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The BFE Dihedral

5.8, Trad, 110 ft (33 m),  Avg: 1 from 2 votes
FA: Jason Haas, Tony Bubb, 2006
Colorado > Boulder > Flatirons > South > Sphinx
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Description

This route is located on the West end of the North face and follows a left-leaning crack to a large white roof, then to the top of the formation. Start at a small dihedral and climb to a ledge about 15 fee up. From here, follow the finger crack up more ledges as it tends towards the left, leading to the white roof. Pass the roof to the left, and start heading up for the top of the wall.

This route deserves 1/2 a star. It had some good movement on it, but it was also discontinuous with all the ledges and a little lichen.

To descend, downclimb the ridge for about 50 feet to locate the notch forming between the East slab and the North face. This is the top of 1/2 Man, 1/2 Beast. Rap from slings around a chockstone to the ground ([35m]).

Protection

A standard rack.

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Don't look down!
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David Light living on the edge.
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Jason Haas on the F.A. of the 'B.F.E. Dihedral' (5.8) on the Sphinx, in the Flatirons.
[Hide Photo] Jason Haas on the F.A. of the 'B.F.E. Dihedral' (5.8) on the Sphinx, in the Flatirons.

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Tony B
Around Boulder, CO
  5.8
[Hide Comment] Some fun movement, but broken up too much and with some dirt and loose rock. Not a bomb, but not worth the hike unless you are here for another route, in which case, go for it. Jun 26, 2006
[Hide Comment] This worthwhile, adventurous climb is on the north side of the Sphinx, not west, as is yet stated in Haas’s Flatirons guidebook. A committing barn-door move at about halfway feels like 5.9 for me, at 5’7”. We jammed a block into the crack at the finish, wrapped a sling around it, and rapped straight down (to the north). Sep 2, 2020