The Contrivance  5.12

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Type:  Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet Consensus:  5.12a/b [details] FA:  ? Submitted By:  Brian Weinstein on Jun 28, 2010 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (4) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Sean approaching the crux.

Photo: Micah Morgan.

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Raptor Closures MORE INFO >>> FYI: Parts of Devil's Head climbing area are closed March 1- July 31 every year for Peregrine falcon protection. The official closure order and associated map can be found here: www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5280647.pdf. For questions or more information, please contact the South Platte Ranger District office at 303.275.5610. This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

Description 

This route has great movement as a steep crack system follows to the left while the clipping happens on the right arete. Start on blocky, 11- climbing gaining the arete at which point heel hooking and crimping take over as the crack peters out. End on moderate terrain to the top.

Location 

This is the obvious steep route on the East Rib.

Protection 

Draws. Although this route is well-bolted, take care on a fall to not hit the buttress behind you. The higher you get on the route (crux) the safer the fall becomes.

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Sean Stellick pullin it down. Photo credit: Micah ...	Micah Morgan in the start doing better than he tho...	Heading up to attempt the hang dog finish. not pos...