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flamer
Trad climber
denver
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Thanks!
The line I was looking at may or may not have been done. It's not on the Black wall itself though....I'll have to climb it and report back!
EE..we should definetly do a route up there next year.
josh
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Brunosafari
Boulder climber
Redmond, OR
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Eee onk yee Grug- Good job on the thin air cracks Greg! Thanks for the motivation!
Killer photos too. Be safe buddy! BA
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Aug 10, 2009 - 09:38am PT
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Ar some point in this thread, someone was asking about the cliffs to the right of the Black Wall. Turns out, some routes went up in 2008 - the cliffs have been named the Tan Buttress's (I don't know why the apostrophe is there, but it is). I climbed one of the routes, Noth'n But A Good Time, 5.10+, this past Saturday with Mark Cartright. Pretty good route and a bit spicey, I'd have to say. The rock is actually better than I would have thought, though not as good as the Black Wall. I noticed that Johnny Copp was on the FA of one of the routes, Goat Food, 5.11-.
Still haven't heard of anyone doing the 2nd ascent of Roofer Madness. Everytime I look at the line, I can't believe climbers aren't all over it.
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goatboy smellz
climber
लघिमा, co
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Aug 10, 2009 - 09:48am PT
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How's the ice and snow down there this year?
I got turn backed on Longs this weekend because of ice on the route.
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Aug 10, 2009 - 09:59am PT
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It's actually pretty dry, surprisingly, considering the wet summer we've had. Roofer Madness appears to be dry even. I'm gonna try to get on that later in the month.
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Don Paul
Social climber
Denver CO
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Jun 15, 2018 - 08:32pm PT
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I was just up in the Chicago Lakes valley under the Black Wall, where no one ever climbs. Here are my pictures from a couple years ago - it's an easy walk from a parking lot into this alpine area. The routes all look hard and scary, lol.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jun 16, 2018 - 03:06am PT
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Is this the Rusty Dagger? Nice line!
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Jun 16, 2018 - 04:12am PT
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I used to climb up there back about 25 years ago, but I free-soloed that low-angled buttresses in the center, instead of the Black Wall. That is some really nice granite up there.
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snakefoot
climber
Nor Cal
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Jun 25, 2018 - 09:08am PT
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love this place, amazing area
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Don Paul
Social climber
Denver CO
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Jun 27, 2018 - 10:08am PT
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xCon this is not the Black Canyon, it's an alpine crag called the Black Wall on Mt Evans.
By the way, the other day I parked at summit lake and went the opposite direction from the black wall down a hiking trail (heading east). Not really a trail, just cairns every 100 yards so so. If you don't follow the cairns, and head off to the right and uphill, there is another climbing area on the other side. Here is a picture below, and a link to a google satellite map. Not sure what routes might be on it - there is nothing on Mountain Project - but not hard to get to if you know where it is. In fact, the boulder field below probably has easier access than any other bouldering area on Mt Evans. (probably - I didn't actually go down there)
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Jun 27, 2018 - 11:48am PT
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Don, I have checked that out from not too far away. It likely has some potential, but nothing like the Black Wall.
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Don Paul
Social climber
Denver CO
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Jun 27, 2018 - 03:20pm PT
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Yes. For scale those Mt Evans boulders are up to 20' in size. It looks like you can descend on the right side. Getting down to Lincoln Lake was pretty sketchy, I doubt this is as bad. The Chicago Lakes trail boulders are a long hike. Plus look at all the snow at the base - for those who don't know, you can drive up to 14,000' and climb at that altitude without much of an approach. If a storm heads in, you should be able to get back to your car. People mapped out a lot of the boulders at Lincoln Lake, doing "first ascents," should check this place out. And there is a pitch on the wall that reminds me of the nipple on the Zodiac.
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Hey, I don't suppose anyone would want to do Mer Dascht or Roofer Madness with me this weekend? I was just climbing at the Black Wall yesterday and want to get back ASAP -- before monsoon season, which is right around the corner.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Jul 10, 2018 - 09:44pm PT
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I wish I wold have seen this last week. I would love to get up there sometime soon specially with someone that knows theirway around.
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Jul 11, 2018 - 08:19am PT
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What are you doing this weekend?
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snakefoot
climber
Nor Cal
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Jul 11, 2018 - 09:13am PT
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get some, place is dreamy
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