Joyee Lau reaches out on the Monkey Traverse at Flagstaff Mountain, Colorado. Photo: 387 Productions

That's what I felt like I was doing in this problem, going completely horizontal while grabbing little pebbles embedded in the rock. One of the weirdest problems I've ever done outside, more like something you would make up in the gym! Photo credit: Dave Jones

Which crimp? This one? The monkey traverse is a bit of a pump fest unless you happen to be a local that runs laps on it. Here, I am about half way there. photo credit: Dave Jones

me in colorado last week on the monkey traverse

Bob D on his circuit. This is a little flatiron near King Conquer.

Beer Barrel Rock, Flagstaff Mountain, Colorado. Polling pebble route on right.

Rockunderfoot on a fun overhang with lots of flakes. Not sure what problem, as we did not have a guide book, but sit started at lower right and worked to upper left. Photo by J. Thorp.

sending the monkey traverse

Route located up in Flagstaff Mountain. Crimpy problem with big movements. Thanks to Mac for the photo.

I took this shot when we did some climbing up at flagstaff one weekend.

Nice shoes! Amber sends at Flagstaff. Curt spots- with his leper hands!

Pulling through the slightly awkward crux. Go Amber!

More like Poling Pebble Scar. Curt either right at the miserable namesake hold, or one move away, en route to another sendy send. While correcting Curt's slightly-overexposed dome (heehee) on the computer, I made the image b&w. That's BobD behind him giving him sh*t, of course.

Me on another chalky, sunny block at Flagstaff Mountain... Photo by Alex.

This is Will trying to work out the moves on Pratt's overhang. It was a nice day for bouldering so that's what we did.

Dead center in the line your rope falls down is the climb. The crux is about 20 feet up. You'll be underclinging a crack and have to reach up to two small holds. Once you get above that it's smooth sailing. You reach a very large ledge and then do a fun boulder problem finish to the anchors. In the summer this route is very hot. But in the winter it is warm there making it a great climb when its cold out. -photo and description by Joe McManus

This was taken several years ago by my friend Rob Skelding. This is one of my favorite problems on Flagstaff Mountain.

This was kinda freaky, the tumbling roll off the back side would have made for a bad day.

One of the classic problems on Flagstaff in Boulder. Definately a fun problem, and not too hard on the fingers. I think this next move (mathcing on the sloping ledge) is the crux of the problem. This photo was taken by my friend Eli.

I really don't know what possessed Amber to use the back of her hand while bouldering. Nut.

This is Amber, making a run for my title of Queen of V0, on Flagstaff Mountain. The conversion is nearly complete!

Sally messing around some of the problems on Flagstaff Mountain, Taken by Orin.

Sally messing around some of the problems on Flagstaff Mountain, Taken by Orin.

Sally messing around some of the problems on Flagstaff Mountain, Taken by Orin.

Sally messing around some of the problems on Flagstaff Mountain, Taken by Orin.