Guppy is the right of two routes that start from the belay pod above the small pine on the south-facing Creek Side Wall, east side of tunnel 6. Approach by tyrol from cottonwood tree (see comments under Creek Side Area description).
Step around the tree and chase several bolts up to a left-leaning, left-facing dihedral. Pull right around the dihedral and continue up past a small roof, and finish up the black rounded arete and the anchors. Lower or rap exactly 35m back to the pod. A 60m rope will certainly not make it. If you are careful when you pull the rope, it wont get wet... the tyrol line and pine tree will catch most of it.
Guppy is a long fun route with superb stone, huge positive holds, and consistent climbing!
By Jerome Stiller From: Golden CO May 18, 2005 rating: 5.9-
Yup, what Darren said. Great route, fun climbing all the way, I thought fairly easy for a .9 but not over-bolted, some spicey almost run-outs on the easier sections. Bolts are brand new and placed with either loving care or extreme obsessiveness - take your pick!
This is another great route! Absolutely no harder than 5.9 and well worth the trip across the tyrol. Good times!
By J. Thompson From: denver, co Jul 4, 2007 rating: 5.8-
A very fun route. I'd give it 4 stars if it was done on gear...which it easily could have been. But it's CCC. What else is new?
By adampeters From: Golden, Colorado Jul 5, 2007 rating: 5.8
J. my suggestion is that you take your rack across the tyro and do the route on gear. Just because there are bolts there doesn't mean you have to clip them. While you are over there give Crackside a go, it is a trad route to the right of Guppy. Trad is Rad!
By J. Thompson From: denver, co Jul 6, 2007 rating: 5.8-
That would be a good idea and certainly one I would never have thought of!
Truth be told this is an excellent route, I highly recommend it to any one that rock climbs! However it could have been an absolutely stellar trad line. Should the bolts be pulled? NO WAY!! My reason for the comment is that on a crag with 2 previously established trad lines, why bolt one that would have been a classic trad line? Just food for thought for future route developers.
Creek Side
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