Giant's Marbles
The Giant’s Marbles are incredibly impressive ‐ huge boudlers with striking lines. There are 35 problems, two sport lines, and a nice crack line that takes gear well here. Bucket List, Siege of Helm’s Deep, and the sport line Skinwalker should not be missed!
Routes
| Name | Grade ↑ | Star rating | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| False Start | V2 | - | Stand start on your choice of holds below the large ledge in the corner. Climb up through the ledge and finish standing on it. It's possible to continue climbing this up to the 3rd bolt on Windego. It has been done on toprope. Needs a bolt or two. |
| Peggy’s Podium | V2 | ⭐ | Start left hand on arête, right hand on high edge. Climb the face right of the arête. |
| Axis Granted | V3 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Start matched on the good ledge. Traverse right past the corner and top out on the slab above. |
| Beaver Dam | V3 | - | Start as for Beaver Fever but move up and right to the crimp and top out above it. |
| Bucket List | V3 | ⭐⭐ | Start with both hands in the horizontal seam. Climb the arête using crimps on either side of the arête to the glory finish jug. Choosing the best foot for your height is the key to the start. |
| Face Right of Echo | V3 | - | Climb face through underlings and crimps. |
| One Lake | V3 | ⭐⭐ | The arête 10 ft left of the right arête. Sit start with left hand on the arête and right on a small sharp crimp of your choice. Climb
the arête. |
| Shindig | V3 | - | Start matched on the ledge at the base of the corner. Climb up and right using holds on the arête, then back into the corner to
top out. |
| Tip of the Iceberg | V3 | ⭐ | In the corridor opposite of Icarus. Start matched on the wide shallow pinch and climb up and slightly right to a good edge at
12 feet. Match and drop off. |
| Uncertainty Principle | V3 | - | Start left hand on high (7ft) side pull pinch on the arête, right hand on small side pull crimp to the right. Climb up to the large
sloping ledge and drop, or keep going as far as you can along the rail to the left. How far can you get? Very reachy. |
| Easy Come, Easy Go | V4 | - | Sit/squat start hanging from the sloping lip. Move up to the good shelf, then through a shallow crimp on the slab. |
| Edge of Reason | V4 | ⭐⭐ | Start with both hands in the horizontal seam and climb the face right of the arête. Sharp. |
| Jug Life | V4 | ⭐ | Sit start on the sloping rail. Figure out how to get to the enormous jug and top out above. |
| Looney 2'ns | V4 | ⭐ | Stand start hanging to the left side of the arête, matched or left hand on some non‐existent crimps. Pull on (crux). Pop up to the
ledge and top out. |
| Misty Mountains | V4 | ⭐⭐ | Climb the arête left of chimney and topout as Siege of Helm's Deep |