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Routes in Sputnik Boulder
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Bleep Traverse V4 6B |
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Dr. Mindbender V6 7A X |
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Moonwalk V0 4 |
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Spacelab V2 5+ |
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Sputnik 1.5 V1 5 |
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Sputnik Left V1 5 |
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Sputnik One V1 5 |
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Sputnik Three V0 4 |
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Sputnik Two V0 4 |
| Type: | Boulder, 40 ft (12 m) |
| GPS: | 39.98948, -105.29028 |
| FA: | Justin Jaeger |
| Page Views: | 2,157 total · 7/month |
| Shared By: | Chip Phillips on Jun 9, 2002 |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
Access Issue: 2024 Crag Closures & Temporary Trail and Raptor Closures
Details
See: bouldercolorado.gov/service….
Click here for the trail closures. Some are M-F, some are 24/7. These impact the Bear Canyon/Fern Canyon regions primarily:
flatironsclimbing.org/tempo…
Click here bouldercolorado.gov/service… for the latest in raptor closures.
Description
Approach the Lower Satellites. The first wall you pass on your left is the Sputnik Boulder. From the dead tree leaning up against the Sputnik Boulder, head downhill to the northwest to a north-facing cliffband.
Walk west along the cliffband maybe 10 or 20 yards until you come to a less-than-vertical 40-foot face with a thin seam that sports a piton down low. The seam peters-out well before you reach the "molting stegosaurus flakes" up high, so there is some disturbing face climbing in between.
Dr. Mindbender begins from a sds maybe 10 feet left of the crack. From the good horn, do a powerful low traverse to the right over to the crack. A few moves up near the piton you can catch your breath. The good news is the crux is over ... the bad news is the problem is nowhere near over. Ascend the seam until it peters out, then trend right on thin edges (5.10+/maybe 5.11- climbing) toward the conspicuous flakes that lead to the top.
Spread your pads out, and organize your spotters effectively, but your best move will be not to fall.
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