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Silver Bullet 

5.11+

   

FA: Wayne Crill
Type: Trad
Consensus: 5.11c [details]
Length: 1 pitch, 80 feet
Season: winter
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Submitted By: Wayne Crill on Apr 14, 2008


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Looking straight up Silver Bullet.


Description 

Silver Bullet is the 1st route L. of the most obvious line (Bone Crusher) on the buttress. It climbs a finger crack in a L-facing dihedral through a crux bulge and out a final roof to a double bolt anchor.

Start with a tricky boulder problem through flaky rock to a hand slot and the first gear. A good spot is recommended. Then fingers for ~50’, through a crux bulge and a final stance before the last 25’ of climbing through a fun roof.


Protection 

Doubles or triples in finger sized cams and a couple hand-sized pieces. All three of the routes on the main buttress can be toproped, unfortunately its tricky to get over the edge to the anchors. Up top you will find a crack and a bolt, rappel from here over the lip (careful loose rock!) to the anchors on any of the routes.



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By Darren Mabe
From: Goulder, CO
Apr 14, 2008
rating: 5.11b/c

A bit dirty under the roof. Couple of loose sounding blocks in the roof, but harder than it looks.

By Dougald MacDonald
Apr 14, 2008

It's pretty easy to place a medium-size nut with a stick to protect the difficult opening moves.

By david goldstein
Apr 14, 2008

A great crack for the Front Range, sustained and thoughtful. Would be four stars w/ better rock.

By Chris Cavallaro
Apr 15, 2008

I thought this was definitely 11+, possibly 12a. Holy fingerlocks! Awkward pulling the final roof.