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Spray Wall

Submitted By: Ben Schmitt on Apr 18, 2006
Administrators: Ben Mottinger, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monomaniac
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Description 

Steep and sunny sport climbes on pristine bulletproof granite characterize the spray wall. With close proximity to the river and five minutes walk from the car, this crag offers the hardest climbing in ElevenMile Canyon with 90% of the climbing here beeing rated 5.12 and up. Perfect for anyone looking to get a good workout or try one of the areas testpeices.


Getting There 

Driving into the canyon on the right side of the road, park after the first bridge in a small dirt pullout. From here walk on a moderatly worn trail up the hill heading downstream from the parking lot. The trial heads stright up to the top of a cliff, and down the other side till one reaches the far left end of the spray wall.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Spray Wall:
Anger Management   V11     Boulder, 20 feet   
Randy Speaks Farsi   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   
Rapture   5.13a     Sport, 1 pitch, 55 feet   
Spew   5.13a     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   
Only Entertainment   5.13b     Sport, 1 pitch, 55 feet   
Spray   5.13b/c     Sport, Chipped, 1 pitch, 60 feet   
Surefire   5.13c/d     Sport, 1 pitch, 45 feet   
The Dark Arts   5.13d     Sport, Chipped, 1 pitch, 45 feet   
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Micah Holt on Spray.

Spray 5.13b/c  CO : South Platte : ... : Spray Wall
Start in the same place as the Dark Art then head left following the bolts. The only real danger is halfway through - there is serious back slapping potential with the spray boulder. Bring a pad and have a good belayer and you should be fine....[more]   Browse More Classics in CO


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Dicey climbing on the side of the Spray Boulder.

Dicey climbing on the side of the Spray Boulder.

One of the problems on the side of the Spray Boulder. Pretty dicey landing.

One of the problems on the side of the Spray Bould...

Spray Cave<br /><br />1. Anger Management, V11** all good holds but one heinous crux crimp of death. Not sharp.<br />2. Spray Standard Left, B3/4** campus jugs.<br />3. Spray Standard Right, F3/4?** campus jugs.<br />4. Spray Prow, V7/8*** traverse from dihedral start with great moves to gain the overhung arete.<br />5. Head Banger, V7/8 * low all the way. There's also a version that off routes anything right of the crotch of the final dihedral. V9+?<br /><br />There's also a Turd Line that starts crouching left of #1 on poor holds, one powerful move up to better crimps/edges and top out. Finally, starting on this line and traversing the entire lip is a difficult, but not too appealing project.<br /><br />Stars assume you avoided the guano at the exit of 2, 3, 4.

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1. Anger Management, V11** all good h...

T. Betterton on one of the Spray Wall standards. Jugs, yo.

T. Betterton on one of the Spray Wall standards. ...

Spray Prow. Rylan Marshall.

Spray Prow. Rylan Marshall.

Spray Prow. Ander Rockstad.

Spray Prow. Ander Rockstad.

Updated Spray Wall topo.

BETA PHOTO: Updated Spray Wall topo.