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Gilded Lily

Name: Gilded Lily
Rating: 2.8

5.8+ YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 15 ZA HVS 4c British

Routes in Left Hand Rock

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	Byron's Ladder S 5.2 3 8 II 8 D 2c
	Dark Days T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Gilded Lily S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Guilted Willy TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Left Dihedral T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Lilies of the Valley T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	T-Rect T,S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Triceratops T,S 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c PG13

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Type:	Sport, 90 ft (27 m)
FA:	Bernard and Robert Gillett, 1990
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Shared By:	Mikelsons Mikelsons on Jun 24, 2007
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Access Issue: Area reopened Details

Per tooTALLtim: as of 9/24/20, the Lily Lake parking lot has been open for a while.

Previously: per Matt B: this area is currently closed to all visitors due to temporary RMNP closures. The entire parking area is blocked off. Please do not threaten access to this area by climbing during this closure to all visitors.

Description

Start below the roof on the left side of the southeast face, beneath the obvious line of bolts. Climb around the roof on the right side, then step left onto the slab. Climb straight up on thin hands and great friction for feet. The crux is at the fourth bolt. From there, the route moves closer to the arete on the left. The difficulty eases for about 20 feet then around the 7th bolt it gets steep again. From there, it's easy to the anchor. This is an exciting climb for its lack of positive hands. It could use some more traffic though, there is still a fair amount of lichen.

Location

The route is clearly visible from the Jurassic Park trail. It ascends a fairly flat face, just left of a chimney. There's a roof right at the bottom. Descend by rappel or by lowering with a 60m rope. A 50m would NOT have been long enough!

Protection

This was originally done as a traditional lead. It was retrobolted to have 9 bolts to a two bolt anchor (11 bolts total) by Croy T. in October 2006. The bolts were again replaced in 2023.

9 bolts to a 2 bolt anchor with loweroff hooks. Recommend slings at 6th & 8th bolt to reduce potential rope drag and a 60m rope.