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Description
This is an interesting, little route that is less travelled and is tucked in on a chunk of rock lying just below the main part of Gollum's Arch Rock. It is visible in S. Kimball's Lumpy Ridge guide on p.31 just down & left of the 78 on the page. It is also depicted just under the 6 on p.28 of B. Gillett's RMNP Estes Park Valley guide. It's fun & worth the romp (wee bit of spice) if you're in the area.
Find this by approaching Gollum's Arch, just East of Twin Owls. You continue East & down a gully to a chunk of rock with big water grooves on its West face & a lonesome set of 3 bolts on its S face. It lies a stone's throw from Triangle Rock, just to the East.
To climb it, boulder up, move left on an angling dike to clip the 1st bolt. Continue angling left to the 2nd bolt, staying low. Now go up on crystals and liebacks to clip a fixed wired. Highstep/mantle up and clip the 3rd bolt. Go up or move left and then up (easier) to a right-angling ramp. Go right and find grooves & cracks to finish about 120 feet up at a tree. You'll get a bit of rope drag on the top of this climb.
Walk off/downclimb right.
Protection
3 bolts, 1 fixed wire, 4-5 cams green Alien to #2 Camalot.