| Ouray, Colorado: Camp Bird Road Route |
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| Ouray, Colorado: Camp Bird Road   | 
| Page Type: Route Location: --/Afghanistan/Albania/Algeria, -- Route Type: Ice/mixed Time Required: Less than two hours Difficulty: between WI4 and M9
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| Page By: CClaude Created/Edited: Jan 12, 2006 / Dec 18, 2006 Object ID: 168218 Hits: 2346  Loading... Page Score: 86.47% - 2 Votes  Loading... Vote: Log in to vote |
ApproachTo be completed
Route DescriptionThe Ribbon (WI4)
Bird Brain Boulavard (M7) No info yet
 Easy Mixed Climb at Camp Bird |
Unnamed Mixed Route (M5/6): New route not described in any guidebook. About 100ft to the right of Skylight.
Short bolt protected mixed climb up a left face near a corner lets you pull a SMALL roof (ok, really tiny) leading to a crack to the right side leading to the anchors. Very good first mixed climb (ie: extremely grid bolted)
Skylight (WI4/5 M5) The first main slot with a small chockstone at the top of the first vertical section (about 30ft above road level)
 Choppos Chimney |
Choppo's Chimney (WI4/5): P1: WI2-/30ft. Wonder up through a slot leading to the base of the large flow at the back of the slot. P2 (WI4/5 140ft) obvious where it goes with the crux at the top (in the confines of the chimney where you get abbreviated ice axe swings. Rappel from the top of the route from a tree with slings
 Slippery When Wet |
Slip Sliding Away(WI4/5 M4/5): A short near vertical pillar (~50ft) brings you to a ledge with bolts on the right side (2 bolts can be used to form a belay station otherwise with a very long sling it canbe sed to protect the rock crux). The crux comes as a rock step of 10ft with often a ribbon of ice in the back. Rock gear can be placed high in the back of the slot (BD 0.75 or 1). Edges allow you to get your feet up to swing into a smear of ice which will bring you to the top (often the top smear will accept shorty ice screws or less but is at a 45degree angle) Belay off of a large tree slung with slings at the toip of the route. Rappel from the tree to the base (60m ropes will bring you all the way to the base)
Slippery When Wet (WI 4): A short vertical section (70ft) brings you to a shelf, in which a short vertical section 20ft leads to a tree with slings or two bolts to the far right side
Essential GearSkylight: Ice gear (17cm screws) + rock gear(specifically BD 0.75 and 1.0 camalots)
Choppos Chimney (assortment of 17cm screws) and slings
Slippery when Wet (7cm and 17cm screws, rock gear (medium cams), slings
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