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FA: Pogue
Type: Sport
Consensus: 5.7 [details]
Length: 400 feet
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Submitted By: Guy Humphrey on Jun 20, 2004


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Beginning start of Big Time and racing the light!


Description 

This route is located on the south slabs of the main formation. This would probably be a 3 star route, if it was not so overbolted. Most climbers will feel OK clipping every other bolt on the majority of this route.

There are 4 30M pitches to this route and is a good intro to the area. There are bolted anchors at each belay, so it makes for a quick outing to top of the formation. Rap the route with a single 60M rope.

A good way to climb this route is to combine the first and last 2 pitches together for 200ft pitches.


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First pitch of Big Time

First pitch of Big Time

Dalon leading pitch two of Big Time; great fun cruiser climb!

Dalon leading pitch two of Big Time; gre...

Brian leading the fun and easy pitch 3 of Big Time with the beautiful "Red Rib" wall to my left!

Brian leading the fun and easy pitch 3 of Big Time...

Dalon leading the final pitch 4 to the top; This pitch is FUN and MUST be climbed!!!!

Dalon leading the final pitch 4 to the top@SEMICOL...

Top of Big Time and time to rappel in the dark!!  Yippee

Top of Big Time and time to rappel in the dark!! ...

Sara Geyer crawling up the slabs on Big Time. Not a bad way to spend a honeymoon.

Sara Geyer crawling up the slabs on Big Time. Not ...

Near the top.

Near the top.

First rappel coming off the top. On the way up We climbed up the small chimney on the left to mix things up and it was pretty fun.

First rappel coming off the top. On the way up We ...

last belay station before to top

last belay station before to top

Bigger than it looks! You start to the right of the red rib and end up climbing almost next to it the last third. Atleast that's how we did it.

BETA PHOTO: Bigger than it looks! You start to the right of th...


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By kpinwalla2
May 27, 2006

The description for this route was obviously written by an elitist prick. For example: "This would probably be a 3 star route, if it was not so overbolted." "Overbolted" depends on who you are and most of the intermediate climbers who climb this route are perfectly happy with the number of bolts. "Most climbers will feel OK clipping every other bolt on the majority of this route." If this is true, how come no one ever does this? The authors of the descriptions should stick to describing the routes and not inserting their elitist opinions.

By Guy Humphrey
From: Fort Collins CO
May 29, 2006

Guideline #1: don't be a jerk....

By Mike Ben
From: silverthorne/denver
May 30, 2006

I think I agree with the description. Way over bolted. I'm an average climber and not an elitist prick and I rarely complain about over bolting but this is over bolted. This would be a great route to get some kids or beginners on for their first lead though.Get 'em high off the ground too. If you clipped every bolt and linked the pitches you would have a ton of drag. Really shows the difference between old and new school routes.

By 46and2
From: Las Vegas, NV
Jul 17, 2006
rating: 5.7

Great beginner lead and I think the last pitch is simply a blast to climb; don't pass up!! P.S. It has a couple bolts...:)

By manuel rangel
From: tempe, az
Sep 18, 2006

We were caught by a hard rain on the second pitch so we didn't finish. The climbing was fun and a wonderfully safe lead for my less experienced partner. Thanks to the FAer!

By Wavey
From: Idaho Falls, ID
Mar 19, 2007

Link up pitch first two pitches and last two pitches leaving short glory pitch to summit. Bring long runners and enjoy the rock!!! Great route. Clip all the bolts you want to or just free solo it!!

By Katie Rockwood
From: West Jordan
Jul 16, 2009
rating: 5.7

This is pretty over bolted and I'm kind of a beginner. We even skipped a belay station once or twice. We took up two ropes so we could make it from the top in just two rappels. The last pitch at the top has some good spots to snag your rope when you pull it. We opted to climb up the chimney to the very top and it was fun to mix it up. We'd arrived here and were looking for a long multipitch easy route we could finish before the sunset and this was perfect! Great views, nice and high, and lots of fun.