Mindless Cliff  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Page Views:  1,860. Good page?    Administrators:  Ben Mottinger, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monomaniac, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  Leo Paik on May 20, 2003 Make this area a Favorite What's New   Print a Mini-Guide with routes Add Route  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event  Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon 86° | 57° 90° | 59° 88° | 54° 86° | 55° 91° | 57°

Looking at the final bulge.

Description 

This is a small cliff located on the North side of the road with at least 3 routes. Find this cliff approximately 8 miles from Elephant Buttresses shortly upstream from Boulder Falls. There is an old mine below and just right of the cliff. Mind Shift Cliff is located just up and right from Mindless Cliff. There is morning shade in the summer.

Certainly it is not the best crag for small children nor dogs.

L->R:

A. Ground Swell, 10, 1p, 80', gear & bolts.
B. Quick Chill, 9 PG-13, 1p, 80', gear.
C. Aqua Regia, 11-, 1p, bolts.
D. Never Mind, 9+, 1p, gear.

Getting There 

Parking is probably best near the mine entrance (beware of rockfall threatening your car). Scramble up just uphill from the mine on a faint trail perhaps 150 to 200 vertical feet. You approach this cliff from the downhill side. The slope at the base of the cliff is not flat and is made looser by recent precipitation. There are a few trees at the base and top for anchors.

Descend to the left or right of the cliff. The left descent feels 3rd class. You can rappel from trees.

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Quick Chill 5.9 PG13  CO : Boulder Canyon : Mindless Cliff

This entry was originally submitted under Lion's Den with a different spelling. 4 days later it was submitted under Mindless Cliff. The 2 entries are combined. 1st submission: this is a fun, fun, finger crack. Runout and a tad loose near the top. From the last good stance before things get steep, you can cut left to another crack, that I found easier to place gear in, though still 5.9, and then traversing slightly right to join the main route for the last 8-10 feet of Boulder Canyon-type kn...[more]   Browse More Classics in CO

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By Mark Roth From: Boulder Apr 29, 2013

I thought the routes here were fun but very short. The approach is one of the worst I have seen in Boulder Canyon. Very loose. Don't park right under the crag or you might crush your car! Super loose.... Submitted By: Mark Roth on Apr 29, 2013