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The Lower Tier

Submitted By: Ron Olsen on Mar 27, 2007
Administrators: Ben Mottinger, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monomaniac
Elevation: 6,915 feet
Latitude: 40.0035  Longitude: -105.3966 
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BETA PHOTO: Approach to The Riviera and The Bihedral.


Description 

The lower tier of the Bihedral is being broken out into a separate area, since it's really distinct from the Left Side and the main upper tier area.

From left to right:

A1. Like a Wonk L start, 9-, 2p, 120', bolts & gear.
A2. Like a Wonk R start, 9-, 2p, 120', bolts & gear.
var P2 A1. Wonky, 11-, 1p, 60', bolts & gear. Arete right of p2 of Like a Wonk.
B. Botonga, 9, 1p, 40', 4 bolts.
C. Leave No Trace, 11-, 1p, 50', 4 bolts & gear.
D. Free at Last, 11, 1p, 120', 4 bolts & gear.
E1. Beer Dog, 10-, 1p, 90', 7 bolts.
E2. Hound's Tooth, 10-, 1p, 80', 7 bolts.
E3. Canine Corner, 10-, 1p, 75', 7 bolts.
F. Gully, 4th class, 90'.
G. Corner by tree, 2, 1p, 160'. Quickest way up. Mostly 3rd class.
H. Exposed 3rd class.

Routes on Small Slab:
I. Quick Work, 7, 1p, 3 bolts, 30'.
J. Git 'Er Done, 9+, 1p, 3 bolts & gear, 40'.

K. Dancing Hippos, 4, 1p, 120'. Continuation above Abandonment.


Getting There 

Follow the approach trail for the Bihedral to its upper end, to the bottom of the rappel gully. Beer Dog, Hound's Tooth, and Canine Corner start on a buttress 25' above, left of the gully. Like a Wonk, Botonga, and Leave No Trace start about 100' left, down and around the corner. Free at Last starts below a prominent V-dihedral about 20' right of Leave No Trace.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Lower Tier:
Hound's Tooth   5.10b     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
Free at Last   5.11c     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 120 feet   
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By MarkG
From: Goretex-Vortex, CO
Nov 3, 2007

Was here today and saw someone putting in a new bolt on what looks like Free At Last. Hopefully this was a replacement and not someone altering the existing line?