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Bozo's Revenge

WI3+, Ice, Alpine, 100 ft (30 m), 3 pitches,

Avg: 3 from 66 votes
FA: Kirt Cozzens, Monte Madsen. Early 1980s
Wyoming > Cody > S Fork Shoshone… > S Side Routes/N Facing

Description

P1: 20m; bulge to snow-ice ramp base.

P2: 60m; crux toward top.

P3: Hike up creek 100m to last 20m bulge. Snow was quite hard-angled in some areas and thigh-deep in others.

Another Cody classic & considered by locals to be one of the "easiest" approaches. Yee-ha Cody - This AIN'T NO sport climbing..!

Location

From the Ishawooa Mesa Trailhead, turn left at fork onto Hunter Creek Rd. Cross S.Fork River and Boulder Creek (1.2mi) and continue to the Kestral Ranch (3.8mi). Just before a cattle guard, across from ranch is a rocky road to left that leads to a parking area at base of foothills. Trail climbs up rise to low-angle bench on the left. See book Winter Dance for more detailed directions if needed.

Protection

Usual rack of screws, single rope. Fairly good V-thread at top which can be backed up with additional pro.

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Catching up on the latest edition

Ryan Leonard leading the Money Pitch.

Met these fellers on the approach...they didn't seem to care we were there at all. Photo by Adam Sinner. 1/18/10

First pitch of Bozo's - best to not solo it while other parties are on P2...I got clocked soon after this photo was taken. Photo by Adam Sinner. 1/18/10

The pretty lil' gem of the last pitch

Halfway(?) to Bozo's from the trailhead- Still in great shape April 5th 2018.

P2 in thin condition

Myself on the P2 of Bozo's.

P2 closeup. Photo by Adam Sinner. 1/18/10

P1. Photo by Adam Sinner. 1/18/10

unknown soul on his Ice-Day#2, I quickly took this pic at base of P1 under rapidly plummeting icefall.

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James C
Seattle, WA

Lat, long for base of route: 44.15732, -109.56843. Nice intro to Cody. Felt like half a grade harder than the easiest line on Mummy II (Hyalite). Feb 21, 2022