Giving Berthoud is an old classic, likely a bit soft for the grade. Start way back in the cave with your hands matched on the left side of a huge hole. Move up through jugs and pockets to get to big cobbles and another huge hole on the right. Make a long reach to a slopey rail. Now go up to the lip, and traverse out right on mostly good holds. Get to the jugs out right, and either jump down or top out through the streak with the black football sticking out.

I haven't done the topout yet, so can't comment on the difficulty.

Giving Berthoud

Berthoud Canal Low

Unknown (hard)

Giving Berthoud Extension

Berthoud Canal

Start way to the left of

Giving Berthoud

, and work your way into the original problem. This adds a good deal of moves.

This is to the right of

Giving Berthoud

. The grade is a guess. It is a big step up from

Giving Berthoud

and the extension to it.

Start as far as you can go back with your hands matched on the man-sized hueco. Work your way through big holds to a crazy middle section. The foot rip was the crux for me. Fight the pump through positive holds, and finish on the jug at the lip.

Information seems sparse on this line, feel free to add some!

Update: Mr. Jaeger offered some insight about the history of the line. It has been done from a midway point utilizing the crux crimp for the right hand and making a long move to a sharp slot in the roof. This method is very morpho. Jaeger utilized the crimp left hand and moved out right to the lip into a positive incut crack system. He said it was a long term proj that he never finished. The full line starting down and right of the mid start is likely still a project, and would be very difficult.

This is about 15 feet to the right of

Berthoud Canal

. Start way low and right, and go through a series of edges into poor underclings and a decent, sloping edge. Bust out your left hand to small crimp, do a massive move to an incut rail, and trend slightly left into the finish jug of

Berthoud Canal

.

This is a dynamic climb that moves out the obvious scoop on the right side of the cave. Sit start low at the bottom of the scoop. Move up through cool pockets and dishes to the lip. Pull left around the lip to good holds...and jump down to the pads or quest up to the top.

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Routes in Berthoud Cave area