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Colorado
The Needle
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Inside Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
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About this route
One of nine routes catalogued in The Needle sector at Hole in the Wall Canyon, this climb sits at the entry point of the grade range that spans from 5.7 to 5.11+ across the crag.
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