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Stone Hill

Name: Stone Hill
Rating: 2.0

5.7+ YDS 5a French 15 Ewbanks V+ UIAA 13 ZA MVS 4b British

Routes in The Platitudes

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	Dig Those Moves T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Element 101 T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
	Knee Jerk Reaction T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b R
	Quicker Picker Upper T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Stone Hill T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b

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Type:	Trad, 70 ft (21 m)
FA:	Alvino Pon, 1993
Page Views:	420 total · 8/month
Shared By:	Dan Howell on Nov 15, 2020
Admins:	Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: MM 23-29.5 - now ended daily CO 7 highway closure/delays Details

Per Climbing Puerto Rico: the daily CO 7 highway closure/delay access issue is no longer a problem according to CDOT the construction finished as of Nov. 11, 2022.

From CDOT: Colorado Highway 7 is closed daily from MP 23-29.5. Motorists can only travel through the area between 6-8 am and 4-7 pm. During these timeframes, pilot cars will lead alternating one-way travel. Drivers should plan for delays, and this schedule will remain in place through Memorial Day 2022.

During the closure, motorists need to take US 36 to CO 7.

codot.gov/projects/co7-lyon…

Description

Stone Hill ascends a big, right-facing dihedral that you could end at about 35 feet and move to the right across a small ledge to a rappel tree on Element 101. If you continue up to the tree above, the climbing is 5.7+ and has a runout section for about fifteen feet unless you move 8 feet right to a thin seam that takes small gear.

Location

This climb is the leftmost climb in the Platitudes. It is easy to identify as it is a left-facing dihedral that gets wide on the second half. If you follow the base of the second band, you will run right into it.

Protection

The first 35 feet are low fifth class and can be protected with several pieces from #0.5 to #2 cams. The second half takes larger pieces from #3 up to #5 sized cams. If you reach far back in the dihedral, you may get smaller pieces in, but it would put you off balance. When the dihedral widens above a #5, you can balance out to the right and get small pieces in. I used two nuts from small to medium.