Eldorado Hidden Classics List

South Face of Tower One continue on The Serpent
Bo Diddley
Parting Shot
Shasta

Not too hidden, but I like:
Heavy Weather (Peanuts)
Serrated Jam Crack, Gambit and Cro Mangnon (Shirttail)
Prince of Darkness, Purple Haze and Allosaur (W. Ridge)

clackmon wrote: is there still that crap anchor at the top of p1 (haven't climbed it since ~02)? if so there's no way this is a classic. fun climb though.

I remember a solid anchor after P1 of Moonlight as of fall 2008. P1 was easy climbing with exciting/scary pro. P2 was harder climbing with generously spaced bolts. Both pitches were full value. A must do IMO.

As for my "off the beaten path" suggestion: Captain Beyond. P1 and P2 are perfect cracks, P3 OW is short enough to not be completely miserable and it ends with an unbelievable view in all directions. Well worth the slug up to Eldorado Mtn area.

Another vote for star wars. when linked with your basic lieback, it makes for a great (maybe 4 star?) moderate. perfect cracks the entire way. not a soul to be found on peanuts either.

I almost forgot about Tiger Balm Arete and another vote for The Diving Board.
Maybe these are "less traveled classics" as opposed to hidden.

Schizophrenia 5.8 to Rocky Racoon 5.9 to EL100 5.7 to Smoke and Mirrors 5.10a - a tree climbing extravaganza- ahhh delightful;!@

Grand Giraffe
200 lb. boy
Mascaline
Rincon
Monkey Lust
Crusin' for Burgers
Highballin' Supremacy crack

Check out Consummation Night (or Nite?). Doesn't get the traffic it deserves IMHO.

Mark Hammond wrote:Check out Consummation Night (or Nite?). Doesn't get the traffic it deserves IMHO.

Yeah, but a "classic?" Owch. Too much trashy rock on it for the short length... In my opinion. Then again, I listed S. Face of T1 & Shasta, so what the heck am I talking about???

i was gong to say 'lips like sugar' and saw that it had a bomb rating... i put up 3 stars and to be entirely candid, i have not red pointed it. i have not been on it in years but recall really liking it and simply couldn't bear seeing it with a bomb...if in fact she has deteriorated over the years and is now an engineering project in glue...well... in any event, i think it a good, obscure route in a now obscure area...

It's not getting classic status from the stars being given to it, but Tombstone on Hawk Eagle Ridge is good and somewhat obscure.

ah yeah, schizophrenia. my wife was starting up it and roger briggs was walking by. he looked up and asked what we were on. "schozophrenia". "hmm, not familiar with that one". i was surprised. he has probably climbed it 50 times and doesn't remember, or maybe knot...

Mr Malcontent, Windy, Untitled.

Tango, although newly minted, is classic. If you have to then just aid through Foxtrot to get to it - it's that good.

Not sure if these qualify as hidden but how about Deviant and Alice in Bucketland?

Alice is a classic for sure, but pretty front and center...

Pansee Sauvage, Parting Shot, Silver Raven, and the direct finish to Psychosis on the redgarden wall are all spectacular. I totally throw in a vote for star wars too because it is one of my favorite eldo ticks.

Corey Flynn wrote:Pansee Sauvage,

Absolutely!!! Some of the best face climbing I've done. An exciting lead too! Not bad but definitely spicy.

Tony B wrote: Yeah, but a "classic?" Owch. Too much trashy rock on it for the short length... In my opinion. Then again, I listed S. Face of T1 & Shasta, so what the heck am I talking about???

Yeah Tony, not "classic" I concede, but I took this post to really mean climbs you think are cool. After all, the classics are not hidden! They have many stars, comments and usually photos on this site and a line at the base on Sat. mornings, non?

In that spirit I also remember enjoying:
Body Tremors
variation to Mail Ridge
The Vaporizer
Bit By Bit
Home Free
Parallels
Scorpions to Air Guitar
Super Slab direct aid variation...

not very hidden, and pretty polished, but for a sport climb I really liked "bolting for glory"; it still had a good eldo feel considering the bolts. Also "sunset Boulevard" was amazing (and my best onsight ever).

I agree with "Pansee Savage" as well. Super cool climbing. I don't know that I would ever lead it though, even after getting it on toprope! The whole time I was on it I was like "holy shiz those bolts are far apart, no thanks!"