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Elevation: 6,270 ft
GPS: 43.84004, -103.53598
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Shared By: Kevin Fons on Mar 9, 2003
Admins: Peter Gram, Greg Parker, Mikel Madsen, Mark Rafferty

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One of the Ten Pins. The Standard / Original Route is a Needles Classic. Bold and Steep on all sides there are no "easy" routes Queenpin.There has been quite a few new bolted routes put up recently on Queenpin. One to the left of the Original route and three on the East side facing Ceberus.

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Located between Kingpin and Ceberus. The standard route is reached by following the gully to the right of Kingpin up past Kingpin to the base of Queenpin. The new routes are reached as you would Ceberus except you head up one gully sooner to reach the base of the East Face.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Queen Pin

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
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Standard Route
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5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 12
Dairy Queen
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 6
Off With Their Heads
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 6
The Queen's Gambit
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Standard Route
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Dairy Queen
 12
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Off With Their Heads
 6
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
The Queen's Gambit
 6
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
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