Kevin Spies the Line 5.6
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| Type: | Sport, TR, 1 pitch |
| Consensus: | 5.6 [details] |
| FA: | unknown |
| Submitted By: | Ryan Farris on Jan 1, 2002 |
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Peter Dillon at the steep headwall on Kevin Spies ...
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Description This is a very good beginner climb. It goes slightly right, then left after the 2nd bolt. From there, follow the bolts straight up. It has large holds and big feet. There is an alternate start to the right, ~5.9. Eds. FWIW, not a great kid climb.
Protection 5 bolts to a two bolt anchor with Metolius rap bolt hangers.
BETA PHOTO: Kevin Spies the Line. The climb is 5.6 to 5.8 dep...
| Neide enjoying the climb.
| Monika Cushman leading Kevin Spies the Line
| Dyan raging on KSTL.
| Marc with left arm on the 5.7 slab start, and his ...
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| Comments on Kevin Spies the Line |
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By David Houston From: Boulder, Colorado Apr 15, 2002
| Very nice easy route, you can make it about 5.7 by sticking tightly to the line of bolts, worth doing both ways since there are so few routes at this grade. |
By Shawn Shannon From: Everett, WA Dec 10, 2002
| A good choice for an experienced climber to take fresh meat to. :) To keep yourself entertained there are three fun starts to the right of the bolts, two cracks and an edge. There are also two fun cracks with small roofs to the left 2/3 up the wall, just be ready for a bit of a swing. It's enough to entertain yourself while you help out your new climbers. |
By Bruce Immele Jan 10, 2004
| My 1st Cliff lead. That first bolt is a bit high off the ground though you can climb right and then clip it before commiting. I would give the direct start a 5.7, not much for hand holds and the feet are small, with the cack tight for bigger feet. Great climb. |
By George Bell From: Boulder, CO Oct 4, 2004
| I believe this climb should be under the "Table Top" area (Table Top is the next route left of it, no?). |
By Todd Landrum Jul 5, 2006
| Directions: Once you hike to the top, head West along the face. You'll eventually come to a break in the cliff face (100 yards or so) where a scree field lets you scramble to the top. Kevin's is the last route just before this. A nice beginner route for kids. The bottom portion is very easy boulder climbing and then it gets a little tougher towards the top. Some variation for more experienced climbers. Easy toprope to setup. There's another decent kid's route one route to the right of this as well. No idea what it might be called. |
By Ben Helgeson From: Denver Jan 26, 2008
| The first couple of moves give the beginning leader something to commit to...after that, it's a fun cruise. |
By outdooreric From: Lyons, CO Mar 5, 2010
| I highly recommend protecting the moves to the first bolt with a 0.75" cam. At 5'9", I could barely reach the clip from the only stance before the crux moves. A fall from there would be a nasty grounder, too. |
By Jack C Swift From: Evergreen, CO Apr 12, 2010
| That first bolt is tough to reach at 5'11". Committing first moves, make this much harder than 5.6. Easy cruising after the 2nd bolt. Not a great climb for little kids with such a nasty start (in my opinion). I will not bring my 5 year old back to this climb. |
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