Rainbow Bridge  5.9

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Type:  Trad, Sport, 1 pitch Consensus:  5.9+ [details] FA:  Richard and Joyce Rossiter, 1988 Submitted By:  Michael Walker on Oct 13, 2001 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (4) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Subject to Seasonal Closures MORE INFO >>> The following crags are typically closed 1 February to 31 July: The Goose Goose Eggs East Ridge Mars Block Nebel Horn Tower of the Moon Jamcrack Spire The Pyramid Incognito Crag Devil's Thumb Shadow Fax Isolation Rock Sunset Wall Devil's Wing (W. Face) The Matron Lost & Found The Sibling Toddler Rock Sphinx Medusa Details. In addition, Mallory Cave, Harmon Cave, and Seal View Cave are permanently closed to human use to reduce the chance of introducing white-nose syndrome. This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment Flatirons Climbing Council Preserving climbing access in the Flatirons

Description 

Near its crest, Nebel Horn Ridge rises as a series of stunning buttresses, like colorful sharks fins. Just below the apex, a clean, sharp buttress leans out from the ridge and is characterized by a beautiful green and red south face. Rainbow Bridge follows the arete above and left of the south face, bridging over the colorful face to the blue sky. Work past four bolts on the face via horizontal cracks, pebbles, and edges. It is one of the most picturesque climbs in Boulder.

Belay at a flat rock at the base of a corner below the face. The corner has a tree at the top. Work up the crack on the right for a little challenge (stoppers), or up the easy corner to a broad ledge. The overhang above the ledge to the first bolt is the crux. Pull down on the obvious jug and clip the bolt, pulling past it via powerful moves to more jugs. Good stopper placements in slanting cracks can be found above the first bolt from a good stance, otherwise risk a ledge fall clipping the second bolt. Really fun climbing continues just left of the arete past two more bolts to a two bolt anchor with rap rings. A 60m will reach the flat rock, barely.

It can be VERY windy on this route because it faces southwest and is at the ridge crest. Be very careful not to get blown over the overhanging south face when rappelling.

Protection 

Stoppers as deemed necessary, 4 QDs and something for the two bolt anchor.