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Prarie Dog

Name: Prarie Dog
Rating: 2.0

5.10c/d YDS 6b+ French 21 Ewbanks VII+ UIAA 21 ZA E3 5b British

Routes in Wendell Spire

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	Bag of Tricks aka Flake S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Beak, The S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Black Streak, The S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Bob's Nob S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Castlewood Capers S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Cheesedick Soiree S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Cobble Wobble S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Horizontal Bop S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Icerigger S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
	Nob Job S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Noodlers' Nightmare S 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Nose Job S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Peter Rubble S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Phalloid Void S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Pit Viper S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Pocket, The S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Prarie Dog S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Ruse, The S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Seamless aka Knappweed Infestation S 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Sidewinder S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Slot, The S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Song of the Wood S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Sub, The S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Sun Cave Direct S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Sun Cave Right S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Svengali S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Textured Landscape S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Travesty, The S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Triskaidekaphobia S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Unknown Chimney T,TR 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
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Type:	Sport
FA:	Tom Hanson, 1996
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Shared By:	Richard M. Wright on Oct 18, 2001
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Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures Details

Per Matt Hearley: as of 2020, there is a very new and active nest of owls midway up the cliff at the north end of the Neanderthal Wall between Cro-Mag and Up The Red. There is no active nest around the south end of Neanderthal Wall.

As of June, 2017:

The 3 toprope routes at the far south end of Neanderthal Wall (far north end of Allied Wall) have a nesting pair of Snowy Owls. Please stay off these routes until further notice. The park has been notified and hopefully some signage will be put up. The route Rock Rat is included.

As of March 7, 2012:

Shakespearean Theater - restricted March, April, May.

Mind Meld - restricted March, April, May.

Porky's Wall - restricted March, April, May, June, through July 31.

Vulture Wall - restricted March, April, May.

Morning Sun Wall - restricted March, April, May, June, July.

Description

The third buttress left of Wendell Spire holds routes on both the left and right corners. Prarie Dog runs up the left corner.

Reach for some big-ish jugs on slightly crumbling rock to get established under a small roof/bulge. Pulling the roof/bulge is the crux (has a bolt just out of sight over the bulge!), and it is considerably more powerful than one may anticipate. Throwing for the jug over the roof/bulge works well but feels a bit committing. It goes statically if you pull down the lock-off. Saunter up to the anchor by staying on the arete.

This route is a worthy addition to the Wendell Spire sector and provides a good, pumpy warm up for some of the adjacent tweakers.