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Bionic Crag Rock Climbing

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Routes in Bionic Crag

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	Blade Runner S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Cyborg T,S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Electric Sheep T,S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Replicants T,S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Shaft, The S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Ti'ed T,S 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c

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Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures/CDOT Road Work Details

Please be aware of the annual raptor seasonal closures!

Raptor Closures Effective February 1-July 31

Visit: jeffco.us/open-space/news/2…

Tunnel 1 closure
For more details visit: jeffco.us/open-space/alerts…

CCC Raptor Nesting Closure 1 (MM 270, W of Tunnel 1). Photo reconfiguration: Ron Keller.

CCC Raptor Nesting Closure 2 (E of Tunnel 2). In 2016, the closure WAS lifted June 9 for ONLY the 2016 season, per Eric Krause, JeffCo OS Ranger. Photo reconfiguration: Ron Keller.

The two areas Jefferson County Open Space intends to close in Clear Creek Canyon, shown on the attached maps, encompass the active eagle nests. If the Clear Creek eagles continue to nest in the active nests, these areas will remain closed from February 1 through July 31. If the eagles choose different nesting sites, the closures will be adjusted accordingly to protect those eagles during their breeding season.

Currently, rock climbing areas that fall inside of the seasonal raptor closures include:

Blonde Formation
Bumbling Stock
Evil Area
Ghost Crag
Highlander
Skinny Legs
Stumbling Block
Tetanus Garden
Fault Caves

June 7, 2021 - TBD: Highway 6 is currently doing full road closures from Sunday night to Friday morning every week. The closure is from the junction of Highway 119 and Highway 6 to the junction of Highway 40 and Highway 6 (mile post ~260 to ~257). Vehicles that remain in the closure will be towed at owners expense.

Sundays: 7PM-4AM
Monday-Thursday: 4PM-4AM

Description

Bionic Crag is situated across the creek on the South side of the canyon 1.1 miles west of the parking for Anarchy Wall and about 300 yards west of The New Economy Cliff. The crag is actually something of a fin and quite a bit larger than it appears on first glance. There are presently five routes and one variation established on the crag. Difficulty ranges from roughly 5.11- to 5.12b/c. Most routes are mixed and a small rack of cams covering the full range is required to supplement the existing bolts. Bionic Crag gets some morning sun that will be nice for one route and good afternoon sun that is good the rest. The approach is presently by wading across the creek and a trivial hike to the base. JEFFCO Open Space may allow a tyro after petition, but presently tyrolean traverses will be removed by JEFFCO personnel.

Routes shown left to right in the photo are the following:

A. Blade Runner, 12, 1p, 55', bolts.
BA. Cyborg, 11, 1p, 60', bolts & gear.
BC. The Shaft, 11, 1p, 55', bolts.
C. Ti'ed, 11-, 1p, 60', bolts & gear.
DC. Replicants, 11, 1p, 55', bolts & gear.
E. Electric Sheep, 11, 1p, 55', bolts & gear.

Getting There

Bionic Crag is situated across the creek on the South side of the canyon 1.1 miles west of the parking for Anarchy Wall and about 300 yards west of The New Economy Cliff. There are several pullouts on the North side of the road and just West of The New Economy Cliff that provide parking for several cars each. Easy access is at the end of the South side guard rail.