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Thunderbolts From Hell

Name: Thunderbolts From Hell
Rating: 2.3

5.12 YDS 7b+ French 27 Ewbanks VIII+ UIAA 26 ZA E6 6b British PG13

Routes in West Ridge - part A - Verschneidung to base

L › R R › L A › Z

	A Moveable Flake T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Allosaur T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Auntie Perspirant T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Blind Mouse T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Blues Power T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Clean Freak T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13
	Crow's Landing T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
	Earnest Stemmingway T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Ernest Extended Way T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Exterminator, The T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R
	Farmer's Wife, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	First Unknown T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Flyback T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R
	Foaming Cleanser T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b X
	High Anxiety T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R
	Importance of Being Earnest, The T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R
	Initial Hangover T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b R
	Initial Route T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Jam Con T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Kickin' Chicken T,S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Leg of Ilg T 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Mineral Maze S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Morning Thunder T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Odarodle T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Office Girls Walk The Plank T 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Party Pooper T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Piece Easy T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R
	Pork Chop T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13
	Quo Vadis T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Ranger Danger T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
	Roadside Attraction T,S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Runsholl Scrunch T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13
	Shot and Chaser T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Sleepytime T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Something Blue T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Stepping Stones T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Super Scooper T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Territorial Integrity T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a X
	Thunderbolts From Hell T,S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b PG13
	Thunderworld T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Turkey Jerky T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b R
	Up the Downclimb T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Verschneidung Dihedral T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Verschneidung Direct T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b R
	Water Line T,S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Wild Turkey S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Wingshot T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Wishbone T,S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13

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Type:	Trad, Sport, 70 ft (21 m) Fixed Hardware (5)
FA:	G. Ringsby, S. Dieckhoff
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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

This route is a good climb, but heady. It lies on the 'Morning Thunder' wall, and, in fact, climbs the first few feet of the namesake climb before breaking left to a bolted arete. Endurance crimping and stable footwork are the keys to making this climb go.

Start up Morning Thunder and place a few good stoppers with a long sling (a litte strenuous), climb left to reach the arete and soon thereafter clip a bolt. Continue past a few more bolts and some tough moves on some flexi-flakes to reach the top of the arete. Keep moving, because endurance is a factor and the holds are small. Top out and build a belay.

This is a pretty stout route- and a few of the little flakes you will yard on are flexing and dubous at best. Be mindful that a fall from the wrong place could result in smashing your face into the rock. So think in terms of doing solid 5.12 while a little pumped and also with a bad fall pending. I talked with Steve about the bolt placements at some length, during which discussion he mentioned injuries on a failed lead attempt, and also conceeded that the 12a grade might be a sandbag, but also stated that was GR's rating, not his. I'm not strong enough at that level to make clear distinctions, but it was quite hard and certainly in the 5.12 range.