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Elevation: 9,000 ft
GPS: 39.48929, -106.3667
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Shared By: coop Best on Sep 23, 2010
Admins: Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC

Description Suggest change

This area consists of mostly sport climbs in a beautiful setting on granite rock.

Lower Tier

A. Luna Clips, 10, 1p, bolts.
B. Luna C, 12, 1p, bolts & gear.
C. Saturn Uranus, 10, 1p, bolts & gear.
D. Bomba Chute, 9, 1p, gear.

Upper Tier Left

A. Easy Left Face, 9-, 1p, bolts.
B. Easy Left Face 2, 6, 1p, bolts.
C. Right Face 1, 11, 1p, bolts.
D. Right Face 2, 11, 1p, bolts.

Upper Tier Right

A. Pablo's Arete, 12-, 1p, TR.
B. Moonwalk, 11-, 1p, bolts.
C. Mission Control, 11-, 1p, bolts & gear.
D. Spacewalk, 11, 1p, bolts & gear.

E? Unknown (far right side), 6, 1p, bolts.
F? Triton, 10+, 1p, bolts.

Eds. note, the L->R of the last two routes may not be correct. E. was sorted on a guess, but programming for the website won't allow unsorting.

Getting There Suggest change

This area is South of Vail on CO Highway 24 past Minturn and Red Cliff. A couple miles past Red Cliff there is a Hornsilver Campground sign. Park at the campground a locate campsite #4 located on the far North of the campground. A trail leads north then west up the base of the Lower Tier Wall which is the first wall you approach on the trail.

The approach time is about 10 minutes up a steep trail.

15 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Hornsilver

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5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
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Easy Left Face Upper Tier Left
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5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport
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