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Mr. Breeze

5.2, Sport,  Avg: 2 from 141 votes
FA: Jack Hunt
Colorado > San Luis Valley > Penitente Canyon > Penitente - Entrance…

Description

Just to the right of Captain America are 4 slab routes. If you need a warm up below 5.10, this area is where you should be. Mr. Breeze is (by far) the easiest of these routes. If you're in a party of 3, this is a great way to keep yourself occupied while others climb / belay. It is very fun as well. This is pretty obvious once you are there.

Protection

Chalk bag / 5 (4?) bolts.

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My boy's first lead at age 4!
[Hide Photo] My boy's first lead at age 4!
A great first lead for kids.
[Hide Photo] A great first lead for kids.
Looks steep from this angle. Making sure he's safe on his first lead.
[Hide Photo] Looks steep from this angle. Making sure he's safe on his first lead.
Aidan made it to the top but did not know how to get down! It was a rescue mission.
[Hide Photo] Aidan made it to the top but did not know how to get down! It was a rescue mission.
Alex Seeley showing the "high step".
[Hide Photo] Alex Seeley showing the "high step".
Aidan is half way up.
[Hide Photo] Aidan is half way up.
Jason Seeley demonstrating a mantle.
[Hide Photo] Jason Seeley demonstrating a mantle.
Figuring out how to get on the climb.
[Hide Photo] Figuring out how to get on the climb.
The Mrs. on Mr. B.
[Hide Photo] The Mrs. on Mr. B.
Mr. Breeze.
[Hide Photo] Mr. Breeze.
Mr. Breeze.
[Hide Photo] Mr. Breeze.
Orange: May-B-Nueve (5.8+). <br> Yellow: Mr. Breeze (5.2). <br> Blue: Mr. Wind (5.7). <br> Pink: The Serpent (5.8).
[Hide Photo] Orange: May-B-Nueve (5.8+). Yellow: Mr. Breeze (5.2). Blue: Mr. Wind (5.7). Pink: The Serpent (5.8).

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Shane Neal
Colorado Springs, CO.
[Hide Comment] This was my first ever outdoor lead. Even at that stage it was almost too easy to mess with. However, if you have someone in your party who has never led before, this route is a great way to get them started. Mar 6, 2002
Anonymous Coward
[Hide Comment] This route can be third classed with a running start. It is actually pretty fun. Aug 6, 2003
Mattq331
Boulder, CO
[Hide Comment] This seems like a great route to get the kids on, but beware. I watched 5 kids - including my own 8 year old - easily climb up, but have horrible problems coming down. I would guess that the combination of low angle, and the high tie-in point of the the kids body harness, prevents them from getting their weight fully on the rope. They don't feel comfortable leaning right back, and as a result end up reversing the route. May 28, 2007
Jason Hundhausen
Bozeman, MT
  5.2
[Hide Comment] Made it to Penitente for the first time just two weeks ago...it won't be the last trip. I soloed Mr. Breeze a few times in my approach shoes and decided it'd be a great first lead for my 4-1/2 year old, who is cleaning up to 5.7 and taking just a few times on certain climbs up to 5.9 (all on TR of course). While he was climbing, I climbed up next to him, making sure he clipped the draws properly, then near the top, I snapped a photo from above. No, I don't plan on letting him lead anything harder until he gets older, but this was just too easy to pass up! The whole while he was telling me how he was going to be my ropegun. Sweeeeet. Jun 20, 2007
Ms. Nameche
 
[Hide Comment] I'll never forget this climb, because it is my first lead climb!!! Aug 29, 2011
Tim Waystrong
New Hampshire
 
[Hide Comment] This climb only has 4 bolts w/ a 2 bolt anchor. Aug 30, 2011
Mike Smyth
Spartanburg, SC
[Hide Comment] Fresh bolts as of 2 weeks ago. May 29, 2012
Anus Herder
Freedom, Wy
 
[Hide Comment] This thing needs a mtb descent, although the exit would likey destroy you. Mar 13, 2024
Meg A
 
[Hide Comment] My almost 3 y.o. topped out on this without us climbing up with her. This is a great area for tiny climbers. May 11, 2025
Shay Subramanian
Boulder, CO
  5.2
[Hide Comment] Makes for a fun romp of a scramble if you're hanging out in the canyon or waiting on a climb :) Also a killer first lead! May 29, 2025