Climbers on Childhood's End. Photo: Bob Horan Collection.

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Climbers on Childhood's End. Photo: Bob Horan Collection.

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Up in the candy stripes.

Drilling pitch nine.

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Mike enjoying the easy, but runout summit slabs.

the upper stripes of childhoods

Childhood's End, 1984.<br>
Me and Mlada Bukovansky on pitch 5. <br>
John Catto took the photo.

Josh Janes on the endless cobble and grain edging of the upper part of 'Childhood's End (12-)' on Big Rock Candy Mountain in the South Platte.<br>
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Photo by Tony Bubb, 2004.

Up in the candy stripes.

Climbers on Childhood's End. Photo: Bob Horan Collection.

Drilling pitch nine.

Brian Hansen getting ready to run for shelter from a storm after topping out on the first ascent of Childhood's End. Lightning hazard kept us away from the summit rap bolts for about an hour.

Mlada Bukovansky on the fourth pitch. A early ascent of the route. Dig the swami belt.

Chip Wilson, somewhere around pitch 5. February 1986 (no, we did not do the entire route that day).

On the 2nd Ascent of Childhood's End. Photo: Bob Horan Collection.

Trying to free the crux pitch.

Tony Bubb follows on the 5.9 pitch before the crux of 'Childhood's End (12-)' on Big Rock Candy Mountain in the South Platte. Photo by Josh Janes, 2004.

Josh Janes gets onto the main slab of Childhood's End on what we thought was going to be a nice day. Photo by Tony Bubb, 2004.

P8.

John somewhere about mid route on Childhood's End.

Somewhere mid-route.

looking up at the route

P9.

Me trying to free the crux pitch

Close to the top, not much for pro. Just keep going....

Runout and cleaning up after a little eff-up on pitch 6/7. Bolts are somewhat tricky to see from P5 anchor. Route description is accurate - go up and RIGHT.

P7.

Mark Rolofson on Childhood's End. Photo: Bob Horan Collection.

The amazing P9.

Robby Baker climbing up to take a turn hand drilling on the first ascent of Childhood's End.

Map of Big Rock Candy Mountain.<br>
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Blue - steep road from Turkey Rock climber's access road. <br>
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Yellow - approach with shortcut?<br>
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Green - Childhood's End.<br>
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Green/red arrow- 45 meter rappel.<br>
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Red - back to access road.<br>

Dane enjoying the final pitch.

Childhood's End, Aug. 1990.

There's a lake made of stew and of whiskey too, you can paddle all around in a big canoe, in the Big Rock Candy Mountains.<br>
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Below you can see the little streams of alcohol, trickling down the rocks....

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