PRINT: Rock Climb Apostrophe, Boulder

Apostrophe

5.11d, Sport,

Avg: 2.5 from 4 votes
FA: Dave Field, Ernie Moskovics, and Tripp Collins?, 1990
Colorado > Boulder > Eldorado Mountain > Ridge 4

Access Issue: Private Property issues Details

The West Bank / Wild West / Secret Crag has been problematic for years due to access concerns. There have been negative encounters with gun-toting landowners who have alleged that the entire mountain is on private property. Typical approaches involve brief crossing of railroad property which appears to be prohibited.

Exact demarcation of property boundaries are not always clear. When in doubt, be discrete or polite.

Do not park your vehicle near the railroad tracks near Plainview. It is a well-known irritant to Plainview residents.

Description

Start Apostrophe off the large tanning slab right of the tree. Thin edges and corners take you to the roof and the blank looking headwall above. Like its neighbor to the left (L.G.H.), Apostrophe holds a crux until you are in the middle of the headwall. There are really two options for finishing. One can power up and traverse left to the original anchor or cut it short a bit and traverse to the L.G.H. anchor, which has always seemed sensible. Apostrophe is quite similar to L.G.H. but seems a bit easier (more like 5.11c), since it does not have the difficult opening move of L.G.H. The final crux seems a bit easier as well. This is a fine route as well.

Protection

Bring 10 draws and a rope.

Comments [Hide ALL Comments]

Ernie Moskovics

FA: Dave Field, Ernie Moskovics and I think maybe Tripp Collins was in on this one - it had a tentative name "Pandora's Bosch" that Tripp coined but didn't stick. Apr 11, 2013

Mark Rolofson

5.11d

I never knew what this route was called or who did the FA. I called it "The Route With No Name" in my guidebooks to the area "1993 Boulder Sport Climber's Guide" & "1995 Boulder Sport Climber's Guide". It is not Pandora's Bosch. Pandora's Bosch is two routes to the right. I did talk to Trip Collins about PB, & it predated this route.

The runout getting to the next to last bolt used to be much longer, & I would place a blue Alien & a small wired nut. I eventually added a bolt, because I got sick of bringing gear. Matt is correct that the remaining runout can be protected with a mid-sized cam (#1 Camalot?), but the climbing isn't very difficult. Dec 2, 2020