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About ten routes have been done on Secret Crag, some dating back to the '70s. This seldom visited wall is South-facing, has several quite good routes from 70 to 100 feet in length, and is composed of excellent Eldorado sandstone. Route numbering begins on the left end (West) of the crag with (#1) Mind Control (5.10+) and continues right to Eldorado Gold (#10).

The isolation of Secret Crag makes for a superb adventurous day of climbing. While most of the routes are short of 100 feet in length, some are that long and so a 60m rope is recommended. The difficulty never gets above 5.11+, and a fine bolted 5.8 was put up several years ago.

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Starting from the trail before tunnel 3 and leading up into the woods toward Ridge 4, instead of crossing the talus field, continue uphill on the right side of the talus field. Hump up to another talus field that seems to be near the top of the hill, but not quite. The idea is to get to the West end of Secret Crag. From the West end, a third class scramble leads to the right and down on to a steep slab at he base of the routes, essentially the lower tier. This gets more exposed the further down the slab you go, so be careful getting to the routes at the far end of the crag. It can be useful to carry some camming gear for the belays, since you would not want to roll off the slab.

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Lower Tier

A. Tier-A's Crack, 5, 1p, gear.
B. Short Cut, 9, 1p, TR.
C? King of Pain, 10+, 1p, 60', bolts.

Middle Tier

A. Left Headwall, 12, 1p, bolts.
B. Downclimb Gully, 4, 1p, gear.
C. Jack The Gripper, 10, 1p, TR.
D. Mind Control, 10+, 1p, 100', bolts.
E. Bob's Arete, 8+, 2p, gear.
F. Peril-less Journey, 8, 2p, bolts & gear.
G. Unknown, 11/12, 1p.
H. Burning Down the House, 11+, 1p, 90', bolts.
I. Opus 73, 10-, 1p, 85', gear.
JI. Three Stage Traverse, 6, 2p, gear.
K. Secret Agent, 10 R A0, 1-2p, gear.
L. Completion Backword Principle, 11-, 1p, bolts.
M. Project, ?, 1p, TR.
N. Top Down Design, 12-, 1p, bolts.
O. Powder Finger, 10, 1p, 70', bolts.
P. Roof, ?, 1p, bolts.
Q. Count Dracula, 10, 2p, gear.
R. Eldorado Gold, 11-, 1p, 80', bolts.
S. In Plain View, 10+, 1p, 60', bolts.
T. Deep Water, 8, 1p, gear.
U. Book Of Dreams, 8, 1p, gear.
V. Promontory, 6, 1p, gear.
W. Riding With The King, 9, 2p, 130', bolts.
X. East Face, 11 R, 1p, bolt & gear.

Upper Tier

A. Dancing On The Ceiling, 12, 1p, bolts.
B. Murmur, 11, 1p, bolts.
C. Little Route, 10+, 1p, bolts & gear.

13 Total Climbs

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