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Mississippi Half-Step
5.11d YDS 7a French 24 Ewbanks VIII UIAA 25 ZA E5 6a British
Avg: 3.9 from 42
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Routes in Poe Buttress
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Brothers in Arms T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b |
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Edge of Fright T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R |
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Maelstrom, The T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Mississippi Half-Step T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Off Your Rocker T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a R |
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Prequel to the Sequel T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b PG13 |
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Terrapin Station T 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a R |
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Uptown Toodeloo T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
| Type: | Trad, 2 pitches |
| FA: | Olaf Mitchell & Maurice Reed, 1984 |
| Page Views: | 8,545 total · 30/month |
| Shared By: | Anonymous Coward on Nov 25, 2001 |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closure
Details
The Cathedral Spires area, including Block Tower, Cynical Pinnacle, Snake Buttress, the Dome, Hall of Mirrors, Sunshine Wall, and Poe Buttress, are closed annually starting March 1 for raptor nesting. After careful monitoring of nest sites, Jefferson County Open Space opens certain areas of Cathedral Spires and maintain spot closures for active nests through July 31st. Check back periodically during times of closure for updates: jeffco.us/open-space/parks/…
Note, JeffCo Open Space has notified us that access to The Bishop and Poop Point (along with all the Cathedral Spires Area) currently goes across JeffCo OS land. Despite information in some guidebooks (published or soon-to-be-published), the entire Cathedral Spires area is subject raptor nesting closures. Please be aware of the hefty fines associated with failure to observe these regulations.
Description
Can you say best route in the South Platte? This is a two pitch route that will leave you gasping for more.
This is located on Poe Buttress, which is the clean, gendarme-like formation to the West of Cynical Pinnacle and Block Tower. It is possible to avoid the first pitch by climbing a 5.9 crack up the gully and to the right, but why would you want to?
The first pitch heads up the great finger crack and climbs insecurely left and then straight up to a ledge with a bolted anchor that you can put your LZ Boy on (11d). The second pitch starts off with a bang up an increasingly difficult finger crack to where it disappears into some hard face climbing (11d). Dispatch the crux, but don't smile prematurely because you have the overhanging handcrack above. Full value. Descend from a bolted anchor above the final crack (70m rope required).
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