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Munsterlander
5.11c,
Sport, 85 ft (26 m),
Avg: 3.9 from 285
votes
FA: Decker
Wyoming
> Ten Sleep Canyon
> Hound Dog Crag
Access Issue: RAPTOR CLOSURES: MOBY DICK AREA & NO NEW ROUTE DEVELOPMENT
Details
RAPTOR CLOSURE: During recent raptor monitoring, an active raptor nest was discovered, prompting a voluntary closure of the Moby Dick climbing area off Forest System Road 18. The named routes and walls affected are Dough Boy, Queequeg’s Coffin, Cetology Wall and Edge of Starbuck. The area is closed immediately through August 15. The nest site will continue to be monitored through the summer. If you have questions, please contact Bonnie Allison, south zone wildlife biologist, at 307-684-7806 or bonnie.allison@usda.gov.
No new route development is allowed until further notice. On July 19, 2019, the US Forest Service issued a notice that it would no longer allow the installation of new bolts or the creation of new climbing routes after manufactured routes were established, then subsequently removed/altered by climbers. In addition, the bolts/fixed anchors on an estimated 50 climbs at Ten Sleep have been affected in some manner that may or may not make them unsafe to climb. The list of altered routes can be found in a drop down on the main, "Ten Sleep Canyon" homepage. The US Forest Service, Powder River Ranger District, is actively working with the local LCO, the Bighorn Climbers' Coalition and Access Fund to develop a sustainable framework for route standards and a Climbing Management Plan for the canyon's future.
Description
Awesome route! Follows the line of bolts near a seam/crack. Easier climbing up ledges, then the climbing gets more difficult after 4th bolt. After pulling the small roof, fight the pump (crux) to the anchors.
Protection
bolts (13?)
Wymont Kingdom
Casper WY
Ft Collins, CO
Bozeman, MT
amazing and kinda easy to the mini roof, then substantially more difficult from mini roof to chains, you are pumped working this next 35 feet to the cold shuts.
but get psyched this thing is amazing AF Apr 17, 2017
Bangkok, TH
Terrebonne, OR
Portland, OR
Every single hold is a good hold. But most of them aren't oriented for a downward pull, so it forces creative movement, for every move! The footholds are all really cool (quartzite?) inclusions and dikes that stick out nice and feel good to set your foot on.
The whole route is slightly overhung so it stays on you 'til the chains as you move quickly and flow through all the great holds, and the resulting position makes you feel like a hero by the end!
4/4 stars for me, a must-do! Jun 30, 2021
Gardiner, NY
Boston / Hanover, NH
Longmont, CO