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Routes in West Ridge - part A - Verschneidung to base
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A Moveable Flake T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Allosaur T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R |
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Auntie Perspirant T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R |
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Blind Mouse T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 |
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Blues Power T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Clean Freak T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13 |
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Crow's Landing T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 |
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Earnest Stemmingway T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Ernest Extended Way T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R |
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Exterminator, The T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R |
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Farmer's Wife, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R |
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First Unknown T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Flyback T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R |
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Foaming Cleanser T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b X |
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High Anxiety T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R |
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Importance of Being Earnest, The T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R |
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Initial Hangover T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b R |
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Initial Route T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Jam Con T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Kickin' Chicken T,S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Leg of Ilg T 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c |
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Mineral Maze S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Morning Thunder T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Odarodle T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R |
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Office Girls Walk The Plank T 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b |
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Party Pooper T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R |
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Piece Easy T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R |
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Pork Chop T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13 |
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Quo Vadis T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Ranger Danger T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R |
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Roadside Attraction T,S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Runsholl Scrunch T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13 |
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Shot and Chaser T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Sleepytime T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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Something Blue T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 |
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Stepping Stones T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 |
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Super Scooper T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Territorial Integrity T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a X |
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Thunderbolts From Hell T,S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b PG13 |
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Thunderworld T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c |
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Turkey Jerky T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b R |
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Up the Downclimb T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 |
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Verschneidung Dihedral T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Verschneidung Direct T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b R |
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Water Line T,S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Wild Turkey S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Wingshot T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Wishbone T,S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13 |
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| Type: | Trad, 110 ft (33 m), 2 pitches |
| FA: | T. Bubb, J. Schillinger, 12/15/02 (??) |
| Page Views: | 1,153 total · 4/month |
| Shared By: | Tony B on Dec 14, 2002 |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
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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!
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
This West Ridge climb still has a lot of lichen but not too much dirt or loose rock.
Start by finding and climbing Super Scooper:
From the solid belay tree on Super Scooper, climb up and left on low angle rock (5.2?) and onto a ledge. There is a bulging overhang split by a crack just up above you. From a pedestal left and below the crack, place a piece to the left with a long sling, and then go up, lean out and right to place a second piece on a long sling more or less at eye level. These pieces, or at least...one to the right, are your crux pro. You can fight in thin nuts overhead later, but it is easier to "run for it" to the top of this short section. In any case, set up and right off of the pedestal into the overhang past a nice pinch and then either fight straight up the crack (5.9+) or fire hard right to a rounded chickenhead, match on it, and then fire hard right again to the right-hand edge of the ledge above (5.9). There are a few jugs at this lip which make the finish fairly easy to do without protection, although some cams might be put in. Go up and left to a tree after this reasonably protected 5.9 section, about 40 feet in all, or proceed for the next 70 feet of 5.7 R. Climb up to the arete now behind you and to the right. To the left of this you can see an old grey aid sling, and to the right of this arete is a 15-30' wide face, and then the low angle easy dihedral finish of the Initial Route. Between the arete and the dihedral, the face is climbable at about 5.7. Climb up this face near its center. The first protection is 15' up in a lousy crack behand a flake (bad gear). The first pro I felt was worth the effort was 60' up with a #3 and #3.5" cam in some huecos. I might have placed a #4 Camalot lower if I'd had one. The climbing here is fun and relatively secure, so a runout within your ability here is not too bad on the head. The section I believe is 5.7 might be 5.8- I can't say for sure. A 5.9 climber should find it mellow though. Climb to the top of the ridge.
From the top, you can rap by moving out NW to the arete to a fixed station and rap off to the big juniper 70' below and to the south. From there, a 100' rap to the south will put you at the base of the route Allosaur. Scramble south and West to the West Ridge trail, and then perhaps 200' back up the trail to the base of the route.
Start by finding and climbing Super Scooper:
From the solid belay tree on Super Scooper, climb up and left on low angle rock (5.2?) and onto a ledge. There is a bulging overhang split by a crack just up above you. From a pedestal left and below the crack, place a piece to the left with a long sling, and then go up, lean out and right to place a second piece on a long sling more or less at eye level. These pieces, or at least...one to the right, are your crux pro. You can fight in thin nuts overhead later, but it is easier to "run for it" to the top of this short section. In any case, set up and right off of the pedestal into the overhang past a nice pinch and then either fight straight up the crack (5.9+) or fire hard right to a rounded chickenhead, match on it, and then fire hard right again to the right-hand edge of the ledge above (5.9). There are a few jugs at this lip which make the finish fairly easy to do without protection, although some cams might be put in. Go up and left to a tree after this reasonably protected 5.9 section, about 40 feet in all, or proceed for the next 70 feet of 5.7 R. Climb up to the arete now behind you and to the right. To the left of this you can see an old grey aid sling, and to the right of this arete is a 15-30' wide face, and then the low angle easy dihedral finish of the Initial Route. Between the arete and the dihedral, the face is climbable at about 5.7. Climb up this face near its center. The first protection is 15' up in a lousy crack behand a flake (bad gear). The first pro I felt was worth the effort was 60' up with a #3 and #3.5" cam in some huecos. I might have placed a #4 Camalot lower if I'd had one. The climbing here is fun and relatively secure, so a runout within your ability here is not too bad on the head. The section I believe is 5.7 might be 5.8- I can't say for sure. A 5.9 climber should find it mellow though. Climb to the top of the ridge.
From the top, you can rap by moving out NW to the arete to a fixed station and rap off to the big juniper 70' below and to the south. From there, a 100' rap to the south will put you at the base of the route Allosaur. Scramble south and West to the West Ridge trail, and then perhaps 200' back up the trail to the base of the route.
Protection
You will need a rack to start on Sooper Scooper plus a few large cams to protect pockets on the upper wall.
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