Bouldering at Monument Cove (V1), Acadia National Park, ME

[llamaero1234]

Yeah...I stopped in the clip because I realized I'd smash my head open if I fell when dropping under the roof (really ought to invest in a crash pad one of these days), so I went back later on and had my wife spot me.

Some friends have showed me two other great V1+ problems, one is going up the arrete to the left of "the crimp" and the other is a gnarly traverse on the next wall over (especially if you're tall like me).

If you're ever on the island, you should definitely stop by the cove

[jzaborow]

Is that really a V1? In my local gym that would be a VB.  Grading is so inconsistent in this sport.

[llamaero1234]

@jzaborow The slight over-hang makes the sloper holds a bit harder than normal. Also, past the crux is a crummy hand-jam that needs to be matched without barn-dooring. To me, VB means someone new to bouldering should have no problem, V0 means someone new to bouldering will need a few pointers and some beta, but will eventually get it, and V1 means that you'd need some technique.

Although, you can also try it out and let me know. It's on the left side of the cove, when looking from the road.

[llamaero1234]

@jzaborow The climb is also rated along the same difficulty as these: youtube.com/watch?v=cc-4e3_I4V­8

[jzaborow]

@llamaero1234 I definitely think my gym under-grades the problems (they don't actually publish the grades but I've asked a handful of employees about certain problems). As long as it's fun and challenging I guess it doesn't really matter. Did you ever send that V2 project from the video above?