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The Slot

Name: The Slot
Rating: 2.0

V4 YDS 6B Font PG13

Routes in Amphitheater Wall

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	Enjoy The Silence S 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Exit Stage Left (a.k.a. Make Your Mark) S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Exit Stage Right aka Stage Roof S 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Hakuna Matata (a.k.a. Cliff Notes) S 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Magic Ear Muffs S 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Performance Traverse S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Pin Me S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Rock Climber S 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
	Shrek S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Slot, The V4 6B PG13
	To Infinity and Beyond (a.k.a. Seventeen Years Later) S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b

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Type:	Boulder, 20 ft (6 m)
FA:	10/16/21
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Access Issue: Lead Only Area Details

The Town of Estes Park owns the cliffs. The land including the driveway above the cliff is private property. We have worked very hard to get this cliff open to climbing. Our access is dependent upon the landowners above the cliff not feeling overwhelmed by the climbers, and the Town of Estes feeling like the climbers are respecting those landowners.

1. Please follow all the rules stated on the kiosk at the base of the cliff.

2. Do not scramble above and try to get down to the top of the bolted climbs to set up topropes - this endangers those below and encourages too much traffic on the top of the cliff.

3. Educational, recreational, and commercial groups may want to use the top of the cliff for rappelling. This is okay if NO ONE else is below and you are using the River Wall, not the Amphitheater Wall. Access the top by walking the trail up the hill at the far West end of the River Wall. Do not let your clients, friends, students run around at the top of the cliff in sight of the houses. Keep everyone chill and out of sight of the houses.

4. Try to use quiet communication when people are setting up or using the amphitheater.

Also: climbing on the Amphitheater Wall is off-limits when shows are happening at the amphitheater during the summer - usually a few afternoons and evenings per week. There is a sign placed when the amphitheater is closed or closes early.

Thank you!!!!

Description

This route starts with a high, right sidepull and a good left hand crimp. Using the good foot hold on the right (shown in the picture), make a foot switch, and get a far left foot hold in order to position yourself for the high, right pinch. The move up to the pinch is definitely the crux, and be aware that it is kind of sharp. Moving your feet up wherever comfortable, bump your left hand up to one of the two the slopey edges. From there, get your right hand on the super good rail that takes you up to the finish, which is essentially where the positive crack ends about 20 feet up from the ground.

Note: the landing consists of a stump and a few rocks which you don't want to land on from higher up.

Location

Navigate to Performance Park or "Amphitheater Wall" in Estes Park. The start of "The Slot" is around the small overhang section, farther left of "Shrek" where there are no bolted sport routes. You will likely see the chalk on the right hand pinch higher up.