Holloway called this the hardest of his "Big Three" when he climbed it back in 1977.  Since

Trice

, another of the "Big Three", is now considered hard V12, Slapshot should be at least V13 ... if it ever gets repeated.  Since the first and only ascent, one hold has broken and another has lost some friction, making a repeat somewhat harder.  But although they are small,slippery, and sharp, there are still enough holds to climb this thing.

Slapshot

Edging Edgio

Spring Loaded

Edging Edgio SDS

Elevated

This starts on a four-finger pocket with a nasty crystal tooth or on a sloper a few inches to its right. Pull on, then traverse right across big slopers to the right end of the big ledge. From the end of the ledge, climb out and slightly left on tiny edges to gain the top. It is steep, fun, and a little scary.

On the back side of the Elevated Boulder there lies a few good short problems. Spring Loaded is the furthest right or downhill line on this side. Start laying down on some edges, and work up to a huge move (that’s more committing than difficult). Latch the jug, and top out. This is a good 3 move problem with a scary landing.

This is the low start to the Flatiron classic V8

Edging Edgio

. Start sitting at the bottom of the sweet roof matched on a rounded, sloper jug thing. Make a few incredibly difficult moves utilizing a variety of beta options (all are hard), to gain the start of

Edgio

. Finish that with relative ease. This problem, although having mediocre rock and a sharp hold or two, is really freaking cool.

Climb the left side of the northeast arete.

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Routes in Elevated Boulder