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| All (77) | Routes (5) | Areas (1) | Photos (16) | Comments (23) | Posts | Stars (22) | Ratings (10) | | Page 1 of 4. 1 2 3 4 Next> |
Contributed Routes |
| Name |
Rating |
Type |
Location |
Useful To |
Date |
Main South Facing Flow | WI3-4 | Trad, Ice, 1 pitch | CO : CO Ice & Mixed : ... : South-facing Smears | 1 person | Mar 8, 2003 |
South Facing Wall (West of the Main Flow) | WI2-3 | Trad, Ice, 1 pitch | CO : CO Ice & Mixed : ... : South-facing Smears | | Mar 8, 2003 |
The Arete | 5.8 | Sport, TR, 1 pitch, 50 feet | CO : Boulder : ... : The Terrace | | Oct 5, 2002 |
Dream Scene | 5.11b | Sport, TR, 1 pitch, 60 feet | CO : Boulder : ... : The Terrace | | Oct 5, 2002 |
Iron Horse | 5.11 | Trad, 1 pitch | CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : West Ridge - Pony Express t... | | Oct 19, 2001 |
Contributed Photos |
| Photo |
Caption |
Location |
Great Image |
Date |
| Looking up at our second pitch. The rock step at the top was pretty big, but not too difficult. There was a pretty big "hole" underneath it, where the ice had melted away. Photo taken on | CO : CO Ice & Mixed : ... : Dreamweaver (M2-3) | | Jul 16, 2003 |
| Cliff with 3 cracks | CO : Boulder Canyon : Short Cliff w/ Three Cracks | | Jul 16, 2003 |
| The start. | CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : The Flakes (5.9) | | Jul 16, 2003 |
| The first pitch. It goes up the crack system, then left of the big flake, which is the the thin crux. | CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Heavy Weather (5.9) | | Jul 16, 2003 |
| Rick, starting the first pitch of Chianti. | CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Chianti (5.8+) | | Jul 16, 2003 |
| Rick, past the crux of pitch 1. | CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Chianti (5.8+) | | Jul 16, 2003 |
| The start of pitch 2. Before the sweet dihedral. | CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Gambit (5.8) | | Jun 2, 2003 |
| After leading the 2nd pitch. Photo by Jake Wyatt | CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Heavy Weather (5.9) | | Apr 16, 2003 |
| After leading the 4th pitch. Photo by Jake Wyatt | CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Heavy Weather (5.9) | | Apr 16, 2003 |
| The dihedral on the first pitch in the shade, with the traverse and v-slot visibile above. | CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Knight's Move (5.7) | | Mar 18, 2003 |
| Unknown climber starting up the the dihedral. | CO : Eldorado Canyon SP : ... : Knight's Move (5.7) | | Mar 18, 2003 |
| James, taking the easy way up. Jake Wyatt behind the camera. | CO : CO Ice & Mixed : ... : Main South Facing Flow (WI3-4) | | Mar 18, 2003 |
| Nearing the top. Jake Wyatt taking the picture. | CO : CO Ice & Mixed : ... : Main South Facing Flow (WI3-4) | | Mar 18, 2003 |
| About halfway up. Jake Wyatt behind the camera. | CO : CO Ice & Mixed : ... : South Facing Wall (West of... (WI2-3) | | Mar 18, 2003 |
| About halfway up | CO : CO Ice & Mixed : ... : South Facing Wall (West of... (WI2-3) | | Mar 18, 2003 |
| The main south facing flow. Taken on 3/8/03 | CO : CO Ice & Mixed : ... : Main South Facing Flow (WI3-4) | | Mar 17, 2003 |
Contributed Comments | | |
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Location: CO : Estes Park Valley : Big Thompson Canyon : The Monastery : The Catacomb : The Mausoleum (5.9-)
By: James Balasalle When: Jul 16, 2003 | view comment >> | Comments: A good route to climb after climbing "Gravestone" to its right. Didn't think it was quite 5.9- though. More like 5.8/5.8+. The holds are big, really big. There's huge feet the whole way. I thought it was a lot more straightforward than Gravestone, but maybe a little bit more pumpy/strenuous.
If you're a solid 5.8 leader or breaking into 5.9, this route should present you with no problems. The holds at the bottom are big. And the stance to clip the first bolt is great.
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Location: CO : Estes Park Valley : Big Thompson Canyon : The Monastery : The Catacomb : Gravestone (5.7)
By: James Balasalle When: Jul 16, 2003 | view comment >> | Comments: I'll third the notion. Harder than 5.7. I thought it was almost as hard as the route to it's left, "The Mausoleum," which is rated 5.9-. A fun route nonetheless. There is some variation in the moves too. Decent ledges down low, and pebble pinching up top. I found this a good route to practice movement and fluidity... Which is good, cause I need the practice.
Not 5.7...
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Location: CO : Estes Park Valley : Big Thompson Canyon : The Monastery : Outer Gates : The Steeple (5.8)
By: James Balasalle When: Jul 16, 2003 | view comment >> | Comments: This is a good route. It's LONG though. Rapping off used almost all of our 60M rope. I felt it to be the same climbing almost the whole way up. I kept thinking to myself "Am I there yet?" and "Didn't I just do this move?"
I wouldn't make the hike just for this climb...
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