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Potato Chip
V7 YDS 7A+ Font
Avg: 3.1 from 65
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Routes in The Potato Chip Boulder
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Crack of Noon, The V0+ 4+ |
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Middle Warm up V1 5 |
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Potato Chip V7 7A+ |
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Potato Chip Layback V3 6A |
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Potato Chip Layback Sit (The potato layup) V4 6B |
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Potato Chip Pinch V4 6B |
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Potato Chip Sit Start V8 7B PG13 |
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Unknown V5-6 6C+ |
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| Type: | Boulder, Alpine, 15 ft (5 m) |
| GPS: | 40.30493, -105.65957 |
| FA: | Tommy Caldwell |
| Page Views: | 7,037 total · 35/month |
| Shared By: | tcamillieri on Jul 23, 2009 |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
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Access Issue: Fragile Alpine Area
Details
This is a fragile alpine bouldering area and following Leave No Trace principles is important. Never stash pads. Do not alter landings, chip or glue holds, or remove or alter vegetation. Walk on hard surfaces such as boulders or established trails. Store your gear on boulders instead of dirt or vegetation. Clean up spilled chalk and tick marks and brush holds. Keep your presence low key and unobtrusive. Pack out everything you brought and anything else that shouldn't have been left there. RMNP rangers are very aware of the impact that bouldering has on this environment.
Access Issue: Closures
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Seasonal closures Feb. 15-July 31. Per the Denver Post:, the Cathedral Wall and all areas above the Loch Vale-Sky Pond Trail are closed to off-trail travel! Per this RMNP website, "Initial closures now occur in Feb. 15 and April, when raptors return to the region and scout for nesting sites. Areas containing general habitat preferred by raptors are closed during this time. Once raptors have selected nesting spots, the initial closures are lifted or adjusted. The specific areas which raptors choose for nesting sites are closed."
For additional information about raptor closures, please visit the Rocky Mountain National Parks area closures website.
General NPS climbing regulations for RMNP posted here.
For additional information about raptor closures, please visit the Rocky Mountain National Parks area closures website.
General NPS climbing regulations for RMNP posted here.
Description
This climb begins on a decent left hand crimp and a good right hand sidepull. Cross left hand, bad right hand, bump to the "potato chip" hold. Shuffle feet, left hand up to a bad intermediate pinch and bump to a nice incut jug/crimp. Match. Left hand up to a decent sidepulling crimp right foot up. Toss to a decent sidepull--the top of it is a jug. Stay cool on the topout or move slightly left on jugs.
Crux is moving to the nice incut jug/crimp.
Two stars for good holds and nice movement. Loses stars for the back-dab-slab landing and the potential chasm you could fall into near the top of the climb.
There is a V8/9 that traverses in from the left about four holds. 1.5 stars for this version.
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