Overlooked (V3) [First Ascent?] - Overlooked Cave Boulders, Highbridge Park, New York City, NY

October 20, 2024
On first glance this boulder didn't seem too climbable or interesting but I decided to stop in the area to warm-up as there was the obviously climbable Lookout V0 nearby. On closer inspection a more clear line on the right side of this short cave started to develop - with some real powerful moves.
Originally put up a high start version of this a couple weeks ago, thinking the low version would be much harder. Although the beta was not obvious initially, the problem ended up being much easier than anticipated by using a knee bar and high mono/sloper hold. Still a cool problem for the grade with varied movement and a tough sequence to figure out without beta. Decided to remove the old problem as it no longer made sense to think of it as a distinct line.

[@SLDNYC]

fire

[@jamesfontainebouldering]

Haha thanks! I could give you the details if you think it’s guidebook worthy

[@SLDNYC]

@@jamesfontainebouldering Yes please. I think almost any climb in nyc thats a true line that creates seperation among climbers is guidebook worthy

[@jamesfontainebouldering]

@@SLDNYC sweet. Is there somewhere better I can reach out to you? I’ve got a couple I could share

[@SLDNYC]

yoo