An area like Boulder Canyon outside Boulder, CO is the type of climbing area you would think holds zero first ascent potential given its proximity to so many climbers, but that was not the case earlier this spring when Chris Schulte opened two new boulders on the granite blocs found there.
He described his efforts in sending Davey Jones Footlocker (V8) and Authentic Battle Damage (V12 or 13) in a recent entry on Black Diamond’s new website:
Usually, when I think there’s nothing more to discover, something crops up, like the most recent finds: Davey Jones Footlocker and Authentic Battle Damage. My girlfriend and I discovered these by chance after a mellow day out, trying to get used to the granite after a winter spent on the sandstone of Fontainebleau. Davey Jones is high, with a crux move from a heel-toe cam out over a sloping boulder that’ll pitch you into the torrential creek. Just around the corner sits ABD, a horizontal compression prow climbed via poor slopers, toe, and heel hooks: my absolute favorite style of climbing. A couple days work, a lot of pad hauling, and a generous in-the-creek spot by our friend Chad Cates, and the Footlocker was born, only two days after the ABD. I can only venture a round guess at the grades, but I’m certain they are both amazing climbs, and they are both waiting for a second ascent…
Video of Chris Schulte on the FA of Davey Jones Footlocker and Authentic Battle Damage
