I knew someone was gonna start pegging this area, congrats to Rob. Looks like there's a .14 waiting in the wings.

Not to mention, there's plenty more to be had in this area -- Here you go REAL!

Way to go Piz! Nice send.

Nice Job Rob, way to carry the torch!

Respect

So is this on Evans or the Black Wall? Kudos, by the way.

"Back to Earth ascends a granite buttress down-valley from the Black Wall on Evans."

I think the question goes more toward where this wall actually is. "Down-valley" is a little vague as the Black Wall terminates the upper portion of the Chicago Lakes basin/ravine/valley; semantics really, the whole area is on Spaulding anyway.

The technical alpine rock climbs here in the Evans Wilderness are really unsung for CO -- maybe until now.

Mark, thanks for clarifying my question. Rob, "down valley from the Black Wall" and "on Evans" contradict one another, which anyone who has climbed up there would know.

For the record (since I wrote the Climbing.com story), I've climbed on the Black Wall and in the Chicago Lakes valley at least half a dozen times, and I know the area well. I described the Black Wall as being "on Mt. Evans" because few readers would have recognized Mt. Spaulding and, anyway, rightly or wrongly, the vast majority of climbers describe the Black Wall as being on Evans. The "P Wall" that Rob climbed is in the Chicago Lakes drainage, below the Mt. Evans Road (which goes up Mt. Evans), not far from the popular Mt. Evans bouldering. Jeez, I'm peevish this morning. Time for another cup of coffee.

Hand Jam, Wham BAM!!!

It's like a well written tale. Of a lover.

and a fish.

I think it goes something like "Who once found a fish" Not positive

I actually climbed the crux section with Rob (who happens to be my science teacher) last month. There's a 5.14a alternate route up the arete to the right of the 13b line that bypasses a 5.10 traversing hand crack to the start of the 13b section. Really, really, really hard. Sick route.

It's north of the Black Wall. You can see it from the road.... Although I wouldn't suggest going from the road to the route, the hike to it unless your going to rap down is rather steep. One slip and it's death. If you end up going out, there you'll see what I mean.

If I understand this correctly, Piz's route is actually on Mount Warren, and the crag is the dominant formation seen on the approach to and at the Chicago Lakes. Check the photo to be sure.

Does anyone know the present status of bolts in the Mount Evans Wilderness?