24th December 2025 @ Cow’s Mouth, 7A (6C+-7A)
No beta. The video shows the first time I sent the problem, although I had done the final move and topped out once, around 10 minutes before.
I first tried this in April 2025, when I first sent Starter For Ten. It had a similar start, and at the time I was going to the big pocket near the arete before coming to the sloper and matching. From there I was attempting to get to the top from a low bad foothold, and from a vague foot hook level with the sloper. Neither were really working, but it was fun to have done a couple of moves.
I also had doubts about the beta. The line’s name hints at crimps, but the only crimps I could see I wasn’t using: a few bad crimps close the the arete, one of which I’d used for Starter For Ten; a crimp level with the sloper off to the left which I wasn’t using; and finally, the sloper itself sort of had a crimp embedded in it, but with it being a sloper, I was open handed on it. Anyway, like I said, it was nice to have worked a few moves.
When I came back to reshoot Starter For Ten, I decided to have another go at this. I quickly realized that I could make the top if I combined the foot hook with some compression delivered via the right foot from underneath the block. It really didn’t take much, and the left foot didn’t slip. The conditions probably helped a lot. The only other alteration I made to what I was doing, was to sort out the left heel after pulling on. I was previously trying to get the heel in while sat on the ground, which was making it insecure. Pulling off the ground with a foot hook to assist, and then digging the heel in felt extremely secure. This actually allowed me to skip the right pocket, and go straight up the the sloper with a fairly powerful and fun move.
Due to the name, I’m really not sure if I climbed this “right”. However, it was a fun one, and the moves were definitely worth doing. This one reminds me of Obstinate Bactrian, a 6C opposite Deft Cleft at Blackstone. I do that one in a similar way, except it’s a fair bit easier than this – it’s a smaller rock, there’s no cutting feet, and the upper section is slabby rather than vert. Get Your Fingers Out is like it’s much bigger, harder brother.

