I just noticed the new trail recontruction below Yellow Wall. I just wondering WHY this trail work was done in a way that it ruined the starting moves of the boulder Venus and Scorpio?

Who cares about bouldering in the Gunks . Gunks = Trad ...

Apparently I do. It's all rock climbing to me.

Why, because D.W. is in charge and he's likely not much of a boulderer these days. Probably didn't even know that was a boulder problem.

Perhaps you should have been involved!
I know you just asked.

By the way, how many moves are left?

Are those problems in the Gunks Bouldering Guide? You could start with asking the (volunteer) trail crews to at least check that when they plan what they will do.

So your saying they moved a boulder big enough to have a problem on it??

I'm gonna take a wild stab and guess that some opening footholds or the always contrived sit start was covered by dirt or other trail building materials.

There is chalk all over the boulder. It is in the guidebook. And yes it ruined the always "contrived" sit start to the problem. I understand that DW did not intentionally do it. Not trying to cause any problems here. Just a concerned local climber who really enjoys bouldering here in the GUNKS!

Do they ask us to be involved? I've never seen an annoucement for volunteers wanted for trail work at the Gunks. Even the Access Fund's trail day is usually some kind of busy work like cleaning chalk, not trail maintenance.