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The Damocles Boulders 


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Roy working The Plague.

Description 

These two boulders are on the left side of the main wash. One faces away from the road and the other leaning next to it has a large dagger of rock hanging precariously off the top (I'm pretty sure it's solid).


Getting There 

Walk up the main wash about halfway and then trend left towards the cliff.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Damocles Boulders:
The Sword   V8     Boulder, 15 feet   
The Plague   V9     Boulder, 12 feet   
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Featured Route For The Damocles Boulders
Roy working The Plague.

The Plague V9  CO : Gunnison : ... : The Damocles Boulders
This is a classic problem on a slightly overhanging face.Sit-start with left hand in an undercling pocket, right hand on a small crimp pocket. Do a long powerful cross move to a bad, sloping crimp. Move your left hand to a very small/very sharp crimp. Next is a good right hand sloper followed by a decent crimp rail. From the rail, move to a tiny incut crimp and move to the top. It has an easy top-out....[more]   Browse More Classics in CO