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The Ole 6

Name: The Ole 6
Rating: 3.7

5.11 YDS 6c+ French 23 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 23 ZA E4 5c British WI3 M6-7

Routes in North Face of Pike's Peak

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	66 Years of Fun WI3 M5
	Blind Assumption T WI5 M5
	Blind Luck T WI4 M6-
	Bottomless Dogleg WI3 M2
	Center Couloir of Three Little Pigs (Flying W) M2 Mod. Snow
	Furloughed T AI4 M6 Easy Snow R
	Left Couloir of Three Little Pigs (Flying W) Mod. Snow
	Ole 6, The T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c WI3 M6-7
	Right Couloir of Three Little Pigs (Flying W) M2-3 Mod. Snow PG13
	Three Dragons T M8
	Toga Party T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b WI3-4 M5-
	Total Abandon T WI4+ M4-5
	Y Couloir Mod. Snow
	Zeb's Big Butt Couloir M1 Mod. Snow

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Type:	Trad, Mixed, Ice, Alpine, 450 ft (136 m), 4 pitches
GPS:	38.8406, -105.044
FA:	Erik Wellborn and Phil Wortmann, as a mixed line
Page Views:	5,049 total · 31/month
Shared By:	erik wellborn on Jan 2, 2013
Admins:	Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

"We'll work up a number six on them." The #6 is a excellent mixed/drytool route located on the Corinthian Column of Pike's Peak. Steep and sustained, with a huge roof at the top, this route is not to be missed.

P1) Start with a thin smear of ice up a gully to a nice ledge. 100 feet, WI3.

P2) Climb up the detatched flake on the right side, continue up corner and belay on a sloping ledge. 100 feet, M5.

P3) Ascend a weird, flare-y slot (#5 useful) and climb up easier terrain to belay in a alcove below the roof. 100 feet, M5/6.

P4) Traverse the roof on excellent gear, jams, and hooks with mega air below your feet. Wild! Either belay at the end of the traverse on a nice ledge or continue to the top. M6/7 or 5.11.

The pitches can easily be linked if desired. We just kept running out of gear.

Location

The route is located left of the classic "Total Abandon" on the large buttress. Look for the obvious corner system with the 30 foot roof at the top.

For descent, you can either rap Blind Assumption or scramble up the buttress then walk off right to the highway.