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Bat Crack 
Captain Trips aka Black Diamond 
Shield Traverse 
Something on the Shield 
Suzy Creamcheese 

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Description 

Sunny Slab cragging on the south side of the dome on some of the best rock in the area.


Getting There 

Follow trail to the dome and continue around to the south side, the shield is the massive slab under a long roof.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Shield:
Bat Crack   5.8     Trad, 1 pitch, 65 feet   
Shield Traverse   5.9 R     Trad, 5 pitches, 450 feet   
Captain Trips aka Black Diamond   5.10     Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   
Something on the Shield   5.10     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
Suzy Creamcheese   5.11-     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 110 feet   
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Featured Route For The Shield
Tim H. climbing Bat Crack.

Bat Crack 5.8  CO : Steamboat Springs : ... : The Shield
Right-facing corner on the far left side of The Shield. Good crack climbing in a corner on good rock, one of the best moderates around....[more]   Browse More Classics in CO