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Ophir 


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Elevation: 8,500'
Lat, Long: 37.856, -107.8312 Map
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Administrators: Ben Mottinger, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monomaniac, Tom Erickson
Submitted By: Leo Paik on Mar 21, 2006

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Description 

Ophir contains multiple areas. This is a shell to help organize this.

Note, this layer of organization was submitted to help with the way the database is structured during a restructuring of the database a while back. There's a bit of history in going from a school project to the MP.com of today. Now, you have to have similarly structured objects at the same level of organization, otherwise the restructuring doesn't work well

To be filled in.

So, any one who wants to take on this section (along with any other sections that are similarly not fleshed in) can contact me/us and I/we can reassign it to you to help fill it in! Thanks!


Getting There 

Ophir is between Telluride & Ouray.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Ophir:
Easy Money   5.6     Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Cracked Canyon
Pirouette   5.7     Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet   Cracked Canyon
The Slot   5.7     Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet   Ophir Wall : East Buttress
Dog Leg   5.7+     Trad, 1 pitch, 90 feet   Cracked Canyon
Blue Moon   5.8     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   Ophir Wall : Main Wall
Chewbacca   5.8     Trad, 1 pitch, 90 feet   Cracked Canyon
Hot Wee Wee   5.9     Trad, 5 pitches, 500 feet, Grade II   Ophir Wall : Main Wall
Attica   5.9     Trad, 1 pitch   Cracked Canyon
Summertime   5.9+     Trad, 1 pitch, 150 feet   Cracked Canyon
Free Box   5.10     Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Cracked Canyon
Air Arete   5.10 X     TR, 1 pitch, 70 feet   Cracked Canyon
Orange Peel   5.10     Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Cracked Canyon
Javelin   5.10+     Trad, 1 pitch, 65 feet   Cracked Canyon
Cheeseburger in Paradise   5.10+ PG13     Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Ophir Wall : Main Wall
Dr. Gizmo   5.10+     Trad, 2 pitches, 200 feet   Ophir Wall : Main Wall
Cello   5.10d     Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Cracked Canyon
Y-Crack   5.10d     Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet   Ophir Wall : Main Wall
Party Out of Bounds   5.11     Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet   Ophir Wall : Party Wall
White Salamander   5.12-     Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   Ophir Wall : Main Wall
Savelli Express   5.13a     Trad, 8 pitches, 600 feet, Grade III   Ophir Wall : Main Wall
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Featured Route For Ophir
Enjoying the ridiculously awesome dihedral of Superfresh (B.Gibbs photo cred).

Superfresh 5.11-  CO : Telluride/Norwood area : ... : Cracked Canyon
In my opinion, this is the best climb in Cracked Canyon. This climb has it all, balance, technique, strength, and great gear. Follow up a beautiful, blank, right-facing dihedral (with the left side slightly overhanging). This route bounces around through the first 1/2, sometimes all on the face to the right, most of the time right in the dihedral. After the lower section is completed, break left (or go straight up for more style points) on a weakness in the dihedral. Stand on a great rest l...[more]   Browse More Classics in CO


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The Ophir Wall. Cracked Canyon is just to the right.

The Ophir Wall. Cracked Canyon is just to the rig...


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By Rob Kepley
From: Westminster,CO
Apr 12, 2009

If people are going to add an entire area to the database I wish they would offer up more info. Seems like some just jump at the chance to add an area so they score MP points.

By Ron Olsen
From: Boulder, CO
Apr 12, 2009

Rob -- Leo Paik, an MP.com administrator, added Ophir as part of the reorganization of Colorado by geographical area several years ago. This was done to improve the organization of the Colorado route database, not to "score points." I'm sure that Leo would have provided better info if he were more familiar with the Ophir area.

If you have better info for Ophir, please add it as a comment, or contact Leo to have it incorporated into the area description.

By ozman
From: CO / NM
Jun 25, 2012

Why isn't the Darkside on here? If the locals don't want it posted okay, but if there is no objection then I'll put it up. Sound off.