Another solid 4. Start lowish, hands matched on the arete below the roof, then climb the left side of the awkward but very pretty arete. Felt neat.The face to the left of this holds a number of decent problems in the V0-2 range that probably aren't worthy of their own page but make good warmups.

Sparkles from The Wheel

Psycho Sawyer

Consider Phlebas

Singletrack Crack

Beam Me Up

Kotov Syndrome

Dragula

Start matched on a flake with feet low. Move out to another flake, then up and around. Awkward top out. 

The first of what promises to be a great new set of routes, this stone marks the bottom of the newly discovered Verdi Boulders.Starting on an obvious step, work up the arete grabbing small right handed side pulls, halfway up reach way out left for the far arete, here the crux lies in bumping up the feet before standing up for the top.Classic problem on a cool looking Boulder.

A classic crimp line up one of the nicest faces in the zone. It would perhaps be more at home in the Buttermilks than the outskirts of Reno, but I'm certainly not complaining. Start standing at a sloper rail then head straight up the face with progressively more difficult moves to an attention-grabbing crux, trending slightly left, at the very top. A TR anchor can be built with a couple of hand size pieces if you want to suss it a bit first..."O you who turn the wheel and look to windward, / Consider Phlebas, who was once handsome and tall as you" -Eliot

A surprisingly nice line, and a great warmup. Start standing on the fin/arete feature and use laybacks, good feet, and maybe a couple of jams to reach the sloping top. Topping out directly using the crack is more awkward than difficult...but simply stepping right to the obvious foot then topping out makes for a more pleasant problem. 

Stand start on the left side of the boulder and climb up and right to an obvious gaston flake, then top. Good consistent movement on this, but a bit on the short side. 

A compression problem up a distinctive coffin-shaped boulder. Start standing and begin squeezing up the widening block with tricky feet/ body position, to a final big bump to a good hold on the right side of the roof. Catch your breath, throw your heel up, then pull an exciting mantle over the roof to the top. Felt pretty sweet for the zone!

The Verdi zone is probably the Washoe Valley's best set of stones. The area is basically a southeast facing hillside with several dozen large granite blocs, size ranges from steep low balls to proud 30 foot walls. There are some towering lines out here, and the rock is Tahoe-style, speckled granite. The FA potential is almost untapped.The boulder field is located above the town of Verdi on the Cali/Nev border. If you're driving towards Reno on 80, as you come out of the canyon look up and to the northwest, you can see the light colored blocs on the far hillside.You can get to the boulders directly from Verdi but it involves a long uphill hike that crosses private property. To avoid trespassing, see below for an alternate route. The alternate route does not cross private property and involves a longer drive but a much easier hike, although a high-clearance, 4WD or AWD vehicle is recommended.

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Routes in Verdi Boulders