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Right Side

Submitted By: Ron Olsen on Apr 1, 2006
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BETA PHOTO: Plotinus Wall, right side


Description 

These routes begin on a ledge overlooking the creek on the right side of Plotinus Wall, just right of Lucid Dreaming.

L->R:

A. Boulder Quartz System, 12-, 1p, 8 bolts. Quartz dike.
B1. Tooth and Nail, 11-, 1p, 80', 6 bolts & small-medium gear.
B2. Counting Sheep, 11, 1p, small-medium gear & 3 bolts.
C1. Sominex, 11-, 2p, small-medium gear, 6-8 bolts. Crack->corner to roof & slab.
C2. Sleep Deprivation, 10, 2p, small-medium gear, 6 bolts. Crack->slab


Getting There 

Follow directions for Plotinus Wall, scramble up to the ledge, and head to the right. Be careful over here; the ledge in narrow in spots and there's a steep dropoff.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Right Side:
Tooth and Nail   5.11a/b     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
Boulder Quartz System   5.12a     Sport, 1 pitch   
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Featured Route For Right Side
Tony leading Boulder Quartz System.

Boulder Quartz System 5.12a  CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : Right Side
Start twenty-five feet right of Lucid Dreaming on the Plotinus Wall at a overhanging quartz-filled corner. This is the Boulder Quartz System. Clip the first bolt and climb up nice moves on large quartz holds. After the the fifth bolt make hard moves up and right into a overhanging corner. Strenuous moves leads to the anchor. Classic!...[more]   Browse More Classics in CO