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Cloud Tower - 5.11d popular
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trad: triples of fingers, quadruples hands and doubles fists.
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probably the best trad route at Red Rocks. good clean crack system bottom to top. not a bad pitch on it. the guide book seems to overrate the difficulty, seemed more like:5.8,5.8,5.9, 5.11+ fingers, 5.10 hands, 5.7tunnel thru,5.11 hands. The guide books all say the climb startes 100' on a ramp below Crimson Chrysalls but it is more like 200' (there is a corner 100' below CC that parties have started, thinking it was Cloud Tower)
Submitted by: johnr9q on 2006-04-23
Views: 680
Route ID: 41193
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| Difficulty | 5.11d |
| Safety Rating | PG13 |
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Onsight ascent by:
nice route
This was a good route, but texas hold em was better (near epinephrine). I found this route a bit contrived. Anyway, first crux is hard. Bring multiple purple metolius TCU (3). I found the last crux soft.
Added: 2009-10-23
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| Difficulty | 5.11d |
| Safety Rating | G |
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brrr...
This route can be really cold, as it gets no sun until the last pitch -- bring a belay jacket. Also, though the route itself goes quickly, the rappels can take a while, with the very high probability of a stuck rope somewhere along the way.
For all the criticism of the ratings, you'd think it was 5.8, but the two crux pitches are definitely hard, as in full on cranking with solid but small (first crux) or well-spaced (second crux) gear. Also, having the most strenuous moves at the very end of a 7-pitch climb doesn't exactly make them easier.
For all the criticism of the ratings, you'd think it was 5.8, but the two crux pitches are definitely hard, as in full on cranking with solid but small (first crux) or well-spaced (second crux) gear. Also, having the most strenuous moves at the very end of a 7-pitch climb doesn't exactly make them easier.
Added: 2008-04-02
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| Difficulty | 5.11d |
| Safety Rating | G |
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A must do, prolly top 5 of it's grade in the US.
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Added: 2008-03-26
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| Difficulty | 5.11d |
| Safety Rating | G |
Second ascent by:
with Alex
Went back to this with Alex. This time I led the wide pitch after the crux as well as the final pitch. I fell once on the top pitch on the top out.
I ended up doing much better on the crux dihedral pitch and I only took one fall near the top of the pitch after clearing the crux. Next time I will lead it!
As far as big cams go, I brought a bit too much (an extra #4). Next time bring 3 #3 camalots, 1 3.5 (or Nate's rock empire), 1 new #4, 1 old #4
I ended up doing much better on the crux dihedral pitch and I only took one fall near the top of the pitch after clearing the crux. Next time I will lead it!
As far as big cams go, I brought a bit too much (an extra #4). Next time bring 3 #3 camalots, 1 3.5 (or Nate's rock empire), 1 new #4, 1 old #4
Added: 2007-12-17
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| Difficulty | 5.11d |
| Safety Rating | G |
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Hang Dog ascent by:
great route
Very hard 11d corner!
Added: 2007-11-05
