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Next Try

5.11c, Sport,  Avg: 2.2 from 42 votes
FA: Eric Cutler
Colorado > Rifle > Rifle Mtn Park > Meat Wall

Description

Next Try is another excellent moderate on the Meat Wall, climbing excellent rock with powerful moves. This probably isn't the best warm up on the wall, as many of the moves are relatively burly, and the difficulties commence almost immediately.

Begin with great pockets up a nice blue and orange section of rock, to the first crux just past the 2nd bolt. Classic Rifle sidepulls & underclings work past this first bulge, to a desparate move past an insecure sloper. A great shake gives way to some fun techy climbing with long reaches between good holds. A final lengthy undercling move leads to the anchor.

Location

Next Try is the second route to the right of Cardinal Sin on the right half of the Meat Wall. Cardinal sin has fixed wire quickdraws with green rubber sleeves. Immediately rifht of Cardinal Sin is Czech Mate, which features a fixed chain on the second bolt. The next route right, through the trees is Next Try.

Protection

~8 bolts to 2 BA that currently has fixed biners.

Comments [Hide ALL Comments]

Ben Sachs
Las Vegas, NV
[Hide Comment] The large block that you must pull and stand on near 4th bold sounds hollow and has a crack all around it. Just a heads up. Fun route! Oct 13, 2014
Michael Schneiter
Glenwood Springs, CO
 
[Hide Comment] The route was rebolted in 2021 with glue-in bolts provided by the Rifle Climbers Coalition and the American Safe Climbing Association with support of the Access Fund. Almost all of the old holes were reused.

Consider a donation to any of these organizations to help support anchor replacement and maintenance in the canyon:

rifleclimbers.org/
safeclimbing.org/. Jul 18, 2021