All Areas > Horse Flats > Main Area > West > Tortoise Boulder > The Tortoise Traverse V4/5

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#136 in the James March Rock & Ice guide, "From loose flake, climb along shell, up neck, and over head. A novel boulder." It's also fun to sit start on the left side of the tortoise's neck and get on the shell or head. "E" Boulder in the 5 Star guide, "Unnamed V2 Traverse from right to left on the aesthetic lip of this long boulder. Top out at the far left." The 5 Star book describes going right to left and the James March guide describes it going left to right. The 2017 Los Angeles County Bouldering guidebook says, "Traverse the length of the rock from left to right ending on top of the tortoise's head."

Sources: March '99, 5 Star '05, LACB '17