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Cantalope Earmuffs V3 6A |
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French Kiss V5 6C |
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Lichen Lung V6-7 7A+ |
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Pinch Me Squeeze Me V6 7A |
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Pinch Me Squeeze Me (Stand) V0 4 |
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Squeeze Me, Pinch Me V5-6 6C+ |
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Summer Solstice V7 7A+ |
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| Type: | Boulder, Alpine, 20 ft (6 m) |
| FA: | unknown |
| Page Views: | 858 total · 5/month |
| Shared By: | COEveryman on Jun 29, 2010 |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
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Access Issue: Most of these boulders are within the Mt. Blue Sky (formerly Mount Evans) Wilderness Area, regulated & patrolled by the US.
Details
Most boulders are located within the Mt. Blue Sky (formerly Mount Evans) Wilderness Area, regulated & patrolled by the USFS. Climbers should be on their best behavior, practice Leave No Trace. Please abide by these requirements: it can take vegetation decades to recover from damage. Place crash pads judiciously, & keep brushing to a minimum. Before adding new lines, considered the damage that may be caused by additional foot traffic, pads, etc.
Chalk is unsightly to non-climbers. Please avoid chalking up boulder problems that are visible from the Chicago Lakes Trail, & in general, keep chalk use to a minimum. Brush all tick marks off after every session. Use containers that prevent chalk spills & if you do spill, clean it up.
Stashing crash pads is forbidden by the USFS. Pads will be confiscated.
Noise: this is a Wilderness area that is enjoyed by many, mostly non-climbers. The last thing passing hikers want to hear are f-bombs, iPod speakers, grunting, etc. In fact, most other CLIMBERS don't want to hear any of these things either. The easiest way for us to lose access is to elicit complaints from other user groups.
Dogs must be leashed at all times, they scare wildlife. Obviously, clean up after your dog.
Remember we are guests in this area. Be respectful of other users & the USFS Rangers that manage this area.
Chalk is unsightly to non-climbers. Please avoid chalking up boulder problems that are visible from the Chicago Lakes Trail, & in general, keep chalk use to a minimum. Brush all tick marks off after every session. Use containers that prevent chalk spills & if you do spill, clean it up.
Stashing crash pads is forbidden by the USFS. Pads will be confiscated.
Noise: this is a Wilderness area that is enjoyed by many, mostly non-climbers. The last thing passing hikers want to hear are f-bombs, iPod speakers, grunting, etc. In fact, most other CLIMBERS don't want to hear any of these things either. The easiest way for us to lose access is to elicit complaints from other user groups.
Dogs must be leashed at all times, they scare wildlife. Obviously, clean up after your dog.
Remember we are guests in this area. Be respectful of other users & the USFS Rangers that manage this area.
Description
Start down and left of the small boulder at the base of the climb. Navigate up and right through a tricky sequence of crimps until you get yourself established on and okay crimp rail. From here, work up to either the lone crimp up and left or try to milk a fingertips lieback slot in the bottom of the crack. Some careful footwork will help you reach the lip which is a monster jug a the highest point.
An absolutely superb, crimpy, slab problem in an unbeatable setting at the base of the breathtaking, alpine slabs.
An absolutely superb, crimpy, slab problem in an unbeatable setting at the base of the breathtaking, alpine slabs.
Location
This boulder is ten feet off the base of the alpine slabs and can be accessed in a short 3 minute walk from either the Dali Boulder or the French Kiss Boulder. Approach from the French Kiss boulder is a bit more straight forward.
DESCRIPTION: The boulder itself is white-ish in color with an obvious, leftward-trending, quartz band on its lower left side. The crack near the top of the center of the boulder is the end of the problem which starts down and left on crimps.
OPTION A: From "French Kiss" walk twenty yards up towards the slabs and then turn left and follow grassy slopes about 200 meters to the base of the boulder.
OPTION B: From the Dali Boulder, scramble across house-sized boulders essentially straight uphill, aiming for the alpine slabs. Once you reach the slabs, look for the white-ish boulder described above.
DESCRIPTION: The boulder itself is white-ish in color with an obvious, leftward-trending, quartz band on its lower left side. The crack near the top of the center of the boulder is the end of the problem which starts down and left on crimps.
OPTION A: From "French Kiss" walk twenty yards up towards the slabs and then turn left and follow grassy slopes about 200 meters to the base of the boulder.
OPTION B: From the Dali Boulder, scramble across house-sized boulders essentially straight uphill, aiming for the alpine slabs. Once you reach the slabs, look for the white-ish boulder described above.
Protection
VERY IMPORTANT. A folded pad needs to be placed up against the bolder to the left of the small boulder at the base and then have TWO pads on top of the boulder and the folded pad. The reason for this being that a fall from the crux can send you straight into the small hole formed between the folded pad and the boulder--so two pads on top will help lessen the possibility of a twisted ankle. If you only have three pads, the one protecting the starting moves can be moved on top once the climber has moved a body length up and to the right on the problem. This is a safe problem if padded correctly.
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