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The Dike... it averages about 6 feet wide, which you can see when viewed end on.
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Bolt proof-testing setup on Sam's Spam 10-23-21: dyneema pull rope, 1st bolt COD, dyneema 3 ton puller, 5k crane scale, anchor. Thanks Raven for the help with the testing. All bolts held 2k, no drama or deformation.
Looking up from the notch at the main cliff in morning sun. The ol' top rope tree can be seen at the far left crest of the dike.
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Aaron Ihinger
May 28, 2013
“The Dike... it averages about 6 feet wide, which you can see when viewed end on.”  

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The Dike Wall Topo....
Six anchors, the rightmost holds two bolted routes, for a total of seven sport routes....
Whitehouse, Teakettle, and Sneffels above the Dike.
On Sam's Spam (5.9+) with Joe on Mac Attack (11a).
2k proof test on Sam's Spam, Dike Wall. Anti-dramatic.
Bolt proof-testing setup on Sam's Spam 10-23-21: dyneema pull rope, 1st bolt COD, dyneema 3 ton puller, 5k crane scale, anchor. Thanks Raven for the help with the testing. All bolts held 2k, no drama or deformation.
The Dike... it averages about 6 feet wide, which you can see when viewed end on.
Looking up from the notch at the main cliff in morning sun. The ol' top rope tree can be seen at the far left crest of the dike.
Looking down at the dike wall. The water-cut notch is visible on the right. The black rock is the basalt dike. The red is decomposing Cutler sandstone, and the white is Entrada, I think. The Full Curl route is the face on the left between the pair of small white dihedrals. If you look closely, you can see a Sunday nude family yoga class at Orvis Hot Springs in the background.
Oso scopes new routes from his rockfall-safe bivy cave.
An approach to the wall.
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