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Lost Angel


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Submitted By: Michael Komarnitsky on Jan 1, 2001
Administrators: Ben Mottinger, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monomaniac
Latitude: 40.0089  Longitude: -105.4100 
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BETA PHOTO: Upper and Lower Dream Canyon

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Description 

Another great wall. The biggest piece of granite in the Boulder area. This is the main attraction for climbers in Upper Dream Canyon. There is a mix of bolted and trad moderate climbs here; however, the predominant protection is currently bolts. The rock is fairly big and finding your exact route can take a bit of effort. Routes range from 1 to 5 pitches here. Some of the starts can become trickier during the spring runoff.

L->R (incomplete):

Zen Garden Wall:

A. Time Traveler, 9, 1p, 120', gear & bolt.
B. Shape Shifters, 9, 1p, 120', bolts & gear.
C. Be Here Now, 8, 1p, 150', gear & bolts.
D. Knowoneness, 9, 1p, 150', gear & bolts.
E. Crazy Wisdom, 11-, 1p, 150', gear & bolts.
F. Shunyata, 8, 1p, 150', gear & bolts.

From the creek:

G. Raise The Titanic, 11, 1p, 140', bolts.
H. Strange Cargo, 11-, 3p, 250', bolts.
HI. Primal Cinema, 11, links H with I for 1.5 p, 130', bolts.
I. Autumn, 11-, 3p, 250', bolts & gear.
J. Divination, 11, 3p, 340', bolts.
J1. Divination Direct, 12- var start, 1p, bolts.
K. Hunkey Monkey, 11, 4p, 300', bolts.
L. Dynamometer, 12+, 3p, 300', bolts.
M. Earth Voyage, 12-, 4p, 280', bolts.
N. China Doll, 9 A3+ (or Free Half 13 for 2p), 4p, 370', gear & bolts.
O. Raspberry Manhandler, 6 A3+, 4p, 370', gear & bolts.
P. Archangel, 12, 2p, bolts & gear.
Q. Fallen From Grace, 12+?, 1p.
R. Digital Dilemma, 11+, 1p, 60', bolts.
S. Dyno Arete, 11-, 1p, 70', bolts.
T. Freedom, 10-, 1p, 90', bolts.
T1. Escape From Freedom, 10- (6 R), 2p above R, gear.
U. Wide Crack, 8, gear.
V. Little Wing, 11-, gear & bolts.
W. Rock Odyssey, 12, 4p, 330', bolts.
above W. Interzone, 1p, gear.
X. Tripendicular Wildman, 12, 2p,
Y. Beauty And The Bolts, 11+, 2p, 160', bolts.
Z. Naked Lunch, 11+, 5p, 360', bolts.
AA. Awakenings, 12-, 3p, 250', bolts.
BB. Zentropa, 11-, 3p, 280', bolts & gear.
CC. Signs Of Life, 11, 1p, bolts.
DD. Diabolique, 12?, 1p, bolts.
EE. Long Dong Dihedral, 6+, 3p, 240', gear.
FF. Disneyland, 11+, 2p, 190', bolts.
GG. Weenie Roast, 9, 1-2p, 180', gear.
HH. Gross Anatomy, 9, 1p, 160', gear.

Wake Up Wall:

II. Life On Mars, 10-, 1p, gear.
JJ. Killing In The Name, 9, 1p, 80', gear.
KK. Take The Power Back, 9-, 1p, 80', gear.
LL. Crack In The Wall, 10-, 1p, 80', gear.
MM. Rush, 11, 1p, 80', bolts & gear.
NN. Rage Against The Machine, 11, 1p, 80', bolts & gear.
OO. The Host, 11+, 1p, bolts.
PP. The Vaino Step, 12-, 10, 80', bolts.
QQ. Jungle Blues From Jupiter, 10, 1p, gear.
RR. The Caterer, 12-, 1p, 80', bolts.
SS. Spiders From Mars, 11, 1p, 70', gear.
TT. Drop Zone, 10, 1p, bolts.
UU. AAArete, 10, 1p, 60', bolts.
VV. Boy's World, 8, 1p, 70', gear.
WW. Technical Remote Viewing, 10-, 1p, 60', bolts.
XX. Standard Route, 6, 1p, 50', bolts.


Getting There 

On the northern end of the canyon, on the east side. The easiest access is via CO Hwy 119 (aka Boulder Canyon) to Sugarloaf Rd to the dirt road Lost Angel Rd. There is a small parking area.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Lost Angel:
Shape Shifters   5.9     Trad, 1 pitch   
Time Traveler   5.9     Trad, TR   
AAArete   5.10b     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   
Drop Zone   5.10b     Sport, 1 pitch   
Long Dong with Zentropa Finish   5.10c     Trad, Sport   
Strange Cargo   5.11a     Sport, 3 pitches   
Autumn   5.11a     Sport, 3 pitches   
Divination   5.11b     Sport, 3 pitches   
Hunky Monkey   5.11b/c     Sport, 4 pitches, 300 feet   
Divination Direct   5.12a     Sport, 3 pitches, 90 feet   
Earth Voyage   5.12a     Sport, 4 pitches   
Rock Odyssey   5.12b     Sport, 3 pitches   
China Doll (P1-2, free)   5.13+     Trad, Sport, 2 pitches, 300 feet   
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BH working Earth Voyage.

Earth Voyage 5.12a  CO : Boulder : ... : Lost Angel
This route begins just left of China Doll (the obvious 5.13 dihedral) on the center of the Lost Angel formation. 2 variations of the first pitch exist, the one on the left is recommended and is a VERY stiff 12a or 12b. If you feel ok on this pitch, you'll do fine on the rest of the route. 2nd pitch has a few moves of 12a, then some sustained slab climbing to another anchor. Final 2 pitches are 5.11 slab and excellent....[more]   Browse More Classics in CO


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Looking down canyon from the 2nd belay station on Strange Cargo

Looking down canyon from the 2nd belay station on ...

The Lost Angel Formation, photo: Bob Horan.

The Lost Angel Formation, photo: Bob Horan.

Misty mountain tops in Dream Canyon, photo: Bob Horan.

Misty mountain tops in Dream Canyon, photo: Bob Ho...


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By Ron Olsen
From: Boulder, CO
Jul 23, 2004

In 2003, Vaino Kodas and partners put up six new routes on Wake Up Wall at the top of Lost Angel.See http://vainokodas.com/climbing/coroutes/wakeup.html for details.

I climbed four of these routes recently, and have added them to the data base. I hope Vaino will add his excellent photos to these route descriptions.

By George Bell
From: Boulder, CO
Jun 6, 2006

It's not a big deal, but there are too many climbs here under Lost Angel. It would be nice to separate them out under sub-crags. For example, it is not easy now to find all the climbs on the Zen Garden Wall, or Wake Up Wall. These two areas are both under Lost Angel although they are probably nearly 1/4 mile apart!

Navigation to the base of these climbs is complex and confusing. But that is part of the fun of Dream Canyon! The map above is a great help, although there is room for improvement.

By Chad
Nov 20, 2007

My guidebook was grabbed at base of the Lost Angel wall. If you have it, please let me know. caabiz@gmail.com

By Jason Kaplan
From: Evergreen Co
Oct 12, 2008

I have a complaint/ warning to others. Yesterday the weather was cloudy, misting, and light rain all day, so I figured instead of letting the weather shut me down like it has for about 2 weeks now I would go aid China Doll. Seeing as I have never been to Dream Canyon, this was probably a bad idea. We missed the correct approach and basically ended up right in the middle of the canyon below upper and above lower.

The problem was that we had no idea what we were on top of at the top and there is a ton of spur trails. The tops of the cliffs didn't present any distinct land marks to navigate from (we didn't know what cliff was which as you can't see the face from above) and it was unclear which drainage was the correct one to descend. We went way too far east in an attempt to find a for sure safe way down. The problem was we didn't want to slip on top of a big dome or slab of rock and end up at the bottom dead, or get cliffed out by taking the wrong way down. So, we just took the obvious main trail down to the bottom. Up the creek we went, crossing like 5 times I was sure glad I left my pack up top...not.

We arrived at the Lost Angel super exhausted not to mention running out of time, only had time to link the first 2 pitches and lower/back clean. I didn't climb at all, just a horrendous walk in a soaked canyon. with extra warm clothes and tons of gear for nothing! I guess at least my friend got some more aid experience, but at what price?

We came back up the ramp and saw another option we were considering for descent earlier, definitely cliffed out but was probably less then 100 yards from the ramp. For some reason we thought that deadly option was the dream dome descent but actually we were atop midnight instead of the LA. I hope I can find the ramp next time as there wasn't much that was really distinct about where we popped out.

So, the lesson, expect to waste a day (or maybe just part of the day if you start early enough) just finding the formation/route you want to climb here as navigation can suck. Probably good practice for descending into the black canyon on a smaller scale.

How many others have been lost here? I bet I'm not the first by a long-shot. Studying the contour of the river (in relation to the map in your guidebook) seemed helpful after the fact. We figured that out while we were lost in the bottom wondering where we were.