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Olympic Wall

Submitted By: Richard M. Wright on Jul 16, 2003
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Best crag up here? The Olympic Wall is rather well sported out (bolted), although a small rack of cams is probably highly advised since these lines were bolted with the expectation that if you could place gear, then you should. Expect a bit more 5.11, some 5.10, and a slew of mid to low end 5.12 than you will find on Outrageous Overhang. Flat out killers are: False Start on the right, Standing Eight Count, and One Strike - all about 12a. The longish hump, 25 minutes or so, will keep the crowds down, but with good sun, solid stone, and well crafted routes, OW is very hard to beat.


Getting There 

Follow directions to Second Grotto Wall and hike back East for 300 to 400 feet. A faint trail leads off left and up hill. Pass by the Outrageous Overhang and the Thin-Dependence crag. As the "trail" turns back East to parallel the road, you will come to the Opening Ceremony Wall which has a couple of really nice routes on it. The Olympic Wall is the big guy just to the right.


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Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Olympic Wall:
Fox Trot   5.8     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
50 Yard Dash   5.10a     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
Horny For You   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   
Standing Eight Count   5.11c     Sport, 1 pitch, 75 feet   
I've Got Skills   5.12a     Sport   
One Strike You're Out   5.12a     Sport   
Len's World   5.12d     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
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Standing Eight Count 5.11c  CO : Independence Pass : Olympic Wall
A short, power crux at the start leads to a brief but incredible face on made to order in cuts followed by a one move wonder pull out a bulge at 2/3 height that leads to the anchor. Doesn't get much better then this for the grade at Independence Pass....[more]   Browse More Classics in CO


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By Jeff Welch
From: Lakewood, CO
Aug 6, 2007

The directions here are a bit unclear. You park at the same lot as the Grotto Walls, but you do not hike towards them. Instead, walk up the highway (east) 300-400 yards to a thin trail up the embankment on the left. This trail was marked with a small cairn as of 8/4/07. From there, follow the directions above - the trails goes up and left past Outrageous Overhangs, Thindependence, and Junior Olympic Wall before reaching the Opening Ceremony and Olympic Walls.