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Bottom Feeder

5.11b, Sport, 70 ft (21 m),  Avg: 2.4 from 149 votes
FA: Mark Tarrant, Richard Wright
Colorado > Rifle > Rifle Mtn Park > Project Wall

Description

This is the farthest right route of the Project Wall "warm up routes". Bottom Feeder is the easiest route on the PJ Wall, but it's also one of the spookiest due to minimal use of bolts. It's actually not too runout, but I wouldn't throw a budding 5.11 leader on it (or would I?). The climbing is fun and the route is well worth doing.

Protection

6 bolts...now 8 bolts.

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john bissell
 
[Hide Comment] Spicy, very good. Jul 19, 2004
dbyte
Carbondale, CO
  5.11b
[Hide Comment] Did this to the 2nd anchor today. This makes for a full 30m pitch & the climbing on the extension is excellent. No drilled pockets or other treachery like Top Feeder, (i.e. the 3rd anchor) just good technical moves & a great position on the Project Wall. Bring your own quickdraws for the upper bit. (5 or 6) I didn't think the extension added anything to the grade but it definitely adds to the quality. Jul 8, 2012
Michael Schneiter
Glenwood Springs, CO
 
[Hide Comment] Almost all of the old bolts on this have now been replaced with glue-in hardware from the ASCA. Just the original 2nd bolt remains. Enjoy. Jul 31, 2014
Carl Sampurna
Boulder, CO
 
[Hide Comment] now 9 bolts, but with permadraws Sep 3, 2016
Chris toph
Boulder, CO
5.11c
[Hide Comment] 11c in the book - feels accurate to me. Jun 13, 2022