Comments on: Main Elk Update http://www.splitterchoss.com/2009/11/03/main-elk-update/ Climbing, Adventure, Gear & Choss Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:47:00 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Cooper http://www.splitterchoss.com/2009/11/03/main-elk-update/#comment-21968 Cooper Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:52:45 +0000 http://www.splitterchoss.com/?p=2493#comment-21968 Could we schedule a meeting to discuss route development at Main Elk? I recently moved back to the Western Slope and I am very interested in assisting with route development up there as well as some other areas. I will offer free homebrew. Perhaps we can combine resources and share topos. I will also volunteer to take pictures and start digitizing routes, names, info for topos. I think if we can work as a group we can do things right. Email me at cooperbest@gmail.com Could we schedule a meeting to discuss route development at Main Elk? I recently moved back to the Western Slope and I am very interested in assisting with route development up there as well as some other areas.

I will offer free homebrew.

Perhaps we can combine resources and share topos. I will also volunteer to take pictures and start digitizing routes, names, info for topos. I think if we can work as a group we can do things right.
Email me at cooperbest@gmail.com

]]> By: Bryan Gall http://www.splitterchoss.com/2009/11/03/main-elk-update/#comment-21386 Bryan Gall Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:05:20 +0000 http://www.splitterchoss.com/?p=2493#comment-21386 Finished off two more routes today left of Ewok Stew. These are closer to the Southern Fried Prow over looking the creek than the pup tent. They are 20 yards right of the big cave with a fixed rope right of Leaping Lizards. Disturbed Susan 5.10c mixed (8 bolts +2-3 fingers to off fingers pieces) Start up the lichen covered face through two roofs pulling on crimps to ledge. A few gear placements to anchors past ledge. Shares anchors with BBTB Beer, Bolts, and Trundled Boulders (BBTB) 5.10c sport (ten bolts) located on the prominent prow right of the overhanging "cave." Start up the thin prow past three bolts to a roof. Pull hard onto good sharp black rock. Follow easy but sharp terrain up the prow to ledge and twenty feet more to chain anchors. Finished off two more routes today left of Ewok Stew. These are closer to the Southern Fried Prow over looking the creek than the pup tent. They are 20 yards right of the big cave with a fixed rope right of Leaping Lizards.
Disturbed Susan 5.10c mixed (8 bolts +2-3 fingers to off fingers pieces) Start up the lichen covered face through two roofs pulling on crimps to ledge. A few gear placements to anchors past ledge. Shares anchors with BBTB
Beer, Bolts, and Trundled Boulders (BBTB) 5.10c sport (ten bolts) located on the prominent prow right of the overhanging “cave.” Start up the thin prow past three bolts to a roof. Pull hard onto good sharp black rock. Follow easy but sharp terrain up the prow to ledge and twenty feet more to chain anchors.

]]> By: BJ Sbarra http://www.splitterchoss.com/2009/11/03/main-elk-update/#comment-21247 BJ Sbarra Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:06:36 +0000 http://www.splitterchoss.com/?p=2493#comment-21247 Thanks Bryan, great to have the right info. Thanks Bryan, great to have the right info.

]]> By: Bryan Gall http://www.splitterchoss.com/2009/11/03/main-elk-update/#comment-21245 Bryan Gall Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:38:47 +0000 http://www.splitterchoss.com/?p=2493#comment-21245 Heres the names of the fat dad routes: Gatehouse of Loneliness 5.8** Short black buttress just off the Hadley Gulch trail. Fist of Elder 5.10c* Just left of the buttress route, around the left side of a roof to a steep arete. Canyon Wren 5.7*. Stepped arete to anchors shared with next route. Love Cave of Dr. Long 5.8. A trad half pitch in the righthand branch of a deep alcove. Traverse right to anchors at the first break. Red Breasts and Hot Wings 5.8*. Right side of face into dihedral to anchors on ledge. Nose Picking Good 5.8*. Arete of freestanding black pinnacle. (Back side of pillar is 5.5 trad "Up the Nostril") Couple more past "Girls With Guns" Dark Side 5.9 bolts. Bouldery start and right up sharp black face to chains Sith Lord 5.9 bolts+1-2 hand size pieces. Just right of Dark Side. Bouldery start to corner stem fest. Traverse under right side of roof to sharp black rock to chains. Ewok Stew 5.9 bolts. Start left of roof to traverse right into bolted well featured face to chains. Very cool rock. Couple more things happening to left this weekend. Bolts, Beer, and Trundled Boulders; YEEHA MF! Heres the names of the fat dad routes:
Gatehouse of Loneliness 5.8** Short black buttress just off the Hadley Gulch trail.
Fist of Elder 5.10c* Just left of the buttress route, around the left side of a roof to a steep arete.
Canyon Wren 5.7*. Stepped arete to anchors shared with next route.
Love Cave of Dr. Long 5.8. A trad half pitch in the righthand branch of a deep alcove. Traverse right to anchors at the first break.
Red Breasts and Hot Wings 5.8*. Right side of face into dihedral to anchors on ledge.
Nose Picking Good 5.8*. Arete of freestanding black pinnacle.
(Back side of pillar is 5.5 trad “Up the Nostril”)
Couple more past “Girls With Guns”
Dark Side 5.9 bolts. Bouldery start and right up sharp black face to chains
Sith Lord 5.9 bolts+1-2 hand size pieces. Just right of Dark Side. Bouldery start to corner stem fest. Traverse under right side of roof to sharp black rock to chains.
Ewok Stew 5.9 bolts. Start left of roof to traverse right into bolted well featured face to chains. Very cool rock.
Couple more things happening to left this weekend. Bolts, Beer, and Trundled Boulders; YEEHA MF!

]]> By: Steve Denny http://www.splitterchoss.com/2009/11/03/main-elk-update/#comment-21183 Steve Denny Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:01:23 +0000 http://www.splitterchoss.com/?p=2493#comment-21183 cheers! been waiting for this post. thanks a lot BJ cheers! been waiting for this post. thanks a lot BJ

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