Father Figure 5.11b
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| Type: | Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.11b [details] |
| FA: | Bob D'Antonio, Greg Hand, Kent Lugbill and Ray Snead, July 2003. |
| New Route: | Yes |
| Submitted By: | Ron Olsen on Jun 15, 2003 |
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Description On the far rightside of the Bowling Alley almost near the road is a cluster of four routes near a large ponderosa tree. This route climbs the blunt-arete on fairly good holds past several bolts. Clip the first bolt (black hanger) and step up and left to the second bolt. Tend right back towards the arete to a testy moves past the third and fourth bolts. Reach a good flake and make a strenuous move over a small bulge and reach a good rest. Head up and right to a good ledge and power up past the last two bolts to the anchor. Good climb!
Protection Eight bolts with get you to a two-bolt anchor.
| Comments on Father Figure |
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By Steve Levin
From: Boulder, CO
Jun 17, 2003
| Add up how long these dudes have been climbing, and the total will be well over 100 years. That has got to break some kind of record. |
By Scott Conner
From: Lyons, CO
Jun 17, 2003
| ...and it took all four of them to put this one climb up! :-) |
By Greg Hand
From: Golden, CO
Jun 17, 2003
| Actually it is probably close to 125 years! We began in the era when the "shoulder stand" was considered free climbing. It is almost a wheelchair-accessible approach. |
By Andrew Shoemaker
From: Garden Valley, ID
Jun 2, 2011
rating: 5.11b/c
| Didn't really like this route. The moves were really awkward and the clipping stances were a bit sketchy with my short stature. There are a lot better routes than this at Bowling Alley. This was much harder for me than Shady Deal was (which I onsighted). |
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