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Upper Left Face 5.12a

45 ft 7 bolts 10 min approach

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  2. 1. Upper Left Face
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Position along the wall as the guidebook lists it.

How did 5.12a feel?

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Against the posted grade, which stays as its source states it. One answer per device; a later one replaces it.

Sun today
In shade all day
Wall faces N (Guidebook). Shade from the surrounding terrain is counted.
Deep terrain: the skyline averages 31° above horizontal, so the sun has to climb well clear of the rim before it reaches this wall.
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Reports are dated and fade on their own: wet rock after 3 days, a bad bolt after a year. No names, no text.

Access & safety

Emergency: call 911. Read out your location: Works without signal. If GPS fails, this crag's approximate map point is 39.74167 N, 105.29450 W (Upper Left Face, The Shield). That point can be off by hundreds of metres, so say so.

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Sources

Guidebook

In the guidebook: Rock Climbing Clear Creek Canyon - Kevin Capps - 3rd ed., p. 52. Buy the book for the description and topo.

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