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Routes Sorted
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Apes of Wrath 
Black Arete, The 
Crime & Punishment 
Doctor Doolittle 
Dogs of Doom 
Double Exposure 
Double Exposure Direct 
Durangutan 
Evolution 
Extra Cool 
Hidden Gem 
Jailhouse Monkey (on dope) 
Kong Route, The 
Left Picto 
Martyr's Crown 
Picto Crack 
Power Glide 
Primate Highway 
Push-Me-Pull-You 
Right Picto 
Simians to the Sun 
Watch Crystal Crack 
Yellow Pages 
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Watch Crystal face.

Description 

This is the first prominent area you get to when you hike up the trail. Most of these routes are two pitches and include some of the area's classic lines such as Simians to the Sun, Watch Crystal Crack, and Durangotang.


Getting There 

Hike up the trail, when trail forks go right to get to Simians, and go left to get to the pico area.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Watch Crystal:
Yellow Pages   5.6     Trad, 1 pitch, 60 feet   
The Black Arete   5.8     Trad, 1 pitch, 50 feet   
Simians to the Sun   5.9+     Trad, Sport, 2 pitches, 250 feet   
Push-Me-Pull-You   5.10a     Trad, 2 pitches, 200 feet   
Double Exposure   5.10     Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   
Apes of Wrath   5.10     Sport, 2 pitches, 250 feet   
Durangutan   5.10c     Trad, Sport, 3 pitches, 200 feet   
Picto Crack   5.10c     Trad, 1 pitch, 40 feet   
Watch Crystal Crack   5.10d     Trad, 2 pitches, 200 feet   
Primate Highway   5.11a     Trad, Sport, 2 pitches, 250 feet   
Crime & Punishment   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch, 150 feet   
Doctor Doolittle   5.11-     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   
The Kong Route   5.11b     Trad, Sport, 2 pitches, 250 feet   
Evolution   5.11b     Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
Jailhouse Monkey (on dope)   5.12a     Trad, Sport, 2 pitches, 250 feet   
Martyr's Crown   5.12a     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
Double Exposure Direct   5.12 R     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
Power Glide   5.12b/c     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   
Hidden Gem   5.12d     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   
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Featured Route For Watch Crystal
Foreground: Gary follows Push Me Pull You. <br /> <br />Background: Lucas plays with the upper mantle sequence on Double Ex Direct.

Double Exposure Direct 5.12 R  CO : Durango : ... : Watch Crystal
Begin on a shared start with "Dogs of Doom". Solo up to the high first bolt (this is the "R" bit) and then begin the exciting, footwork-intensive face climbing sequence on solid edges, sloping sidepulls, and classic crimps until and awkward mantle. There is a small crack here for... maybe a green Alien? Move into more exciting face climbing that links into the upper portion of Double Exposure. It has great movement and great rock; this does not get the traffic it deserve...[more]   Browse More Classics in CO


Photos of Watch Crystal Slideshow Add Photo
Watch Crystal wall from the North.

BETA PHOTO: Watch Crystal wall from the North.

Tim raps off the Watch Crystal on a sunny afternoon in March after another Durango classic.

Tim raps off the Watch Crystal on a sunny afternoo...

Picto beta: Bolted anchor to the FAR left atop "Double Exposure". <br /> <br />Descend via fixed line in gully.

BETA PHOTO: Picto beta: Bolted anchor to the FAR left atop "Do...