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DescriptionThe Bihedral Area includes at least 4 sub-areas: The Bihedral, The Riviera, the Left Side and The Lower Tier. For organizational purposes, this is subdivided here. This photo may help. Getting ThereDrive 7 miles up the canyon (zero at the bridge a la Rossiter), park just past the Riviera at a pullout on the right, or there is shady parking on the left side identified by a west-facing "No Camping" sign nailed to a tree. The huge, left-facing dihedral of the Bihedral is obvious above you. Cross the road, walk down a bit and pick a line up a boulder field and scoot left around a short broken buttress. 4th class it up past some trees on your right and gain a nice ledge at the bottom of the big dihedral. There are a few good routes here, but the most well known is the 2 pitch Bihedral route, which Rossiter so obtusely refers to as "something of a classic". The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Bihedral Area:
Sun Spot 5.7 Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet The Bihedral (Upper Tier)
Topless Etiquette 5.8 Sport, 1 pitch, 85 feet The Riviera
It's Time For Change 5.8 Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet The Bihedral (Upper Tier)
Bihedral 5.8+ PG13 Trad, 2 pitches The Bihedral (Upper Tier)
Diamonds and Rust 5.9 Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet The Bihedral (Upper Tier)
Hold The Line 5.9 Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet The Bihedral (Upper Tier)
Flags of Our Fathers 5.9+ Trad, Sport, 3 pitches, 200 feet The Bihedral (Upper Tier)
Devin's Dihedral 5.9+ R Trad, Sport, TR, 1 pitch, 60 feet The Riviera
Puff Daddy 5.10a Sport, 1 pitch, 65 feet The Bihedral (Upper Tier)
Bihedral Arete 5.10a Trad, Sport, 2 pitches, 180 feet The Bihedral (Upper Tier)
Hound's Tooth 5.10b Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet The Lower Tier
Le Nouveau Riche 5.10b PG13 Trad, Sport, TR, 1 pitch, 85 feet The Riviera
Rhodian Shores 5.10b Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet The Bihedral (Upper Tier)
Sea Breeze 5.11 Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet The Riviera
Sands of Iwo Jima 5.11c/d Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet The Bihedral (Upper Tier)
Featured Route For The Bihedral Area
Sands of Iwo Jima 5.11c/d CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : The Bihedral (Upper Tier)
Exquisite position and movement. You will encounter laybacks, smears, crimps, palming, dynos, backsteps, flags, and an overhang. Quite a few moves packed into a short pitch 200 feet above the ground. Clip the first bolt by climbing near the anchors and reaching right. Then start climbing below the first bolt. This is so you do not fall directly onto the belay. There is one rest below the overhang....[more] Browse More Classics in CO
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