Entries by tlanzano

Blush

Route Name: Blush Rock Formation: The Mickey Mouse Wall Number of bolts to be placed:  13-lead bolts + 2 bolt anchor Route Difficulty: 5.12+/13-      Route Description: This is an entirely independent pitch on the beautiful and slightly overhanging face just to the right of Stigmata. The route will be accessed via the first 2 pitches of Red […]

Negative Space

Route Name: Negative Space Rock Formation: The Third Flatiron (North Face) Number of bolts to be placed:  20-lead bolts + 2 (2 bolt anchors) Route Difficulty: 5.14      Route Description: The proposed route ascends the north face of the Third Flatiron, and is comprised of 2 pitches. The route starts at the base of the North face on […]

Sustainability Crisis

Route Name: Sustainability Crisis Rock Formation: The Finger Flatiron Number of bolts to be placed:  10-lead bolts + 2 bolt anchor Route Difficulty: 5.11+      Route Description: This route starts on a ledge at the bottom of the middle of the South face of the Finger Flatiron. Scramble up to the left side of the slot/cave and head […]

Celestial Pile

Route Name:  Celestial Pile Rock Formation: Ridge 1, Skunk Canyon Number of bolts to be placed:  11 lead bolts, 2 sets of 2 bolt anchors Route Difficulty: 5.12    Route Description and intention behind the suggested name: The proposed route ascends the Like Heaven Pinnacle, an overhanging west facing pinnacle about halfway up the Ridge 1 formation. The […]

Hoodang Hoedown

Route Name: Hoodang Hoedown Rock Formation: Hillbilly Rock Number of bolts to be placed:  7-8 bolts + 2 bolt anchor Route Difficulty: 5.13+      Route Description: The proposed climb (5.13+) tackles an estimated five bolts’ worth of fully independent climbing on the thin face between West Face (5.12c) and West Face Right (5.12a) on Hillbilly Rock. It […]

Gunbarrel Cool Guys

Route Name: Gunbarrel Cool Guys Rock Formation: Ridge 1, Skunk Canyon Number of bolts to be placed:  10 lead bolts + cable draws for these bolts Route Difficulty: 5.14      Route Description: Gunbarrel Cool Guys will link an obvious diagonalling feature along the recently developed wall on the back of Ridge One/Stairway to Heaven in Skunk Canyon. […]

Done and Dusted

Route Name: Done and Dusted Rock Formation: The Shanahan Crag Number of bolts to be placed:  6 bolts + 2 bolt anchor Route Difficulty: 5.11+        Route Description: This route is short but sweet.  More powerful than it’s neighbor, Clean Sweep, this new proposal would be a fun addition to “The Broom.”  Easy moves lead to the […]

Happy Medium

Route Name: Happy Medium Rock Formation: The Shanahan Crag Number of bolts to be placed:  17 bolts + 2 bolt anchor Route Difficulty: 5.10+/5.11-   The wall is taller and steeper than it appears in this wide angle photo.    Route Description: This route starts 20 feet downhill (to the right) from Wait For It… and it begins […]