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Conehead 

5.11b

   

FA: Alan Nelson, Ken Trout - 1991
Type: Sport
Consensus: 5.11a/b [details]
Length: 1 pitch
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Submitted By: Jeff Lockyer on Aug 17, 2001


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BETA PHOTO: Topo for the left side of the Little Eiger@SEMICOL...


Description 

This route is located on the left hand side of 'Little Eiger'. The route is the 2nd bolted face from the leftmost side of the crag, located directly to the right of 'Bonehead'. Ths climbing can be eased by heading a little left and joining the crack at the 3rd bolt and then traversing back into the 4th/5th bolt. The moves between these bolts straight up will follow a small seam / pocket on dead vertical rock. Very enjoyable route with moves a little harder than they look from the ground up. Route ends at open cold shuts anchor. Be careful if toproping, but I think there is a bolt to back it up with.


Protection 

6 bolts to a 3 bolt anchor with 2 links and 1 grooved, open hook (formerly only open hooks).



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By Jeff Lockyer
From: Canmore, AB
Oct 3, 2001

Alan, Indeed a little easier going right at the 3rd bolt but not the grade and not as fun. No sense getting on the route if you don't do it how it was intended, and at 11b I would assume it was intended left.

By WiledHorse
From: NoGo
Jul 11, 2003

Looks like there is some confusion of how this route goes now. Rhe original line was chopped and moved left (a couple of clips right above the juggy flake), the crack to the right was bolted, and the climb has several more bolts on it. I guess CH pulls straight up to the flake, and makes a few thin moves right (rounded sloper to sidepull...) and joins more or less the original route. Or hell, maybe this is its own line? I can't tell anymore there are too many bolts. At any rate, some one chalked an ".11A" at the start of whatever I am talking about. Fun, bolted, boulder problems.

By Edward Jenner
Jul 15, 2004
rating: 5.11a

I never climbed it previously, but the line seems fairly obvious now. Up, then traverse right a few feet, as Darren indicates, then follow the 'crack'. I put crack in quotes, because although the feature is crack-like, I certainly wouldn't want to be placing gear in it, and it is somewhat discontinuous. The guide also says 11a. In any case quite fun and a lot steeper than it looks from the ground. Also there are very good anchors at the top now.

By Patrick Higgins
May 15, 2005

I have the 1999 edition of Rolofson's guide and it's topo for this area is out-of-date. I was hoping to find some clarification here, but I'm still confused. Based on the features in the topo, I think we climbed Bonehead, but there was another climb to the left which trended left near the arete. I think that must be a new route; it's doesn't seem to be in the topo. However, the guide also shows 5 bolts on Bonehead, but the route I did had six. The fourth bolt looks a little crowded, maybe like it was retro-bolted?

Does anyone know what's going on in this area?

By Chad Stebbins
May 16, 2005

Patrick, take a look at the topo posted with the Headline route description, may clear things up.

By Sam Benedict
Jul 8, 2006
rating: 5.11b/c

Pretty stout, some of it was very reachy, or I was doing it wrong. I did manage to get it with a couple falls. 11c for me.

By Tony B
From: Boulder, CO
Jul 12, 2006
rating: 5.11

Thin, balancy, solid 5.11.
But not a great route.

By Jon Zucco
Aug 15, 2008

It is very tempting to head right at the top, however, original line is the 10+ "slab" to the left of the giant flake. Crux is the traverse from 10a face (clips 1-3) to a misleading system of slopers (clips 4-6). Sweet lead.

By Eric Schmeer
From: Denver
Jul 17, 2009
rating: 5.11c

Maybe I was tired or did it wrong, but it felt pretty hard for 11a/b. I'd say more like 11c.