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No exposure in the area. Gentle terrain. | |
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Mild exposure in the area but not along the immediate route. | |
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Mild exposure very close to the route. Route options may be limited but you should be able to walk past the exposure area. | |
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Moderate exposure along the immediate route. It should be avoidable with some slow hiking or scrambling. | |
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More serious exposure that could result in serious injury or death if you fell. Moving past the area will require some scrambling or short technical moves. | |
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Dangerous exposure that requires careful, technical moves to navigate around. A fall would likely be fatal. Big, sheer drops. | |
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Vertical exposure. Technical, roped climbing route. | |
Exposure Rating Chart:
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14ers.com Routes - Grouped by Exposure Rating:
| Dangerous exposure that requires careful, technical moves to navigate around. A fall would likely be fatal. Big, sheer drops. |
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| Capitol Peak: Northeast Ridge from Capitol Lake (Standard) | |
| Crestone Needle: Ellingwood Arête (Ellingwood Ledges) | |
| Little Bear Peak: Little Bear-to-Blanca Traverse | |
| Maroon and N. Maroon: Bells Traverse | |
| Sunlight Peak: South Face (Standard) | |
| Vertical exposure. Technical, roped climbing route. |
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| There are 14er routes that fit this rating (Longs: Diamond, Crestone Needle: Ellingwood Arete, Capitol: NW Buttress, etc.) but they have yet to be added to the 14ers.com Online Guidebook. | |
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