The Amphitheater 

Went climbing the first weekend in August 2002 at the Amphitheater. All the first bolts were missing on the _easily_ reached first bolts. The routes looked ok, but some of the second bolts look a bit high. Make life easy and take a hanger and nut.

Does anyone know the other lines (especially the bolted route above the fireplace)?

Rock & Ice #95 has an article by Stewart Green and Ian Spencer-Green that covers all of this stuff, you can backorder it for a few bucks on their website I think.

I hate it when I have the ability to answer my own questions (had to go come and dig through a stack of periodicals to find my R&I). Since I haven't climbed the routes, and know nothing about them I'll take liberally from the authors (working L to R, after Climbing by the Brooks:

The Full Male Deal (5.10c) 2 pitchesCool Runnings (5.12d/13a)Project Cave Route (5.13)The Dance of Shiva (5.12c)Crickets in the Cabbage (5.10d)The Disclaimer (5.11b/c)

Quick note about R&I #95. When i bought my back-issue over a year ago, the person on the other end of the phone informed me I bought the 2nd to last copy. Which may mean that they have no more (or maybe they do). If you're needing a copy I may be able to offer full-colour scans (after I check out the appropriate copyright law to verify this is acceptable).

It is a violation of copyright law to scan and give away the intellectual material. However, since I created it, I can. If anyone wants a copy of the North Cheyenne Canyon guide, I will be happy to email it to them.

There seems to be some confusion about who developed this area.

I bolted the entire area; however, I didn't get the first ascent of Climbing by the Brooks. All ofther first ascents are mine. The two pitch climb was orginally named The Full Meal Deal, but Stew accidently called it the Full Meal Deal in his R and I guide.

The cave route needs a lot of cleaning, and maybe a bit of glue too. Looks better than it actually is.

Still plenty of rock to drill. Go for it.

The Rock and Ice guide to North Cheyenne Canon is available on my website: www.stewartgreen.com. Follow the links to a PDF file with topos and descriptions.

I live in Colo Spgs and have climbed the Pinnacle, Crack Parallel, and other routes in North Cheyenne Canyon -- but have been somewhat perplexed as to where "The Amphitheater" actually is, despite the approach instructions on Mtn Project. So, today, after climbing Crack Parallel, I set out to find the Amphitheater on the descent. It is NOT the first one encountered as you descend from the Pinnacle -- it is the next one down. And if you are approaching it going uphill from the road, while it technically lies on the right side of the scree filled descent gully -- it is really just straight ahead (because the descent gully veers left). The entry to the Amphitheater gully/alcove has so many trees that it's not entirely obvious there is much of an alcove there, even though it is very long (deep). Anyway, I've attached a crude map and a picture or two that hopefully will make finding the Amphitheater easier for others.

Does anyone have any beta on the gully that is to the left of the amphitheater as you're facing it? I believe Stewart's Climbing Colorado book calls this Raspberry Draw, but there are no routes listed? I have walked through there and have seen bolts but would love to know what's there exactly.

Go climb 'em and let us know!