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Routes in High Wire Crag
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5th of July S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Ace in the Hole S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Bouncer S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Bypass S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Contrarian, The T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c |
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Cracker Jack S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Dead End Crack T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Deuces Wild S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Everything Rhymes with Orange S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Full House S 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b |
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Jackpot S 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a |
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Left Long Moderate Dihedral (originally submitted as Crack Swindler) T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Moderate Dihedral T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Nickels and Dimes S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Overpass S,TR 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Passing Lane S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 |
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People's Choice S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Poker Face S,TR 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Pony Up S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Road Kill S 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a |
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Road Rash Roof S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Road Warrior S 5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b |
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Savage, The S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b |
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Slot Machine S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Stone Cold Moderate S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Via Comatose Amigo S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b |
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Wild Card S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Sport, 4 pitches
Fixed Hardware
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| FA: | Richard Wright and Anna Brandenburg-Schroeder, Fall 1997 |
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Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures
Details
Raptor Closures Effective February 1-July 31
Visit: jeffco.us/open-space/news/2…
Tunnel 1 closure
For more details visit: jeffco.us/open-space/alerts…
The two areas Jefferson County Open Space intends to close in Clear Creek Canyon, shown on the attached maps, encompass the active eagle nests. If the Clear Creek eagles continue to nest in the active nests, these areas will remain closed from February 1 through July 31. If the eagles choose different nesting sites, the closures will be adjusted accordingly to protect those eagles during their breeding season.
Currently, rock climbing areas that fall inside of the seasonal raptor closures include:
Blonde Formation
Bumbling Stock
Evil Area
Ghost Crag
Highlander
Skinny Legs
Stumbling Block
Tetanus Garden
Fault Caves
Description
People's Choice is a popular climb and deservedly so. This route starts just after the trail meets up with the rock. Rolofson's guidebook suggests that it is the far right climb; however, a new bolted line is the far right one (Nickels and Dimes). Just to the left is Road Kill.
Pitch 1: Start up and follow a great, super-positive flake and then over a hump. I hope you wore your edging shoes, because the crux is blank as hell for hands. Belay at the end of the right-sloping big ramp, 6 bolts. You can access P2 by climbing a couple of the neighboring routes as well.
Pitch 2: Scramble up the easy 5.5 section. You can and probably should link up the first two pitches (we did). Belay at the base of the dihedral, 6 bolts.
Pitch 3. Waste that sucker! This is the most fun I had in a while. Overhanging, steep dihedral with lots of stemming moves and good places to clip. The crux comes out after exiting the dihedral - swing right, up, clip, and finish to the bolts, 8 bolts.
Pitch 4 (optional): Go left, and clip 2 more bolts, 5.5 s. Do a 210 foot rap.
Descent: rappel. If you try to rap from P4 chains to P2 chains, you may end up dangling in space or need to do some easy scrambling back up the P2 anchors. You can make it from P3 anchors to the P1 ledge with a single rap and walk off to the south. You can also get from the P2 anchors to the ground in a single rap.
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