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Lator Gator

Name: Lator Gator
Rating: 2.7

5.9 YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA HVS 5a British PG13

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	Altered State T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Big Rhonda T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Evil Genius T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Feel the Void T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Gates of Karakum T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Good and Plenty T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Heels over Head T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a PG13
	Lator Gator T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Let's Do It Again, Daddy T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Lola and the Magic Closet T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Lounge Lizard T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Optical Illusion T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Slather T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R
	Slot, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Spank Me T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13
	Urge Overkill T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Wave Goodbye S 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
	Wild Thing S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c

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Type:	Trad, 70 ft (21 m)
GPS:	39.20094, -105.21983
FA:	Kevin McLaughlin & Glenn Schuler
Page Views:	1,932 total · 9/month
Shared By:	Glenn Schuler on May 21, 2008
Admins:	Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: Road & nearby private property & COVID-19 Closure - now open Details

As of Nov. 6, 2020: per Johanna Jones: COVID-19 update: Thunder Ridge is open, although there are two considerations: 1) The landowners have asked climbers not to use their private road to enter Thunder Ridge. 2) As of July 1, 2020, all persons 18 and older must possess a valid Colorado HUNTING or FISHING LICENSE to access Colorado Parks and Wildlife land. THIS IS WHERE YOU PARK ON THIS LAND.

#2 is a little tricky considering the shoulder and the crag is on United State Forest Service land (Free), while the PARKING is on CPW land.

Info can be found here: pikespeakclimbersalliance.o…

As of April 5th, the Pikes Peak Climber's Alliance announced that Thunder Ridge is CURRENTLY CLOSED due to COVID-19. Please respect this closure, and check in with PPCA on updates as COVID-19 stay at home orders and impacts reduce over the coming months.

Please do your best to maintain good relationships with the people who own the land in this area. Do not drive your vehicle past the "private property" sign. Do not go up to the house to ask for directions to the crag. Do not ride your bike down the road. Please move immediately to the side of the road if any landowners are approaching in their vehicles.

Description

The West-facing wall of the Alligator Lounge has a distinct panel of supreme gator skin. Lator Gator climbs the right side of the wall following a crack system that wanders up the featured face. The protection gets trickier the higher you go, but fortunately the moves get easier, too.

Per Anunta Anunta: start at the base of a large flake. Follow the left-angling crack, then take the right diagonal crack to a slab and bolt anchors above.

Eds. This is a combination of 2 submissions for the same route onto the first submission's page.

Location

It is on the back side of the Alligator Lounge, known as "The Swamp". When approaching the east side of the Alligator Lounge across the boulders, scramble up & left (west) instead of dropping down to the forest floor.

Per Anunta Anunta: this is located on the far right side of Cat Scratch Wall, to the right of 'Scale Me'.