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Peak Mountain 3

Crazy Stairs

FA Kent McClannan, Mike Alkaitis, 2007
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Description

Begin a few feet left of the last pitch of Rhombohedral (the obvious, wide crack/chimney on the north side of the formation that houses

Sooberb's

last pitch). Climb the zig-zagging, steep crack through the initial overhanging section 5.9 and continue up a crack system to another overhang. At this point, one can exit left via a handcrack flake (keeping the route 5.9) or continue upwards on excellent, well-protected rock, and the routes crux, to the top. It is named after the stair cases dubbed "Crazy Stairs" built up the Bastille and Rotwand Wall in the turn of the century for tourists at the Eldorado Springs Resort to get better view of the Canyon.

Protection

Standard Eldo rack.


Routes in West Ridge - part C - Pony Express to Long John


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