Third Millennium  5.13d

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Type:  Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet Consensus:  5.13d [details] FA:  Tommy Caldwell Submitted By:  Jonathan Siegrist on Mar 22, 2010 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (3) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

A legendary rock climb.
Keith Ladzinski photo.

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Description 

A groundbreaking ascent in its day (1996), this route remains as one the Front Range's proudest test-pieces and perhaps one of the best of the grade in the country. Begin matched in an undercling and immediately fire into the hardest single moves of the climb, involving a series of crimps and a couple tight pockets. Above the fourth bolt, fire directly into the routes redpoint crux by continuing straight up through an engaging maze of gastons with worsening feet to the fifth bolt. Many-a-hard men and women have been thwarted by this evil tick-tacking. A newer option at the fourth bolt has also emerged that trends hard right to a rest and a considerably easier sequence to the fifth bolt.

Either path you shall choose, above the fifth bolt you will find relative relief amongst larger holds- however, a final compression crux guards the chains, which can (and has) broken the hearts of the pumped and weary!!!

The jaw-dropping aesthetics, interesting movement and long history of this climb are hard to beat. Like I mentioned before, I would undoubtedly rank Third Millennium amongst the best of the grade in the country.

Location 

This is in the center of the NW wall of Magical Mystery Tower, immediately right of "The Quickening" and just left of 'Grand Ol Opry'.

Protection 

10 bolts to 2 BA.

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Coiling up for the first crux.	A brief respite before the second crux section.	Into the sky.