Starts on the arete on the northeast side of the main boulder and climbs up the left side of the west face. A fun, little, dynamic move will get you to a nice pocket. This climb has been bouldered/soloed, but most would find it prudent to set up a TR using the anchor bolts up top.
Isn't this the same route as "Trail Route." This post contains the correct name and grade, but I was just wondering if there was one sport route at Ute that I was unaware of.
By Cody Cook From: Colorado Springs, CO Aug 22, 2008
No. Trail Route follows the bolts up the arete that faces the road (only bolts on the rock). Don't Tell Mom is a high-ball boulder problem that starts a few feet to the right of Trail Route and climbs the face up to the obvious hueco, which requires a dyno about 15-20 feet off the deck. The toprope anchors mentioned in this post are the same anchors used at the top of Trail Route. If you choose to high-ball it, get ready for a long ride down if you don't stick the dyno.
I bouldered/soloed this after inspecting it once on toprope. I think it's solid 5.11. A good (and heady) route that probably deserves more toprope traffic than it gets. The crux comes at about 25 feet, give or take.
By D Argyle From: Salt Lake City, Utah Sep 17, 2009
Dan Russell had some cool video footage of Jeff Russell on this climb on the web somewhere. Whatever happened to those Russell boys?
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