5.10a/b,
Sport, 5 pitches,
Avg: 3 from 5
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FA: Hubbel
Colorado
> S Platte
> Goose Creek/Mol…
> Sheeprock
> Land That Time Forgot
Nazca Line is follows kind of a strange and interesting line, and frankly one of my least favorite routes here. It has a pretty heady feel to it in spots, especially starting pitch 3. get ready for an adventure!
P1. Start at the
Knossos two tier bivy spot on the right side of the north facing saddle routes. Nazca Line follows the black bolts right of
Knossos. note that there is a point on pitch 2 that you can join up with the upper section of P2 of
Knossos, via a straight traverse left.
The gold rock at the end of pitch one feels unusually slick.
Pitch two eases off a bit to end on a good ledge, where the anchors are hard to spot.
P3. traverse the ledge/ramp right and around the corner. the first bolt is a ways up there, and a scary second clip! 5.9+
P4-5. keep following your nose and bolts up the steep weakness. good pitch.
Golden, CO
From here, Tom clipped the first one or two bolts and followed bolts slightly left and up to the upper set of anchors on a perfect ledge at the base of Minoan Maze. Nazca Line apparently continues to the right. It seemed like the obvious way to Minoan Maze, and I wouldn't call it a traverse. Maybe this is the traverse Darren mentions or maybe not, but Nazca Line goes right after that 2nd bolt. We weren't going that way this time. Jul 30, 2007