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Dark Horse

Name: Dark Horse
Rating: 2.5

5.10c YDS 6b French 20 Ewbanks VII UIAA 20 ZA E2 5b British

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Routes in C. Wizard's Gate

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	Afterlife S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Arresto Momentum S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Arrival (removed July 21, 2022), The S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Black Magic S 5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a
	Book of Daggers S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Book of Momentum S 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Book of Spells S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Cloak and Dagger S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	Crystal Staircase S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Dark Horse S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Dead End T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Edgy Wizard, The S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Fantasia T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R
	G3 S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Gatekeeper, The S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Gizmo S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Gremlin S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Guillotine, The S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Magic Carpet Ride S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	Magic Dagger S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Merlin's Magic Corner T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Once and Future King, The S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Return of the King S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Riding with the Ravens S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Stone Potion S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Take Me to Your Leader S 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	White Raven, The S 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Witchway Arete S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Wizard's Key S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Wizard's Path S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c

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Type:	Sport, 60 ft (18 m)
GPS:	40.30276, -105.52422
FA:	Bob Siegrist
Page Views:	4,492 total · 21/month
Shared By:	Jonathan Siegrist on Sep 7, 2009
Admins:	Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: Area closure ended but timed entry permits are REQUIRED Details

Per Julius Beres & Matt B: $2 timed entry permits issued by RMNP are definitely required if you arrive after 9a and before 3p.

Per Bob Siegrist: as of 6/11/20, the parking areas are no longer blocked off. RMNP is open.

Per Matt B: this area WAS closed to all visitors due to temporary RMNP closures. The entire parking area WAS blocked off. That has been rescinded.

Description

The dark horse of the crag...climbs much better than it looks. This climb ascends the slab at the far left side of Wizard's Gate. Clip the first bolt from a stance on a big crack system. From here, follow the bolt line up and through an crux overlap (per Joseph Crotty), utilizing a number of underclings and a few jugs. The upper portion wanders back right towards the chains and finishes with a nice, technical second crux.