Snake Watching 5.13a
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| Type: | Sport, 1 pitch, 150 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.13a [details] |
| FA: | Jimmy Surrette |
| Submitted By: | Jim Redo on Aug 7, 2004 |
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Dan Levison entering redpoint crux. Photo by Seno...
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Description Snake Watching is the farthest left route on Overhang Rock. It is the "Eighth Day" of the Flatirons.
Scramble up easy 5th class to get to the first bolt. A three move boulder problem takes you up and over the initial overhang. From here, it's crimp, crimp, and more crimp for about a mile to anchors just below the summit. I don't know if something broke, but I found there to be a pretty hard boulder problem at about the 11th bolt. The rock is a little friable in spots. I could not get to the ground with a 70 meter cord, so bring an 80 meter cord or use the lowering station midway up.
Protection 15 bolts to a two bolt anchor. There is a midway anchor at the 8th or 9th bolt.
This is why Rob is my hero!
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Rob crushing it like the beast he is.
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Beta sheet.
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Bruce Miller with his hiking boots on.
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| Comments on Snake Watching |
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By Joe Collins
Aug 23, 2007
| A 70m rope will get you down with some shenanigans, but it's very close. Best to use the midway anchors. |
By Jonathan Siegrist
From: his truck
Mar 17, 2009
rating: 5.13a
| This is a brilliant climb! Crimps for daaaaayyyyysss. Definitely climb (past the first anchor) to the top of this beast for full value- a must do climb at the grade in the front range. I was also skeptical about lowering with a 70m- it would be really close. |
By Dan Levison
From: Boulder
Jun 23, 2009
rating: 5.13-
| Old school Flatirons mega-classic. V6 boulder problem to 120 feet of techy 5.12, capped by an enormous two-tiered roof. |
By Taylor Roy
From: Boulder, Co
Mar 29, 2013
| Got down very easily from the last bolt before the anchors with a 70m. Reached to top of the boulder that you scramble on top of to start the route. Some very easy downclimbing gets you to the ground. |
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