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Description 

This is the large granite dome uphill from the Mill Creek Crags. It presently holds eight routes, three that are mixed trad and modern. The Marga routes were originally intended as a single two pitch route, but are listed separately due largely to their complete divergence in character. The granite on the MCD is largely excellent, highly featured, and bulletproof. The two routes in the large alcove Sadhaka Yogi and Yogi's Choice get good morning sun and pick up shade after 1:00pm or so. Expect hard climbing for both of these routes at some point. As of mid June most things have gone down, but the MargaUgra pitch which seems quite hard and is an open project. Overall climbing at the Mill Creek Dome is solid, interesting, and provides a good opportunity when the temps on the Front Range are getting unbearable. MCD typically runs 15 - 20 degrees cooler than Golden, Clear Creek, or Boulder.

L->R:

A. Features On a Landscape, 10, 3p, 250', bolts.
B. Power Shot, 11, 1p, 90', bolts.
C. The Power Stripper, 12, 1p, 90', bolts & gear.
D. Sadkha Yogi , 12, 1p, 90', bolts.
E. Yogi's Choice, 11+, 1p, gear & bolts.
F. How Can A Monkey Jump Over The Ocean ?, 12, 1p, 120', gear & bolts.
G. Project, 1p, bolts.
H. Cross Cut, 11, 2p, 140', bolts & gear.
I. Marga Sukha, 7, 1p, 50', gear.
above I. MargaUgra, (5.12/A0), 12 A0, 1p, 60', bolts.

Getting There 

From Dumont, take the Mill Creek Road, Road 261, exactly 1.9 miles North from the post office. There is a tiny parking space on the downhill side of the road, just across from the Forest Access sign. Alternatively, you can park 100 feet uphill, just across from the Mill Creek Crags. A well-cairned trail starts just across from the parking space at a tree stump. Please be careful of the dry terrain; it is very sensitive to our walking on it.

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How Can A Monkey Jump Over The Ocean ? 5.12  CO : Dumont vicinity : Mill Creek Dome

How can a monkey jump over the ocean? When you are the Son of the Wind, you can just do it! Run up the slab clipping five bolts. I placed two small camming units on the slab. The slab has a 5.9 opening move passing the first bolt. Clip 8 more bolts above the slab. Hard moves run through the corner system and over the roof. Overall, the route has cool moves, hard climbing, and solid rock. Things stay tricky after the roof and run into some 5.11 moves.Beta note: This route is all about rope manag...[more]   Browse More Classics in CO

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Interesting looking line. 13 bolts.	BETA PHOTO: The Mill Creek Dome alcove.	BETA PHOTO: Right sector of the Mill Creek Dome showing routes...
The view from 2/3's the way up is nice.	Richard Wright put up this moderate warm-up climb,...	Look at who we ran into in our back yard? Richard ...
Diana, starting on "Features on a Landscape".