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* Boo-Boo V.Diff 4c
A good varied route if guidebook description followed. Many people do a variation which starts much higher and left of the Boo-Boo normal start. This is Boo-Boo slabs and a good, well protected, two pitch diff can be climbed here which is popular with novice leaders.
* Starship Trooper E4 5c
Clean, but unpleasant approach
Tweek E4 6a
Abseil inspection (and approach) recommended
Rock on Tommy E4 6a
Abseil inspection (and approach) recommended
Hot Rats E4 6a
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High up in the gully left of Boo Boo is a vegetated buttress. The following new route takes the clean(ed) left edge:
Tout Fou E2 5C
Pristine Tremadog rock and interesting moves with the crux at the top.
Step up right onto a block foothold. A good move leftward gains the edge. Move up past a small pointed spike . A bold move gains a small foothold on the right edge. Good gear in the crack on the right protect a final tricky move.
F.A 28.3.04 Mike Lewis, Kev. Davies, Clive Heath and Judy Yates
Bombon El Perro E1 5C 60ftOn the buttress immediately right of Tout Fou Start ; As for Tout Fou. Up the corner for 8ft, traverse right above the overhang to gain some footholds. Two RP’s ( one hidden round the arête ) protect a balancy move up the arête. Swing up left onto a block overhang where an easy arête leads up past a tree branch to finish. FA. 28.5.07 Mike Lewis, Judy Yates



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mihangel New route Tout Fou E2 5C 3 Jan 2 2009, 1:19 PM EST by mihangel
Thread started: Mar 28 2007, 5:13 PM EDT  Watch
High up in the gully left of Boo Boo . Takes the obvious cleaned left arete. Still awaits a second ascent. Any takers ?Full description in Eric's New routes book
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Toreador11 Boo-Boo 1 May 4 2008, 4:20 PM EDT by mihangel
Thread started: Apr 21 2008, 10:54 AM EDT  Watch
Is the first pitch supposed to go up the groove with the big tree in it, or the steep flake crack on the left? If the latter then I'd agree with 4c but not VDiff! HS 4c? The second pitch is no pushover either, though in a more traditional thrutchy VDiff style. A shame most people seem to miss these out and just bimble up the slab...
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