Ascend the broken section on the right, mantle onto the scissor blade and traverse left to the handle.

Beautiful balance route.

Broken Scissors

Broken Scissors (low var)

Follows the exact same line as the classic "Broken Scissors" traverse, but takes a different approach.  instead of mantling up onto the mineral seam and using feet to traverse across, stay low and utilize the seam for hands/heel hooks, keeping feet slow smearing on the chossy slab.  With time the slab below the seam will clean up, dropping the grade a bit.  At this time, smearing is tentative at best with gravel/choss flaking off every time through.

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Routes in Broken Scissors boulder