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Smoke Screen

5.10, Trad, 180 ft (55 m), 2 pitches,  Avg: 3.5 from 2 votes
FA: Chuck Fitch, Adam Huxley, Sept. 2020
Colorado > S Platte > Goose Creek/Mol… > Sheeprock > Helen's Dome

Description

We climbed this on Labor Day when the smoke from the state wide fires had visibility down to about 1/4 mile.

Pitch 1, 100 feet, 5.10-. Cclimb a moderate slab past bolts before pulling on to a short, steep face to stance with a bolted anchor.

Pitch 2, 80 feet, 5.10. Climb to crack system, and follow it to a short slab and the anchors at the large ramp.

Rappel the route.

Location

There are three prominent steep dihedrals to the left of the giant ramp.

This climbs the right hand one.

Protection

Bolts and a small rack with medium cams and stoppers for the second pitch.

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In the middle of pitch 2 on the FA.
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[Hide Comment] Great route! Linked the two pitches together with a few long slings. Jun 7, 2021