Rock Candy Nugget 5.10b
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| Type: | Sport, Alpine, 1 pitch, 50 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.10b [details] |
| FA: | Jim Beyer |
| Submitted By: | Nick Stayner on May 19, 2008 |
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Description A nice nugget of good stone on an otherwise pretty chossy chunk of rock. A couple of thin moves getting to the first bolt, then fun limestone face climbing afterwards. A good warmup. Not quite as good as Red Chili, but almost. Watch a "x"ed loose block at the top.
The photo in Wes Gooch's guidebook shows the line going slightly left of where it actually does. Start just right of a black waterstreakish section of rock.
Location Walk left from Power Trip on a trail. In about 50-75 yds, you'll come to another cliff. This is the second bolted route from the right.
Protection 5 bolts, two-bolt anchor w/ chains.
| Comments on Rock Candy Nugget |
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By Nick Stayner
From: The Magic City
May 19, 2008
| IMO, this route is overrated. I would give it 9+/10a, but since I'm adding it, I'll use the guidebook rating of 10b. |
By Michael Schneiter
From: Glenwood Springs, CO
Jul 24, 2008
| I was a little confused as to the location of this route as well but it sounds like Nick is describing what we climbed. I thought perhaps we were doing a different climb than Rock Candy Nugget and thought it was 5.9ish but my wife, who is much shorter, thought it was 10-ish, which might be part of the cause for the discrepancy in the grade. In the Gooch guide, it is listed as having 6 bolts, adding to my confusion.
Anyone know what route is to the right? And, what is the next route to the left? |
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