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NED (Nothing Except Dynamics)
5.12b YDS 7b French 26 Ewbanks VIII+ UIAA 26 ZA E5 6b British PG13
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Routes in The Whale's Tail
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Ahab T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Amputee Love T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b |
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Buffoon T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b R |
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Buffoonery T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R |
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C'est What? S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Clementine T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a |
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Dihedral One T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c V2 5+ R |
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Dihedral Two T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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East Slabs T 5.2 3 8 II 8 D 2c |
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Fight Gone Bad T 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b R |
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Finger Crack T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a PG13 |
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Free Speech S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Gumbo T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Gut Feeling T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b R |
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Horangutan T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b PG13 |
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Jack The Ripper T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a X |
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Jim Crack T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Kid's Climb T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Left Arete T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R |
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Lunge Break 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a V3 6A |
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M aka The Divine Ms. M T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Martindale T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13 |
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Monument, The S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c |
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NED (Nothing Except Dynamics) T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b PG13 |
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New Cambria T,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R |
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No Problem T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13 |
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Northeast Arete T 4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b |
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Second Coming S,TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c X |
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Spoof T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Spoof Roof T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R |
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West Crack T,TR 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a |
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West Dihedral T,TR 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c |
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West Face [Whale's Tail] T,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b X |
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Yorkshire Ripper, The T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R |
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Trad, 35 ft (11 m)
Fixed Hardware
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| GPS: | 39.9312, -105.283 |
| FA: | FA: TR, Alan Carrier and Adam Grasowsky, 1978; 1st lead Charlie Fowler; 1st free-solo Bob Horan 1985 |
| Page Views: | 3,614 total · 17/month |
| Shared By: | bhoran Horan on Jan 2, 2009 |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
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Access Issue: 2023 Seasonal Closures - lifted
Details
Update: as of 6/7/23 per Mike McHugh, ECSP: all closures have been lifted within Eldorado Canyon State Park, including Continental Crag.
Crags on Eldorado Mountain, such as Mickey Mouse wall and Cryptic Crags, are outside of park boundaries and may still be subject to Boulder County closures.
Previously in 2023: per M. McHugh, ECSP: the upper loop of the Rattlesnake Gulch Trail, above the Crags Hotel Ruin, & the
Continental Divide Overlook, is closed effective immediately. This included Continental Crag.
These areas are closed to all activities, including rock climbing & hiking, through 7/15 or until further notice, to protect nesting golden eagles on the S side of the canyon.
Golden Eagles are protected by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service under authority of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. A conviction of nest disturbance can carry a fine to $5,000 & one year imprisonment.
See the map in the photo section for terrain closure.
Previous years: per Dustin Bergman, CO State Parks Officer #770, ECSP:
Seasonal Raptor Closures
Check Park site for current closures:
cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/…
For more info visit:
cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/…
Double check prior to venturing there. Thanks!
Crags on Eldorado Mountain, such as Mickey Mouse wall and Cryptic Crags, are outside of park boundaries and may still be subject to Boulder County closures.
Previously in 2023: per M. McHugh, ECSP: the upper loop of the Rattlesnake Gulch Trail, above the Crags Hotel Ruin, & the
Continental Divide Overlook, is closed effective immediately. This included Continental Crag.
These areas are closed to all activities, including rock climbing & hiking, through 7/15 or until further notice, to protect nesting golden eagles on the S side of the canyon.
Golden Eagles are protected by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service under authority of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. A conviction of nest disturbance can carry a fine to $5,000 & one year imprisonment.
See the map in the photo section for terrain closure.
Previous years: per Dustin Bergman, CO State Parks Officer #770, ECSP:
Seasonal Raptor Closures
Check Park site for current closures:
cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/…
For more info visit:
cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/…
Double check prior to venturing there. Thanks!
Description
Located on the south-facing, west-side of the infamous Whales Tail Cave, this severely overhanging, gymnastc overhang involves a dynamic move to gain the central hold, which is then utilized by using a toe hook, then a swing out to the lip, which is then heel hooked and surmounted via a rolling forward thrust move from out under the lip. This popular route is mostly top roped, rarely lead, and has been free-soloed only once. It has a variety of variations to gain the summit including a strenuous, direct, static version.
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