The Rail

This is the obvious traverse along the crack on the south side of the boulder. Do a sit down start up the leaning crack on the left side of the south face, and then hand traverse right along the seam with decent hands but bad feet until it turns into a mellow slab. This is a bit sharp but quite fun- - it gets a strong two stars. It felt more like V3 to me (the grade is from

Colorado Bouldering - Front Range

).

Instead of hand traversing, you can also finish straight up above the initial crack, which is a cool couple of moves with some pockets, a hidden crimp, and a pseudo-mantel. That is perhaps a little easier than the traverse, but it is headier.

Start on the left side of the boulder's south face with a sit down start up an obvious, leaning crack.

A pad and a spotter are optional - it's pretty low to the ground, although on the last few difficult moves, you're a bit higher and could potentially twist an ankle if you landed unluckily on one of the wooden steps below the boulder. This is not the crux, though.