive right to the boulder, but the Sanitation Department didn't like that) From I-80 Exit onto 267 and head south towards Northstar, at the light take a left onto Soaring Way, then the first left onto Joerger Drive. Then left into the Riverview Sports Complex Park their and hoof it north east to the Legacy Trail that follows the river. Take the trail east until the pavement ends then head south on a dirt road that quickly ends at a T. Head easterly for another 1800 feet to the Mistress which sits right on the side of the road or after about 850 feet bushwack south (right) 500' to the Girlfriend Boulder which sits in a slight wash.
1. *V0 SDS on a layback crack to a
horizontal rail and hollow sounding flake
then up some crimps.
2. **V1 Work a seam up to crimps then up to a great hidden crimp just left of the offwidth crack.
3. **V1 SDS and take the hand crack and face holds up. V0 Stand start.
3a. *V2 SDS layback the hand crack and work up the crimpy seem that runs right to a good hold and topout either back left or out right.
4. VB Grab the big feature and head up.
5. **V5 Detective Slab A tricky rounded arete with some slopey grey knobs with bad feet.
6. VB Well featured slab.
7. V? Sharp crimps up the slab.
8. **V1 High start on two slopey crimps and make a cool move to a cool pocket like hold then up.
9. V0? Grab the high feature at the arete and head up.
10. *V1 Start on the left side of the right arete by the detached flake, layback the arete with the good foot and work out left to the good sloper.
11. *V1 Slab with a tricky start just left of the white streak with better holds up high.
12. *V0 Slab climb.
13. *VB Match on the shelf and take the crack out left.
14. **V0 Match on the shelf and head up.
15. **V1 Compression Start on the left side of overhung feature the head up to the crimps in the dish then back out left to the top out.
2. **V1 Work a seam up to crimps then up to a great hidden crimp just left of the offwidth crack.
3. **V1 SDS and take the hand crack and face holds up. V0 Stand start.
3a. *V2 SDS layback the hand crack and work up the crimpy seem that runs right to a good hold and topout either back left or out right.
4. VB Grab the big feature and head up.
5. **V5 Detective Slab A tricky rounded arete with some slopey grey knobs with bad feet.
6. VB Well featured slab.
7. V? Sharp crimps up the slab.
8. **V1 High start on two slopey crimps and make a cool move to a cool pocket like hold then up.
9. V0? Grab the high feature at the arete and head up.
10. *V1 Start on the left side of the right arete by the detached flake, layback the arete with the good foot and work out left to the good sloper.
11. *V1 Slab with a tricky start just left of the white streak with better holds up high.
12. *V0 Slab climb.
13. *VB Match on the shelf and take the crack out left.
14. **V0 Match on the shelf and head up.
15. **V1 Compression Start on the left side of overhung feature the head up to the crimps in the dish then back out left to the top out.
The Mistress
1. ***V6? The Mistress Matched low start on a crimpy jug and make some sustained compression moves up the steep bulge.
1. ***V6? The Mistress Matched low start on a crimpy jug and make some sustained compression moves up the steep bulge.
Approach: It is now quite
a trek.
Ambiance: ** Girlfriend boulder is in a cool little hollow that you will usually have to yourself. Pretty close to the airport.
Parking: Their is a huge parking lot at the park.
Kids/Dogs: Not much around here, they can usually go crazy and my boy loves watching the plane go over us.
Shade: Partial
Rock Type: Granite-Quality
Notes: Mostly easy stuff, I've heard the sewer treatment folks don't like people climbing here.
Ambiance: ** Girlfriend boulder is in a cool little hollow that you will usually have to yourself. Pretty close to the airport.
Parking: Their is a huge parking lot at the park.
Kids/Dogs: Not much around here, they can usually go crazy and my boy loves watching the plane go over us.
Shade: Partial
Rock Type: Granite-Quality
Notes: Mostly easy stuff, I've heard the sewer treatment folks don't like people climbing here.