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Member Since: Jul 21, 2007
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Rob Powell : various climbing pictures

Jul 21, 2007

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Location: CO : Colorado Springs
By: Rob Powell When: Jun 28, 2008

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Comments: I botched it on the way up. I went up from the same road that access Ute pass boulders. I thought this would work well, but the trail dead ends at the saddle and then its a total bushwack. On the way out we found a trail that will lead you to the top of the Heizer trail. The Heizer trail starts in Cascade.
Walk up the main street for 100 yrds from the hwy 24 stop light. Turn left at the first street. Go a few hundred more yards and take your next 1st left. Walk up this to a sharp right hand swi... more >>


Location: CO : Colorado Springs
By: Rob Powell When: Jul 21, 2007

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Comments: Does anyone have any beta on Barney's Dome? I hike up there last fall and it has a handful of beautiful lines. I'm sure they'be all been climbed, but it's obvious it sees very little traffic.


Location: CO : Colorado Springs : Sentinel and Specimen Rocks
By: Rob Powell When: Jul 21, 2007

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Comments: Stewart, could you give more details on where the trail breaks off the Palmer trail? Is it down low at the 1st hair pin turn on the Palmer trail or up high off the ridge straight away? I ride that trail a lot and the only turn I've ever noticed was way down low. Still looks like a grunt to get to it, but the rock looks beautiful from a distance. It's calling me....


Location: CO : Colorado Springs : Red Rock Canyon Open Space : Solar Slab : Solar Flare (5.10+)
By: Rob Powell When: Jul 21, 2007

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Comments: Bored of all the bolted slabs at RRC? This is a real treat. It's still a slab, but it's a crack to.
This is really classic for the 50 or so feet long it is (just guessing the length). I had to climb it before I new what the route was or what it was rated. Actually blew my 1st attempt because I didn't have gear small enough for the start and kept falling to the ground. Will take a 00 TCU at the start. Thanks for not bolting this route. The thin gear at the beginning adds to the fun.

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Contributed Stars

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North Face aka Wedgie and The Cube Problem V5

CO : Colorado Springs : ... : Cube Boulder

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North Face aka Wedgie and The Cube Problem

V5

V4

CO : Colorado Springs : ... : Cube Boulder