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Routes in Sobo
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Bo Diddley T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a R |
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Cruising for Bulgar T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Dreams Of Darkness T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 |
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Dreams Of Light T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Good Cleavage T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Marsupial T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c X |
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Reckless Abandoned T,TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c X |
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Seamed Like Fun. T,TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R |
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Sick and Wrong T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R |
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Sugar Glider T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
| Type: | Trad, 115 ft (35 m) |
| FA: | Tony Bubb, Mark Spieker, 7/4/96 |
| Page Views: | 1,102 total · 4/month |
| Shared By: | Tony B on Feb 26, 2002 |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
Access Issue: 2023 Seasonal Closures - lifted
Details
Crags on Eldorado Mountain, such as Mickey Mouse wall and Cryptic Crags, are outside of park boundaries and may still be subject to Boulder County closures.
Previously in 2023: per M. McHugh, ECSP: the upper loop of the Rattlesnake Gulch Trail, above the Crags Hotel Ruin, & the
Continental Divide Overlook, is closed effective immediately. This included Continental Crag.
These areas are closed to all activities, including rock climbing & hiking, through 7/15 or until further notice, to protect nesting golden eagles on the S side of the canyon.
Golden Eagles are protected by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service under authority of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. A conviction of nest disturbance can carry a fine to $5,000 & one year imprisonment.
See the map in the photo section for terrain closure.
Previous years: per Dustin Bergman, CO State Parks Officer #770, ECSP:
Seasonal Raptor Closures
Check Park site for current closures:
cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/…
For more info visit:
cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/…
Double check prior to venturing there. Thanks!
Access Issue: No longer closed and no permit is required
Details
Likewise, they no longer require an HCA permit either.
Description
On Sobo, start as for Cruising For Bulgar. About 45' up the route, below a small roof, place a few #4 Friends and move right under the roof by a seam, pulling an undercling on the right under the roof. Pull up onto the face/arete above on a good jug and climb the blunt arete for as long as you can stomach, passing a potential 1.5" TCU or small tricam placement after a few meters, just before the angle of the rock relaxes to be more slabby. Continue up on shallow slopers and nubs before moving back left to join Cruising For Bulgar at the top.
At the time of the first ascent the route felt like 5.10d, but this included some effort cleaning it along the way. This route will perhaps get easier if it gets traffic and more holds are cleaned, and is a 2-star route as it is.
A fall from high on the face could result in serious injury, although the crux is not far from the cams placed before the small roof and is thus pretty safe, provided you don't break a hold. You can move left to protect as for Cruising for Bulger and come back out onto the face if desired.
The route name came from Mark Speiker, who upon following the line and snapping off a few flakes while climbing, producing some falls, declared that the line was 'Sick And Wrong', and that stuck.
I've regretted not naming this route 'Bruising and Vulgar' after Mark's language, and in keeping with the theme of playing off of existing route names. Unfortunately that name occurred to me after Rossiter's new book was already in print. Too bad.
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