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Don't Get Me Started 

5.6

   

FA: Richard Rossiter and Bonnie Von Grebe, 2001
New Route: Yes
Type: Sport
Consensus: 5.5 [details]
Length: 1 pitch, 70 feet
Views: 723 page views

Submitted By: Ron Olsen on Jul 17, 2002


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Annette Elton finishing up her first-ever lead.


Description 

Follow the approach to the Main Wall of Solaris. Don't Get Me Started begins 35 feet left of Start Me Up, at short face leading to a bushy ramp.

Climb the short face past a bolt, then ramble up the bushy ramp to a steep corner. Climb the corner and the slab above to the anchors. Lower 70' to the start.

Barely worth doing, but could be fun for a novice leader.


Protection 

7 bolts to a 2-bolt anchor.



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Erik Marr rapping Don't Get Me Started.

Erik Marr rapping Don't Get Me Started.


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By Jake Wyatt
From: Longmont, CO
Oct 11, 2003

The rock is still rather dirty on this one, but the rock underneath was solid. It should clean up fairly well with additional traffic.

By Anonymous Coward
May 17, 2005

I've climbed both the East Slab (5.5) on The Dome and Chouette (5.6) in The Riviera (both in Boulder Canyon), and I thought that this climb was easier than both of those, so I am giving it a 5.4.

It's a great first climb for a beginner. It's a little dirty, but it's okay. The approach is too long to make it worth revisiting, but it is an excellent route to teach someone how to Lead Sport on.

-ajs

By Charles Danforth
From: L'ville, CO
Jun 28, 2009

Strange mix of dead easy and a couple of hard (bona fide 5.6, IMHO) moves. Nice view from the anchor ledge. A few loose blocks remaining on this one, but a bit more traffic would solve that problem.

By Corinne McKay
Jul 15, 2009

Right, it's not The Nose but this is a fun and easy climb for novice/nervous leaders, kids, etc. As someone else commented, it's kind of a mix of 4th class and a couple of real 5.6 moves, but it's a fun route with beautiful views from the top!

By Jim Gloeckler
From: Denver, Colo.
Nov 7, 2009

I agree with Corinne all the way on this one. Still needs a bit of cleanup and this one will be just fun. Thanks again to the F.A.'s!