Mountain Project: Climbing Ma and Pa Kettle

FA:	Todd Swain ('92)
Type:	Sport
Consensus:	5.7 [details]
Length:	1 pitch, 40 feet
Season:	Any
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Submitted By: Matt McMurray on Apr 11, 2007

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Description

A great route for beginners that allows climbers to practice basic mantle techniques, slab footwork, etc. with relatively easy climbing.

Note: This route is really more like 5.6, but both guides call it 5.7-.

Location

This is the route furthest to the right as you face the WNW side of the boulder. It begins on the varnished face at the obvious left-facing crescent.

Protection

3 bolts and a pin? to the top. Belay from the top of the boulder at a single bolt, or further back to the double bolt anchor (lots more rope drag).

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By Matt McMurray
From: Castle Rock, CO
Apr 11, 2007

Does anyone know what the 4th 'bolt' is? It looks like a huge nail with a ring on it, but I've never seen one of these things before on a route.

By Chris Miller
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Apr 11, 2007

It might be an old Mammut ring bolt. The route Max Flex, located on the Meat Puppets Wall (1st Pullout on the loop road) is/was equipped with these bolts.

By Steph Renfroe
From: Colorado Springs, CO
Mar 29, 2008

That pin at the top is pretty intimidating to lower from... craziest thing I ever saw at the top of a route for sure.

By marc rosenthal
From: Las Vegas, NV
Mar 29, 2008

It is possible to 4th class down into the notch between the top of the crag and the other formation. From there it is a short scramble down to the base on the back side of the crag.

By J.P.Boyd
From: Greeley,CO
Jun 17, 2008

I raccomend the 4th class down the stone stairs, to the climbers right.

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