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Tourist Trap
WI4+ M5,
Mixed, Ice, 80 ft (24 m),
Avg: 3.1 from 21
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FA: unknown
Colorado
> CO Ice & Mixed
> Ouray (Ice/Mixed)
> Camp Bird Rd
Access Issue: Yield to mining vehicle traffic
Details
Revenue and Camp Bird Mines have resumed mining activities further up Camp Bird Rd. A new sign posted in February 2013 caused some tension as described in:
watchnewspapers.com/view/fu… Please refrain from blocking the road, yield to oncoming mining vehicle traffic, and be careful of rockfall and icefall. Please share the road to minimize future access issues with the road's multiple user groups.
Description
Climb the ice in the dihedral immediately right of
Slip Slidin' Away up to the big roof and the end of the ice. Traverse out right along a horizontal with fixed pins to a fixed pin anchor. There is a ledge as big as a table top from which to belay. Continue up the pockets and thin cracks right above the belay or step right ten feet and go up the ice-filled chimney that has some little ice hummocks. Rock pro is needed for sure. One can angle up and left and find more ice out left or just go straight up.
There are three variations/possibilities.
You have to climb the second pitch no matter what the conditions of the ice. If you can climb the traverse out of the first pitch of Tourist Trap, you climb the second pitch. This is a two pitch climb.
Most rap from here, but in cooler years, you may be able to add another pitch.
This is a decent route worth doing if you are in the area.
Location
Protection
Screws for the ice, a cam or two to supplement the pins towards the end (optional). Doubles and a few long slings helpful to minimize rope drag.
[Hide Photo] A rainbow of variations for the second pitch of Tourist Trap.
[Hide Photo] Tourist Trap in exceptional conditions with a spicy lead to the trees.
[Hide Photo] Edwardo finishes second pitch of Tourist Trap, 2017.
[Hide Photo] The 2nd pitch Tourist Trap - self portrait. Photo: Andrew McClean.
[Hide Photo] Photo of Charlie Faust by Adam McClatchie.
[Hide Photo] Classic 'old skool' anchor atop P1 of Tourist/Talisman Sim.
[Hide Photo] Betty Thorson at the end of the ice on Tourist Trap. The route follows the roof to the right. Note the anchors in upper right in the photo.
[Hide Photo] Betty Thorson on Tourist Trap. To the left is Slip Sliding Away. Senn from Camp Bird Road.
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