Start at the roofs left arete at the low good holds. Finish as per "Austin's Seam" up the slopey watergroove.

FEA Arete

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Austin's Seam

Adam's Circus Trick

Truc & Adam Mantle

To the left of where the roof ends, you will find a very low undercling rail. Start matched under this rail and pick yourself up off of the ground to latch the top of the boulder. 

  Note: The start hold has supposedly broken and is not in its original state. It has since been done onmany occasions and it usually gets V4.  Still really fun though!

SDS at the back/center of the long low roof. Make difficult moves out of the horizontal roof via small crimps and pockets. Mantle out of the slopey water groove.

I cant recommend this line enough!! If a finger friendly crimp seam traverse with feet off dead points and a pump-fest finish sounds like your cup-o-tea, than mhike up and get to work! 

  SDS at the left side of where the roof starts. Traverse the thin, kind, slopey crimp seam across the roofs lip, around the arete corner, and top out through the slopey water groove.

There is a tiny boulder to the right of the FEA Boulder. Mantle over the lip of this little guy for a (V4) press.

This is one of the most iconic boulders in M-Knob. A long roof with difficult lines near a view that goes on for miles. The hike up to it may be long, but its a great pay off in the end. This is one of my favorite boulders in the field. 

  Be sure to climb "FEA"(V5) and "Austin's Seam"(V7). Austin's Seam may be my favorite V7 to climb at Mcafee's.

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Routes in Finite Element Boulder