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Elevation: 6,982 ft 2,128 m
GPS: 42.75412, -110.87572
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Shared By: Benton Hodges on Sep 16, 2023
Admins: Mike Snyder, Taylor Spiegelberg, Jake Dickerson

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Chess-like strategy will be required to ascend this high quality limestone slab. West facing; morning shade, afternoon sun. We caught shade again around 5pm in September. Lower angle and slightly cleaner than the first slab - Hall of Hidden Kings. Grades could range from 5.6 to 5.11/12 slab. Moving right to left the wall gets steeper and less featured.

Bolting has been done with beginners in my mind. Friendly spacing on most routes. All routes are equipped with mussy hooks, lower offs, or ramshorns. 

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Take the North Fork trail across the bridge and follow it for 5-10 minutes until the slabs appear on your right. Hall of Hidden Kings will take about 5 minutes, and another 5 minutes you will reach Queen’s Gambit. Some graffiti along the bottom will let you know you are at the correct wall. 

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Classic Climbing Routes at Queen’s Gambit

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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 7
Rookie
Sport
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 4
Knight on the Rim
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 10
Queen’s Gambit
Sport
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
 4
Fianchetto
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 8
Pawns Paradise
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 9
Zugzwang
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 7
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Rookie
 7
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
Knight on the Rim
 4
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Queen’s Gambit
 10
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Fianchetto
 4
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Sport
Pawns Paradise
 8
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Zugzwang
 9
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Searching for Bobby Fischer
 7
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
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