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The Monkey House.

Description 

The Monkey House is the leftward continuation of The Wall of The '90s. There are now 16 or so routes in this sector of the wall. Numbering begins with Psycho Hose Beast (1) which is immediately to the left of New Pollution and continues on up hill to Home Boy Bonanza (18) at the Death Rock. Routes vary in length from 50 - 60 ft to 85 ft, so for the most part a 60 m rope will suffice for everything. The routes face West to North, get good evening sun, and a bit of shade higher up the hill. Overall, the rock quality is superb and worth the five minutes of added hike from The Wall of The '90s.

Getting There 

The Monkey House is immediately West of Tunnel 2, 5.5 up Clear Creek Canyon on 6th Avenue. Parking for several cars is available on the South side of the highway, but this has been recently limited by CDOT. Trails to the base follow the obvious wash or the small ridge line at the parking area.

L->R: 

Death Rock

A. Homeboy Bonanza, 12, 1p, bolts.
B. The Sprawl, 12, 1p, bolts.

Monkey House

C1. Monkey Pause, 1p, 12-, 95', bolts.
C2. Monkey Shine, 10+, 1p, 95', bolts.
D. Face Full of Bush, 1p, 80', bolts.
E. Monkey Bars, 12, 1p, 80', bolts.
F. Monkey Business, 12-, 1p, 100', bolts.
G1? Unknown, 11- R, 1p, bolts, pin, & gear.
G2H? Monkey Puzzle, 10+, 1p, bolts.
H? Unknown, 12-, 1p, bolts.
I. Monkey See, Monkey Do, 12, 1p, 50', bolts.
J. Schwing Salute, 11, 1p, 70', bolts.
K. The Reward aka Convicted Felon, 1p, 60', bolts.
L. Punishment for Shoplifting, 10, 1p, 70', bolts.
M. Psycho Hose Beast, 11-, 1p, 75', bolts.
N. New Pollution, 12, 1p, 40', bolts.

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The Reward aka Convicted Felon 5.12b  CO : Golden : ... : The Monkey House

This is a crimper's delight. It is also good for the reach impaired as there are a lot of tiny intermediates. This is the route just left of Punishment for Shoplifting which is much discussed in the comments for that route.This is continuous, vertical 11- in the bottom half, then cruxy off-vertical climbing on solid rock with variously oriented, small holds from bolts 6 to 8. There are a couple of decent rests before the business. Bonus: the crux clips are pretty easy....[more]   Browse More Classics in CO

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