Hollow Man – V9
Description: (under review)
This line follows a straight line up to the tallest point of the boulder. Two lines right of Dynamite, just right of Rat Death v5. Start standing on hollow sounding holds to a vertical feature half way up where rock quality and holds get way better
Recent Sendage:
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2025-03-30 (FA)This beauty of line is something Ive kept in the back of my mind ever since I first did Dynamite, some years ago. Clearly a proud, tall feature, ending at a point, at the tallest peak of the face, a climbable line had to exist. I came to check it out for the first time on a rope last week and found a sequence that would work, minus one move that stumped me. The first half of the climb is quite chossy and hollow sounding. That may explain why it has gone unclimbed for so long but after several breaks I feel like it had settled to a point where I felt comfortable climbing it. Luckily, however, the top half is very bomber rock with better holds than the first half, which was a relief. The crux revolves around reaching to a vertical sidepull which is grabbed as a gaston and then a layback. High feet must be gained to then reach far up to a gaston. Delicate footwork was a must. It’s quite long too, about 36 feet (11 meters) or so, and with the over gripping from my fear focus, fatigue became a factor. Im happy to have headpointed this line, nothing broke while I was bouldering and did not take any huge whips.
