East Face/Hand 5.4
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The following crags are closed 1 February to 31 July:
Ridge Two
Ridge Three
Ridge Four
Achaen Prnouncement
Back Porch
Argonaut
Dreadnought
North Ridge
Bear Creek Spire
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All East Face routes on the following formations are closed 1 April to 1 October (routes on the North, South & West Faces remain open):
The Hand
Mallory Flatironette
Shark's Fin
Finger Flatiron
The following routes on Der Zerkle are closed from 1 April to 1 September:
Sunnyside One
East Face Left
East Face Right
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and Mountain Project.
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Description Start at the low point of the rock on the East face. The start is on the Mallory cave trail just before it winds through a split rock and switchbacks onto the Mallory cave scramble section.
Protection is available when you need it. We did this with a 60m rope in three pitches.
P1- Head up picking your way on easy flaky rock. We belayed at the second ledge system after running up the rope.
P2- From here a short 5.3 (unprotected headwall) deposits you on a large ledge system in front of a chimney. Traverse right (north) to the edge. Peer down into the gully in front of the cave and crank up the protected crux of the climb. Follow a ramp system left to the chimney and belay before crossing.
P3- Cross the chimney and head up easy ground to the summit.
Descent: Scramble north to hiking territory and rappel East from a tree to the front of the cave or hike West through Fatman's Frenzy and then North and East to regain the cave trail. If you rappel, be aware that people might be visiting the cave below you. It is bad form to drop rocks, climbing equipment and even climbers on hikers....
Protection Standard Flatiron rack.
| Comments on East Face/Hand |
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By Warren Teissier
Jan 22, 2002
| Yep, when we did this climb (Jan 15th)the thermometer in the car as I parked at NCAR read 17 degrees... Thus the lack of a smile in the picture below. Fun route though... |
By Leo Paik
Administrator
From: Westminster, Colorado
May 18, 2003
| According to the folks at Boulder Mt Parks, it's open again (Mallory Cave is not). Also, possible to do 2x60m pitches. From the big tree nearly abutting the middle of the E face, you can wander essentially straight up to a huge ledge (big enough for a party) with a crack/dihedral for a #4 & #1 Camalot. From here, we went up, found a near vertical headwall protected by a couple nuts and headed for a section where the face falls away. We crossed up onto the final slabs here (not much pro) and topped out. #3 camalot for the summit anchor. From here, an extra bonus is finishing out on Sharks Fin on upper South Side, 5.6. Then you downclimb to the Finger and Sharks Fin notch & scramble W. 2 summits, no rappels. |
By Paul Weiss
Jun 27, 2003
| Found the rock to be dirty with lichen and loose in places. Like most Flatiron climbs the belay anchors are wimpy but climbing is straightforward. The route swings left and right use long slings. |
By shad O'Neel
Oct 26, 2003
| Chasing obscurity again, or just avoiding the crowds. A decent route to take someone who is just learning up. I thought the first pitch was a bit run out, but that may be my tendency today to skip mental protection. Fun micro-headwall. |
By kyle lefkoff
Oct 27, 2003
rating: 5.4
| Climbed this on 10.25 with Roy. We found it well-protected and accessible for its grade, with good quality rock.
The first pitch was 50m to the belay; the second and third were both 30m pitches.
The descent crawl through the Fatman's Frenzy is a classic. |
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