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DescriptionHigh on the hillside and nearly facing Cynical Pinnacle and The Sunshine Wall is the stunning yellow East face of The Bishop. From a distance, this gorgeous face appears to be nearly featureless, but for a single wide crack that cleaves the rock in two. In fact, The Bishop is host to several routes, including what may well be the best single pitch 5.11 crack in the state, hell, anywhere. Getting ThereApproach The Bishop as you would for Cyical Pinnacle. Parking can be had off Jefco 96, 3.8 miles from the intersection with road 97 and the South Platte river. Hike up the mining road past the cutoff for the Dome. You can bush-whack a ridge line that provides line of sight guidance to The Bishop, in the past a cairn trail takes off from the drainage heading West. The hiking takes about 60 minutes, and it is indeed all uphill.
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Ellingwood Chimney 5.8 CO : South Platte : The Bishop
This climb has so much history! It was first climbed in 1924, which made it the hardest climb in the country at the time. As you climb this you are so inspired by how much of a climbing pioneer Ellingwood was.This climb is located on the west face of Bishop Rock. The rock is a little crumbly primarily in the first 50 ft of the climb.P1 - Climb the chimney and use some slings around a chock stone to protect your moves. This climb is definitely ...[more]
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