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Routes in The Sphinx
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A Sphinxter Says What? T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R |
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BFE Dihedral, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Curse of the Pharaoh T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R |
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Face the Sphynx T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b C2 R |
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Half Man, Half Beast T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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I Sphynx There's a Way T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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Lower East Face, Sphinx T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R |
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Pharaoh's Tomb T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 |
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Sphynx Not T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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Tiller, The T Easy 5th 1+ 3 I 5 M 1c |
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Upper East Face, Sphinx T 4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b |
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| Type: | Trad, 110 ft (33 m) |
| FA: | Unknown/Undocumented- FKA: T. Bubb/J. Haas 6/06 |
| Page Views: | 874 total · 4/month |
| Shared By: | Tony B on Jun 26, 2006 |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
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Access Issue: 2024 Crag Closures & Temporary Trail and Raptor Closures
Details
The usual crags are closed for climbing for raptor nesting:
See: bouldercolorado.gov/service….
Click here for the trail closures. Some are M-F, some are 24/7. These impact the Bear Canyon/Fern Canyon regions primarily:
flatironsclimbing.org/tempo…
Click here bouldercolorado.gov/service… for the latest in raptor closures.
See: bouldercolorado.gov/service….
Click here for the trail closures. Some are M-F, some are 24/7. These impact the Bear Canyon/Fern Canyon regions primarily:
flatironsclimbing.org/tempo…
Click here bouldercolorado.gov/service… for the latest in raptor closures.
Access Issue: Raptor Closure
Details
The Sphinx is also in the closure that typically includes crags closed 1 February to 31 July:
The Goose
Goose Eggs
East Ridge
Mars Block
Nebel Horn
Tower of the Moon
Jamcrack Spire
The Pyramid
Incognito Crag
Devil's Thumb
Shadow Fax
Isolation Rock
Sunset Wall
Devil's Wing (W. Face)
The Matron
Lost & Found
The Sibling
Toddler Rock
Medusa Rock
The Goose
Goose Eggs
East Ridge
Mars Block
Nebel Horn
Tower of the Moon
Jamcrack Spire
The Pyramid
Incognito Crag
Devil's Thumb
Shadow Fax
Isolation Rock
Sunset Wall
Devil's Wing (W. Face)
The Matron
Lost & Found
The Sibling
Toddler Rock
Medusa Rock
Description
This climb is perhaps 10 meters left of the obvious hanging chimney of 'Tomb of the Pharaoh.' The right-leaning crack climbs up onto a junky pedestal and then through a cruxy pull on to the wall- mostly due to poor rock. Continue to the top of the wall with some poor gear for the first 15 meters. After 32 meters, you arrive up top and belay from hand-to-fist sized trad gear.
We found an old WW-II era stamped pin in the route about 8 meters up that led us to believe that this route had a prior ascent, many long years ago. Lack of publication and the amount of junk where you might like to put feet begs the question whether it was aided or freed; either seems possible.
Largely it's irrelevant. It's not a very good route and this publication is more to let people know what it is--not to encourage people to bother with it.
Nonetheless, if you do you'll need to get off when done. Downclimb about 200' and to the North face to find a notch and bail anchor as for 'Half Man, Half Beast.'
We found an old WW-II era stamped pin in the route about 8 meters up that led us to believe that this route had a prior ascent, many long years ago. Lack of publication and the amount of junk where you might like to put feet begs the question whether it was aided or freed; either seems possible.
Largely it's irrelevant. It's not a very good route and this publication is more to let people know what it is--not to encourage people to bother with it.
Nonetheless, if you do you'll need to get off when done. Downclimb about 200' and to the North face to find a notch and bail anchor as for 'Half Man, Half Beast.'
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