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Routes in US Highway 550
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Bear Creek Falls T WI4-5 |
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Blue Condition WI5 |
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Bride's Veil aka Skyrocket WI5 |
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Cascade Falls WI4 |
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Charmin Tube T WI4- |
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Covington's Boot Laces WI4+ |
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Dungeon, aka Lower Petefish Slabs, The WI3-4 |
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Ephemeral Cortex WI5 M7 |
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French Slab T WI3 |
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Galley, The WI4 |
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Gravity's Rainbow T WI5 M1 |
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Gray Copper Falls WI5 |
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Ha Dov WI4+ M7-8 |
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Horsetail Falls T WI4 |
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Kennedy's Gully T WI4 |
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Middle Oak Creek Falls WI4+ |
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Oak Creek Falls WI4 |
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Oak Creek Icefall WI5 |
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Over The Rainbow WI4+ |
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Pony Up WI4 |
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Power Lines WI3-4 |
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Silver Cloud WI4 |
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Silver Gulch Slabs WI4 |
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Upper Petefish Slabs TR WI3-4 |
| Type: | Trad, Ice, 500 ft (152 m), 4 pitches, Grade II |
| FA: | a chipmunk |
| Page Views: | 12,421 total · 44/month |
| Shared By: | Leo Paik on Feb 13, 2002 · Updates |
| Admins: | Edward Medina, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
Description
This is a classic moderate. Despite this being technically much easier than it looks, your back may ache from being bent over on the middle section.
Make sure the snow conditions are stable. Drive up (south) on US Hwy 550 from Ouray to the Bear Creek bridge. There is a 15 minute descent to the base. The route is east-facing. It is in the sun from 9a-12pm.
P1. The 1st pitch (crux) is 140 feet long and can be 3+-5 depending on the line. The easiest line is on the left. Belay to the side perhaps on rock gear.
P2. The 2nd pitch is low angle WI2 which keeps you bent over.
P3. There is a short 3rd pitch that can be made to base of last ice curtain. Use a tree belay.
P4. The last pitch is WI3ish to a tree belay.
Normal descent is to walk off left from the top of the climb following a bootpack, and then rappel with one 60m rope diectly back to the base of the climb.
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