There are several excellent cracks in the lower Matrix, but this one is the longest, the hardest, and the scariest. I am not sure what you call a sit start below ground level in a cave, but suffice it to say you start quite low.  Jam your way up to where it gets wide and you can jam no more; them layback the offwidth until you can top out through the hole in the roof.  The jammy part is pretty casual because the ground follows you up as you climb out of the hole so the fall isn't much of a concern; the layback however has the potential to dissect you in half should you peel off.  It is suggested that a pad be used to cover the obvious giant axe feature. The rating is debatable, a crack climber would probably call it 5.11. A visiting climber from the Czech Republic for example flashed it and said it was the funnest thing he had climbed in Pennsylvania, while local bouldering mutants were unable to get off the ground.

Spring Chicken

The Breadloaf

Lonely Boy

Crazy Game of Poker

Stand/Squat start in an awesome corridor down from "Crazy Game of Poker". Follow the only pure holds all the way up and out of the corridor WITHOUT touching the rock behind you for the full value! If you "DAB" the top out by touching the rock behind you, its like the rock has your spot, but makes it a little easier! Another CLASS-SICK Problem for the already cool Lower Matrix Area, F.A.'ed by John Carriere!

This problem sits front and center and just begging to be climbed! Stand start on far left of the boulder and traverse across finger crack topping out at the far right.

Start in the hole and climb out on surprisingly good for Gretna holds.

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Routes in Lower Matrix