Walk to the far left of the boulder to the overhanging arête. To the right of the arête at about chest height is a long thin crimp rail that forms a slight crescent.To make this problem differ from the other variations a standard foot placement is used: Use the very low positive rail under the lower steep face for your right foot.Two variations to this line:1: Match the crescent crimp for the start and post a foot out right to pick up off the ground. Blast up to the distant overhead jug and traverse the lip up and right to the best opportunity to top out at a highpoint in the boulder.. Matching the thin crescent crimp makes this a v8.2: Make use of the crescent crimp and the nice flake edge/crimp way out left to make the dyno easier and the problem then becomes a v6 (this beta came to light a year after the v8 start was done. still really cool!)

Mob Ties

True Grit

Nitty-Gritty

Tech-Tonic

Palisade Cheater

Palisade

Choad

Fine Grit

-True Grit Boulder- 

  (The lower left start to this is called "tech-tonic" and the harder right variation here is called "lynch Mob") 

  stand start on the far left side of the boulder, starting with a right hand on a smallish crimp on the underneath of the boulder, and a left hand on rounded lip on the edge of the boulder. Right foot under and a left heel hook on the lip to start. 

  Make a dynamic left hand cross over to a "backward" jug hold and get your feet back on the rock.Traverse the lip to find a good top out and top out.

-True Grit Boulder-A GHSP classic.Start low in the middle of the boulder. Look for the furthest right of the low flakes and start matched here. The feet are thin to start.trend left bumping through sharp flakes.At the last of the flakes make a big move up and left to the higher jug. Follow good holds to the top.-Note: This is an updated description after October 2017 when the main side-pull broke. The large right hand side-pull broke off completely, changing what the OG True Grit sequence was. This really doesnt change anything, with the sequence now finishing on what used to be the end of "True Grit Left" but worth mentioning if you've been climbing in GHSP for a decade. No more "Left" but only True Grit.Here is a Grayson Highlands Bouldering post for more information: GHB

On the True Grit Boulder: 

  Walk to the far right of the boulder where the end tapers down to a low ball height. Look at the far right end for a slanted thin crack running from top to bottom. 

  Sit start very low matched low on the crack. Climb up crack using the crack and whatever face holds that are near. Top out above the sitstart on the awesome, beyond bomber top out knob. 

-True Grit Boulder-

 While contrived and somewhat awkward this is a fun traverse with a good landing. The contrivance is that you could easily use the higher lip or roll over to the top at any time. 

 This line is a lower left variation into the finish of "Lynch Mob"

 Sit Start low and to the far left corner of the boulder. Left hand on a small crimp (outside lip of the boulder), and right hand crimp (inside face of the boulder) on a good crimp rail. Move to a sharp crimp and follow through to the right to more crimps to finish out "Lynch Mob"

Start as standard Palisade with hands matched in the badly angled, thin, shallow, hollow sounding flake.    Instead of bursting blood vessels in your eyes trying the burly start/crux move of Palisade Standard, start with a foot on the ground and hop up to the start in g right hand grainy sloper and stall. Gather yourself and trend left through a deep pocket and easy holds. Top out at the apex/tallest point of the True Grit boulder. 

  Stand Start in with hands in the bottom left of the massive thin flake. get a right foot smudge far and low, and then drop knee.   with hands turned in on the flake, hop up on the drop kneed foot and do a compression gaston and lock off in this position. (if you try to pull off a weak little "hop up and grab" move, just know in the back of your cheating mind that you didn't ever get this problem...)   after locking off, power up to a right hand sloper that is above the rim and stick it with feet on.   go up with your left hand above the rim to a good pocket and throw a heel hook up to the rim. trend right to a shallow depression along the rim and then shoot to the top lip of the boulder. top out. 

On the True Grit Boulder:

 On the right side of the True Grit Boulder. look on the low ball end of the True Grit Boulder. Find the massive pocket/scoops/indentions in the top lip portion of the boulder. There should be three big pocket/scoops. Look below these and find the two diagonal crimps on the overhanging face.

 Sit start matched on the low jug and pull on with foot pebbles for feet, and then bust up to the crimps. Toss to the massive pocket. Hit another pocket and top out.

This is a must-visit boulder while at GHSP. Steep, proud, and unforgiving. True Grit houses one of the most loved and hated V5's in the park "True Grit". The holds on this line are thin, deep flakes with only feint pebbles and ripples on which to stand. If you don't have your footwork down to an art on "True Grit" you'll need to muster up your own true grit to get you to the top. 

  Also on this boulder are a handful of other lines that will test your tendons and core; "Lynchmob" and "Palisade". 

  There are a plethora of other contrivances and test-pieces to be had here if you are interested. I would rather keep the content listed to the most straight forward boulder problems. Ask around or make up your own!

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