Northwest Branch video- five classic traverses

With another bout of snow and ice looming yesterday, I took advantage of the remaining mild weather to run through one of my favorite circuits down at Northwest Branch.  I've always loved traverses, and Northwest Branch has several of my favorites, providing a perfect blend of slopers, crimps, and diagonal cracks, all with relatively clean landings that are ideal for a solo bouldering session.  The video below shows what I feel to be five of the best traverses, as well as being five of the best moderates at Northwest Branch:

Santero (V0)

Crack Line (V2)

Snowflake Traverse (V4)

Mikey Likes It (V5)

The Traverse (V5)

Northwest Branch- Tulip area

When walking down the Northwest Branch trail from the parking lot, one of the first boulders you'll come to is the Tulip boulder (map).  This is a great spot for beginners, and has some harder climbs as well.  The "Warm Up Problem" section of the boulder is particularly good for practicing beginning footwork, especially with a small shallow crack near the top that allows an easy toe jam.  Admittedly, I've had trouble matching up some of the problem descriptions to the holds on the rock, so I've just made up several problems for my own enjoyment.  In the photos below I've just highlighted the approximate starting areas of the established problems that I'm unsure about, rather than attempting to guess where they go for sure.  If anyone knows and wants to show me, I'll happily update this with more detail.

The first two photos show Tulip boulder itself, and the other two show the nearby Tennies Mantle boulder.  The best downclimb, at least in my opinion, is between the two boulders.  Note: the water level is currently pretty high, making the first 4 problems a bit riskier at the moment.