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Spike Rock

Colorado > Morrison/Evergr… > Morrison Boulders

Description

Spike Rock is located up the hill from the Lobby, just down and west of the tree slab. Can be idenitified by a steep little overhung face with chalked up flakes that is partially sheltered by a tree with a slab at its base, as well as a striking (when viewed from the west) south arete.

Getting There

Pull yourself away from the crowds in the Hole and walk up the hill following the trail until you reach the tree slab. Look down and west a little from the slab and you'll see a sizeable boulder. This is Spike Rock.

Routes from Left to Right

V3 6A
 8
● Aretable Bowel Syndrome ABS
Boulder
V2 5+
 20
● Cocaine Corner (submitted as Spi…
Boulder
V4-5 6B+
 5
● Crimp variations
Boulder
V3 6A
 5
● Finger Dimple
Boulder
V-easy 3
 3
● Hank's Slab
Boulder
V5 6C
 2
● Magic Trick
Boulder
V2 5+
 37
● Spike Mantel
Boulder
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Aretable Bowel Syndrome ABS
 8
V3 6A Boulder
● Cocaine Corner (submitted a…
 20
V2 5+ Boulder
● Crimp variations
 5
V4-5 6B+ Boulder
● Finger Dimple
 5
V3 6A Boulder
● Hank's Slab
 3
V-easy 3 Boulder
● Magic Trick
 2
V5 6C Boulder
● Spike Mantel
 37
V2 5+ Boulder

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Spike Rock.
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Spike Rock - Cocaine Corner, V2.
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Anonymous Coward
[Hide Comment] Great for warming up! Jan 16, 2003
Anonymous Coward
[Hide Comment] A good problem that rarely gets done, and is about V3/4 is to start under with boths hands on the small jug. Shoot out straight right to the arete w/ right hand, pop up about 3' w/ right hand to a sloping feature, heel hook w. left foot about 1' left of left hand, and go up to the mantle shelf w/ left hand..Muy Macho! i jole! Sep 23, 2005
Greg Twombly
Conifer, CO
[Hide Comment] This description doesn't do justice to the boulder. All the problems are short, shady and fun. The problems leading to the mantle and Magic Trick are safe and have room for a pad. The lower problems (Finger Dimple, ABS and Cocaine Corner) have bad landings but are really fun. I trimmed the pig sticker broken branches on the tree at the start yesterday. Aug 20, 2009