Cynical Pinnacle-- the best 5.9 crack in CO

[Matt]

Last week I drove to Colorado to see a friend get married and I did a little climbing. We went to 11 Mile Canyon and Cathedral Spires on the South Platte.

The best climb we did was the Center Route on Cynical Pinnacle. It's 3 pitches of the best 5.9 crack I have ever done. The crack goes from fingers to hands with bomber locks all the way up. We were the only ones on the rock and the climb was challenging but never too hard.

My partner and I started a little late so we raced up the crack as the afternoon thunderstorms came in. I counted 4 Mississippis after a lightning strike on the rappel down. It started raining just as my feet touched the ground.

Has anyone else done this route? Here's the hyperlink if you're interested: http://www.climbingboulder.com/rock/db/south_platte/cathedral_spires_area/center_route.html

I reccomend it to anyone road tripping through CO.

I agree that there needs to be more positive postings on cc.com. Please tell me about the best climb you've done this summer.

Peace.

[Dru]

Best climb so far this summer was "Standing Wave" on Mt. Athelstan. There's spray about it (OK a trip report anyways) at http://bivouac.com/mtn/TripPg.asp?rq=TripPg&TripId=1317.