Climb the face to the left of the dihedral corner system.

Stingray

Sea of Cowards

Hicotomus Hikodemus

Sea of Cowards shares the first two pitches with

Hicotomus Hikodemus

.

P1. 5.9, chossy. Climb up bulges and ledges trending mostly to the right of the open book corner. Finish with a fun bulge/overhang and a nice big belay ledge at the anchors, 60-70 feet.

P2, 5.10+, the choss continues. Climb the open book/corner system with lots of loose rock and flakes. Heads up to your belayer. Stay in the open book corner for the first 4 or 5 bolts, then traverse to the left side of the open book/corner system. Climb up the left side/face to the anchors, 80-90 feet.

P3. 5.9. Traverse right across the gullies to the ledge with the anchors for P4, 30 feet. Enjoy big exposure.

P4. 5.10d, the money pitch. Climb straight up from the belay (steep face), and climb out the left side of the big, triangular roof. After the roof, keep climbing up trending to the right, then go straight up to the anchors.

The route is really well-bolted. It gets a PG-13 rating on the first two pitches. There is lots of loose rock/choss. The rock quality gets better the higher you get.

Hicotomus Hikodemus shares the first two pitches with

Sea of Cowards

.

P1. 5.9, chossy. Climb up bulges and ledges trending mostly to the right of the open book corner. Finish with a fun bulge/overhang and a nice big belay ledge at the anchors, 60-70 feet.

P2. 5.10+, the choss continues. Climb the open book/corner system with lots of loose rock and flakes. Heads up to your belayer. Stay in the open book corner for the first 4 or 5 bolts, then traverse to the left side of the open book/corner system. Climb up the left side/face to the anchors, 80-90 feet.

P3. 5.10b/c, one of the best pitches in Telluride. $$$$. Traverse out left from the belay, then go up the face trending left to the big, overhanging roof/bulge. Pull the roof on hueco jugs (wow...fun), and climb up to the anchors on a comfy belay ledge, 80-90 feet.

P4. 5.10a, face/slab. Climb up and right from the belay on cobbles for a shorter pitch, 50-60 feet. Rap off via hardware.

The route is really well-bolted. The PG-13 rating is on the first two pitches with lots of loose rock/choss. The rock quality gets better the higher you get.

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