Type: Trad, 70 ft (21 m)
GPS: 40.0045, -105.3931
FA: ?Bubb/Meir, April 2022?
Page Views: 425 total · 8/month
Shared By: Tony B on Apr 24, 2022
Admins: Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC

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Description Suggest change

This start to Security Risk adds a new start option. While this may have been led before, we could find no documentation of that.

Find the start of Security Risk's P1, and go down and right around the corner from that larger corner. A small wall with 3 variation starting pitch options is just there, from left-to-right are Middle Start (5.8), Lemonade (10b), and Right Start (10a).... See the image with labels. Climb the first 8 meters with Middle Start (5.8) or Right Start (10a), then once up on the ledge, continue up a finger crack and up into a downward-flaring slot between them and lock and jam up through this and onward to the anchor up above. For the best continuity at the grade Right Start is the better option.

All three options are good starts to Security Risk or Men Are From Mars, all with reasonably good gear, and all climbing better than they appear. This center option (of Lemonade) was particularly better than it looked and is the best of the 3 options in my opinion.

Location Suggest change

5-15 meters to the right of the big P1 dihedral of Security Risk, there lies a set of cracks that can serve as alternative starting pitches. This is the center of those options, starting as for 'Right Start' and 'Middle Start' and going up the brief section of gaping maw between those or surprisingly good rock and moves, arriving at the bolted belay at the base of Men Are From Mars after about 70'.

Protection Suggest change

This can be protected on a basic trad rack from small Alien to 3". An ideal rick might be a double set of cams to 2" plus a 2.5" and 3" piece.

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