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5.10- YDS 6a French 18 Ewbanks VI+ UIAA 18 ZA E1 5a British
Avg: 2.6 from 9 votes
Type: | Trad, 30 ft (9 m) |
FA: | Mason Frichette and Craig Lightburn, late 70s |
Page Views: | 947 total · 6/month |
Shared By: | Dave Holliday on Jan 27, 2011 |
Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
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Access Issue: MM 23-29.5 - now ended daily CO 7 highway closure/delays
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Per Kai Bouwman: the daily CO 7 highway closure/delay access issue is no longer a problem according to CDOT the construction finished as of Nov. 11, 2022.
From CDOT: Colorado Highway 7 is closed daily from MP 23-29.5. Motorists can only travel through the area between 6-8 am and 4-7 pm. During these timeframes, pilot cars will lead alternating one-way travel. Drivers should plan for delays, and this schedule will remain in place through Memorial Day 2022.
During the closure, motorists need to take US 36 to CO 7.
codot.gov/projects/co7-lyon…
From CDOT: Colorado Highway 7 is closed daily from MP 23-29.5. Motorists can only travel through the area between 6-8 am and 4-7 pm. During these timeframes, pilot cars will lead alternating one-way travel. Drivers should plan for delays, and this schedule will remain in place through Memorial Day 2022.
During the closure, motorists need to take US 36 to CO 7.
codot.gov/projects/co7-lyon…
Description
This is the farthest left crack climb on the Third Band. There is a medium-size tree right next to it. It starts as a finger crack and opens up to a hand crack. The rock at the start is particularly sharp.
A note about the rating: Gillett writes in his guidebook to the canyon "the opening moves are a little harder than 5.9, but it's simple enough to cheat by using a foothold in the cedar [tree]". We didn't use the tree and the proposed rating reflects that. A larger wingspan than mine (6'0") may make it easier than what I proposed.
A note about the rating: Gillett writes in his guidebook to the canyon "the opening moves are a little harder than 5.9, but it's simple enough to cheat by using a foothold in the cedar [tree]". We didn't use the tree and the proposed rating reflects that. A larger wingspan than mine (6'0") may make it easier than what I proposed.
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