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Choppo's Chimney 

WI4-5

   

FA: Unknown
Type: Trad, Ice
Consensus: WI4+ [details]
Length: 1 pitch, 190 feet, Grade II
Season: Fall through Spring
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Submitted By: JOEY T on Dec 12, 2002


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Higher up on the climb.


Description 

Sweet Colorado ice climb. A bit of scrambling to a bench/alcove that will protect belayer. Climb steep and a bit long waterfall ice. Protect with rock pro and ice screws. Top out into trees. Brilliant, a must do.


Protection 

Small/medium nuts & SLCDs, ice screws, runners and draws, half (double) ropes will do, slung tree of rappel.


Toprope Protection 

Slings.



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Choppo's Chimney.

Choppo's Chimney.

Scott Papich on Choppo's Chimney - January 24th, 2004.

Scott Papich on Choppo's Chimney - January 24th, 2...

Choppo's on January 24th, 2004.

Choppo's on January 24th, 2004.

Chopo's Chimney in March, 2006.

Chopo's Chimney in March, 2006.

Climbers on Choppo's. Feb 02, 2007.

Climbers on Choppo's. Feb 02, 2007.

Choppo's. Feb 02, 2007.

Choppo's. Feb 02, 2007.

Good times on Choppo's...<br />Photographer Drew Gunn

Good times on Choppo's...
Photographer Drew Gunn



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By Gary Stetler
Feb 5, 2003

I'm not sure what Joey T meant by the comment "half ropes will do ". The pitch is fairly long and requires 2 60 meter ropes for the rap (50 meters might make it to the low angle snow). A good belay can be set off to the right side of the icefall on a sunny bench. There are a couple pockets there that will take a #1 Camalot and a yellow Alien. Be sure to set the belay well to the right. Under the conditions we did it (2-4-03) no rock gear needs to be taken by the leader. The lead is solid WI4 and currently similar to the Rigid Designator in difficulty.

By Jay Eggleston
From: Littleton, CO
Feb 5, 2003

Two 50m ropes work just fine for the rap. I have done this several times.

By JOEY T
Feb 24, 2003

I've climbed the route using mostly ice pro and some rock pro with 60 meter half ropes.

By kevin donald
Nov 15, 2004

This route was first climbed in '75 or '76 and was named for Choppo (my nick name for Charlie Fowler) who was just learning to ice climb at the time. He learned really fast ! This was one of his first leads if I remember correctly. Best Kevin Donald

By Ty Harlacker
Oct 31, 2009

Topping out can be hairy on this one. Rap bolts on block behind Evergreen tree. It's precarious, I know it's hard, but the little tree is getting trashed from crampons.