A very good eliminate. Sinister Minister climbs the line of crimps between

Threat Condition Delta

and

Feel The Wetness

without using the holds in the seams. Finish up on good holds at the top. Long reaches between excellent smooth crimps mean fun for everyone!

Sinister Minister

Dihedral Crack

Truth

Shape Shifter AKA Crime & Punishment

unknown [The Sanctuary]

Mambo # V4

Layback Problem

Go Feed the Dogs

Feel The Wetness

Devil's Face

Layback Crack

The Arete

Threat Condition Delta

Honor

Layback the positive holds in the dihedral crack to many large holds at the top. This is a good warmup problem that tends to get a bit dirty.

Find the stance near the middle of "

Go Feed the Dogs

" on the right side (downstream section)  about 8 feet up, and continue past the stance with undercling and a long high reach left.

From the 2009 Rock Climbing St. Vrain Canyons guidebook authored by Bernard Gillett:

This is the thin seam and face left of

Feel the Wetness

(the fifth crack from the arete). Technical footwork, precise hand placement guard this hidden gem.

Start as for

Devil's Face

, and traverse right on very thin crimps into the layback problem. It's harder the higher you go.

A fun moderate and warmup. Pick your way up from the left side of the low roof to the line of layback holds and follow it to the top.

Traverse either right or left, right most section of the cliff. 5.10 moves with several rests and 2 5.11 cruxes.

A fun problem with a couple of powerful moves. Follow opposing sidepulls in the twin cracks to a large undercling, then power up to a good but far away incut (there are a couple of intermediates to help.) Shorter folks may have trouble with this reachy crux move. Top out on jugs.

This is a stellar problem following crimpy slashes up an otherwise blank face. Pull thin edges to two perfect small crimps, crank to the horizontal and top out on massive horns.

Layback the crack in the obvious dihedral on the right side of the Sanctuary Wall.  You can also use the juggy ledges to the right of the crack.  This is a very good warm-up to loosen up those sausage fingers you get from the 25-minute hike in.

The enticing arête problem near the middle of the Sanctuary. Sit start on good sloping holds and climb up through more slopers and crimps to a reach to the bomber lip (it's longer than it looks.) Great fun!

One of several great seam problems on the leftmost face of the Sanctuary. Start with a good right fingerlock and a large foot ledge and work up sloping laybacks and crimps to a good hold a few feet below the lip. The topout is easy but about 18 feet off the ground.

From the two hand holds, move up for the hold next to the loose block on the right, make another long reach, then continue straight up.

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Routes in The Sanctuary