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Sour Cream

Name: Sour Cream
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5.8 YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 15 ZA HVS 4c British

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Routes in West Ridge - part F - The Potato Chip

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	Mandoline, The S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Chives T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Don't Peel T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13
	Eye of the Potato T,TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b R
	French Fry T,S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Ground Control T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Hypothermia T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Idaho Express T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Mountain Jam T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Mr. Potato Head S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Petite Giraffe T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Poor Man's Wendego T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Potato Chip Route (Regular Route) T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13
	Ruffles Have Ridges T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Sour Cream T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Treetop Flyer T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R

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Type:	Trad
GPS:	39.93129, -105.28757
FA:	M. Brooks, 1981
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Shared By:	Tony B on Apr 27, 2002
Admins:	Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: 2023 Seasonal Closures - lifted Details

Update: as of 6/7/23 per Mike McHugh, ECSP: all closures have been lifted within Eldorado Canyon State Park, including Continental Crag.

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!

Description

Approach as for the Potato Chip. Once at the knifeblade SW edge of the Potato Chip, look ~ 60 feet left to an obvious right-facing crack system that curves upward and though a small dihedral before kicking back to a lower angle and running past a 2' tall tree and up a dirty crack. Climb up great rock through some really beautiful moves. I actually got 2 no-hands rests from knee locks in the acute overhanging dihedral. After about 50' of climbing the off-fingers crack passed an overhanging section and transitioned to a low-angle, and somewhat loose/dirty system that keeps this climb from being 2**. Too bad.

This pitch protects as weel as you could ask for. Go do it when you are up there.

To descend, walk north past 2 false summit blocks (1 visible, then 1 hidden block). From the third black, cut back hard left (S/SW) to a pine tree and walk/scramble down the ridge to the trail near the base again. This takes ~ 2 minutes.