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Peak Mountain 3

Rim Rock Spire: Bingbong AKA Thin Rock

FA Harvey Carter, solo, April 28, 1978
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Description

I've also heard this tower referred to as The Squirrel. It's gotten more ascents than I figured. One guy has done it a bunch of times. All the bolts and rap anchor at the top could use replacement. There's the carcass of a deer in a deep notch near the belay at the top of the second pitch, interesting on how it got there.

P1. Climb an ancient bolt ladder with 5 or 6 bolts, then scramble another 25 feet to a notch between the rim and the tower.

P2. Climb off hands and past vertical OW to easier ground.

P3. Traverse on a nice ledge system, and bust out a few hard moves including a mantel with less than perfect gear. A short easy scramble takes you to the top and the anchors.

Location

This ascends the prominent tower on at the Grand Mesa exit off I-70. Take the exit, and then after a mile or so, take a hard left onto the one lane road that leads back to I-70. Park directly below tower, and a 10 minute approach brings you to the base.

Protection

Singles to a #6 with maybe an extra #3 and #4 C4.


Routes in Exit 49


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