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Mountains Out of Molehills
5.8+ YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 15 ZA HVS 4c British PG13
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Routes in Hawk-Eagle Ridge
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Anthurium S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c |
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ATC T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Body Lice TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R |
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Bold Finger T,TR 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Bowling Alley T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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Brother Jug T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Carolina Reaper T 5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c X |
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Central Park T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13 |
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Cinch Crack T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Comeback Arete, The T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b R |
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Crab, The T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13 |
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Cracker Jack T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13 |
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Crystal Gaze TR 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R |
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Dead Left T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 |
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Dead On Arrival T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a |
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Death Card (aka Ace of Spades) T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c R |
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Devo T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 |
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Die Heeda Rule T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Emergency Brake T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Gluttony T 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c |
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Grim Reaper T 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c R |
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Grubble Gully T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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Hangman, The T 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a R |
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Heart of Gold S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a |
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Heva TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a X |
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Hooker T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Hopscotch T,TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a X |
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I've Been Sick T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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Inflorescence S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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January Playmate T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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January Rush T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 |
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Jupiter T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R |
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Larch, The T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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Last of a Dying Breed T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b X |
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Leapfrog T,TR 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 |
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Lips Like Sugar S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Little Hawk T 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c |
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Low Profile TR 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R |
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Molehill Direct T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 |
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Mountains Out of Molehills T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 |
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Nails to Nowhere T 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b |
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Nobody's Home T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Not Ready (For Prime Time) T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Pepe le Peu T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13 |
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Peter's Out T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a |
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Peters Out - Roof Variation T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Plinth T,TR 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R |
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Prime Time Climb T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Resisting Arete T,TR 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b R |
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Roof's Way T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b R |
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Rupee Dog Route T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R |
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Rush Buick T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Russian Arete T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R |
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Self Abuse T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Shallow Grave T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R |
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Short One T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a PG13 |
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Siberian Khatru T,TR 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 |
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Skip 'n' Go Naked T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R |
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Slide, The T 5.0 2- 4 I 6 MM 1c PG13 |
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Squeamish, The T,TR 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R |
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Stay Hungry T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13 |
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Stop! T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 |
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Tekneek? T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R |
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Time Under Tension T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c X |
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Tombstone T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Uncle Ernie T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a |
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Uninspiring Wall T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a |
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W T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Walk About T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c |
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Werner Brothers' Roof T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 |
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Yellow Brick Road T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13 |
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You'll Poke Your Eye Out T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
| Type: | Trad, 60 ft (18 m) |
| GPS: | 39.93273, -105.28436 |
| FA: | unknown |
| Page Views: | 981 total · 7/month |
| Shared By: | Tony B on Feb 12, 2015 |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
Access Issue: 2023 Seasonal Closures - lifted
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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!
Access Issue: Turkey Vulture nesting closure - now lifted
Details
Attention: CLOSURE - the Eldorado Canyon SP staff has placed a closure for a confirmed turkey vulture nesting as of 7/3/20. This applies to Heart of Gold, Rush Buick, Emergency Brake, The Squeamish, and Nobody's Home.
As of 9/13/19, the turkey vulture closure was lifted. The nest is empty.
Attention: the Eldorado Canyon SP staff has informed us that Heart of Gold, Rush Buick, Emergency Brake, Nobody's Home, and The Squeamish are closed until further notice for turkey vulture nesting. Please respect this closure. This notice came out Aug. 22, 2019.
Description
This is a reasonably good route for advanced climbers who are very confident at the grade. It does wander a bit, but since it has a little bit of everything along the way, technique-wise, this feels good. Protection is lacking in some areas, particularly after the traverse, and a fall from near the top would be quite bad. Luckily that is not really the crux. It is Eldo PG-13, or maybe R.
Start off in the right-facing corner, and head on up moderate terrain on so-so (at best) gear to get established in the corner. Easy moves cruise up to the bulge and into a right-traversing crack and flake. Place good gear, and head out to the right on the flake, which is more or less a hand traverse but very positive. The crux comes at the end of this traverse, perhaps (if wise) after placing another piece of gear. Do not scrimp on gear here, as this is the last opportunity for good gear for a little while.
Go through an interesting crux and up onto the right hand side of the rib of rock, just left of the arete, and climb slab and face with a short, vertical section to the top. A very long cordalette was key to getting a solid and easy belay anchor.
Location
This route lies just uphill of the Tombstone area, a voluminous overhang split by a jam-to-wide crack. After passing under this and then the 'Bowling Alley' gully (recognizable by the 6' diameter 'bowling ball' wedged up top), there are a few ribs of climbable rock isolated between junky, broken down areas.
The first of those ribs holds a splitter thin hands crack that pops through a roof up high. That is Prime Time Climb.
The second rib holds the routes Mountains Out of Molehills and Molehill Direct. These both start in the right-facing corner and part ways about 10 meters up where a horizontal crack and flake splits out to the right for a hand traverse.
Mountains Out of Molehills takes that hand traverse and finishes up on the right hand arete of the rib.
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