Lover's Leap on Beaver Brook Rock Climbing
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Elevation: | 6,999 ft |
GPS: |
39.73478, -105.26476 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
Page Views: | 25,776 total · 157/month |
Shared By: | Kirk Miller on Oct 8, 2010 · Updates |
Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
Access Issue: PRIVATE LAND
Details
This climbing area is on land owned by Clear Creek Land Conservancy. Climbing on private land is a privilege; climb at your own risk and please tread lightly and practice leave no trace.
Description
This small crag, visible from the Windy Saddle parking lot, sits in the forest above Clear Creek. Climbers who brave the long approach are rewarded with a clean, steep slab that gets morning sun and evening shade. The routes are still a bit green, but with traffic they'll clean up nicely. With its close proximity to the Beaver Brook trail, I wasn't too surprised to learn the crag had a historic name... Lover's Leap, of course.
Getting There
From the Windy Saddle parking lot on Lookout Mountain, hike out the Lookout Mountain trail to the Beaver Brook trail 0.2 miles. Hike an additional 1.4 miles to the Lover's Leap overlook on the right where routes can be seen on the slab below. To reach the base, hike past the overlook and on down the trail to a faint switchback, climbers' trail, that leaves the main trail on the right and heads back to the bottom of the crag. Expect to take ~40 minutes.
Eds. Note that the speed limit is 20 mph on Lookout Mountain Rd, and the police do patrol there.
Also, there are rattlesnakes on the trail at times here.
Eds. Note that the speed limit is 20 mph on Lookout Mountain Rd, and the police do patrol there.
Also, there are rattlesnakes on the trail at times here.
L->R:
A. Short, Sweet Crack, 5 R, 1p, 20', gear or TR.
B. BB Gun, 9, 1p, 60', bolts.
C1. BB King, 9, 1p, 70', bolts.
C2. BB Brain, 9, 1p, 50', bolts.
D. School of Mimes (aka Lover's Bulge?), 11-, 1p, 50', bolts.
E. Black And Blue, 11-, 1p, 50', bolts.
F1. Doug's Variation, 10-, 1p, 50', TR.
F2. Bed And Breakfast, 8+, 1p, 50', gear & bolt.
G. ABBA, 8 PG-13 or R, 1p, 50', gear or TR.
H. Butt Over Buttress, 10+, 1p, 45', TR.
B. BB Gun, 9, 1p, 60', bolts.
C1. BB King, 9, 1p, 70', bolts.
C2. BB Brain, 9, 1p, 50', bolts.
D. School of Mimes (aka Lover's Bulge?), 11-, 1p, 50', bolts.
E. Black And Blue, 11-, 1p, 50', bolts.
F1. Doug's Variation, 10-, 1p, 50', TR.
F2. Bed And Breakfast, 8+, 1p, 50', gear & bolt.
G. ABBA, 8 PG-13 or R, 1p, 50', gear or TR.
H. Butt Over Buttress, 10+, 1p, 45', TR.
Classic Climbing Routes at Lover's Leap on Beaver Brook
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