Big Choss - Soup Bowl

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Soup Bowl 1 / 6

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Jug Pull, 5

Stand start behind small tree. Reach up to giant jug, then pull up.
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Left Groove, 6A+

Start as per "Central Groove". Make a big move left, into grey face. Top out straight above.
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Central Groove, 6B

Start at base of groove feature in yellow streak. Climb the yellow streak using right-facing groove feature and face holds.
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Shwe-Tama, 7A+

Start as per "Misty Steamer", but head immediately left around the base of the arete (watch the dab!) to some good edges. From here, finesse straight up using fancy-footwork and tiny, sharp crimps. Sort of an eliminate (don't go too far left, into "Central Groove"); just follow the obvious path up the blank face immediately left of the arete. Also lends itself nicely to a progression of alternate starts and eliminates.
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Low Traverse, 6C+

Start as per "Shwe Tama". Once you're around the base of the arete, continue left to finish up "Central Groove" (or continue even further left at more-or-less the same grade).

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Soup Bowl 2 / 6

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Jug Pull, 5

Stand start behind small tree. Reach up to giant jug, then pull up.
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Left Groove, 6A+

Start as per "Central Groove". Make a big move left, into grey face. Top out straight above.
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Central Groove, 6B

Start at base of groove feature in yellow streak. Climb the yellow streak using right-facing groove feature and face holds.
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Shwe-Tama, 7A+

Start as per "Misty Steamer", but head immediately left around the base of the arete (watch the dab!) to some good edges. From here, finesse straight up using fancy-footwork and tiny, sharp crimps. Sort of an eliminate (don't go too far left, into "Central Groove"); just follow the obvious path up the blank face immediately left of the arete. Also lends itself nicely to a progression of alternate starts and eliminates.
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Misty Steamer, 7A

One of the best at Big Choss! Sit-start on the obvious jug-ledge in the pit to the right of the base of the arete. Make a couple of moves straight up on jugs, then head left and get your pinches, heels, and compression working. Cruxy topout. This problem lends itself well to a progression of alternate starts and eliminates up to around V8.
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Low Traverse, 6C+

Start as per "Shwe Tama". Once you're around the base of the arete, continue left to finish up "Central Groove" (or continue even further left at more-or-less the same grade).

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Soup Bowl 3 / 6

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Misty Steamer, 7A

One of the best at Big Choss! Sit-start on the obvious jug-ledge in the pit to the right of the base of the arete. Make a couple of moves straight up on jugs, then head left and get your pinches, heels, and compression working. Cruxy topout. This problem lends itself well to a progression of alternate starts and eliminates up to around V8.
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Fur Pie, 6B

Start as per Misty Steamer and move straight up through jugs, edges, and a somewhat tricky top-out.
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Horny for Plenty, 6B+

Sit-start (a few variation starts exist at more or less the same difficulty). A few pulls and some sidepull/undercling action will get you to the chossy horn (which is a bit of a red-herring). This problem is harder than it looks, with a spine-breaking landing and a chossy top-out. Not recommended . . . but who's to say what some people enjoy?

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Soup Bowl 4 / 6

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Soup Bowl, 6C

Sit-start in the pit. Move through the scooped face to the lip above. Top out.

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Soup Bowl 5 / 6

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She Can Do It, 4

Located to your left, a few meters north of the Misty Steamer boulder. Lie-down start under the bulge. Grab lowest logical holds, and top out straight up.

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Soup Bowl 6 / 6

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Things Fall Apart, 3

Located to your right, just north of Misty Steamer boulder. Stand start, undercling. Top out.