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Routes in The North Ridge (of Dinosaur Mountain).
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Audiophile T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Beat Down, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Blank Sheets T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Get Down On It T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Idly I De-Ice T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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North Buttress, The T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13 |
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North Ridge, The T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c R |
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| Type: | Trad, 1500 ft (455 m), 10 pitches, Grade III |
| FA: | Unknown - (Antique Lost Arrow 1/3 of the way up.) |
| Page Views: | 1,500 total · 11/month |
| Shared By: | Tony B on Oct 19, 2012 |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
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Access Issue: 2024 Crag Closures & Temporary Trail and Raptor Closures
Details
The usual crags are closed for climbing for raptor nesting:
See: bouldercolorado.gov/service….
Click here for the trail closures. Some are M-F, some are 24/7. These impact the Bear Canyon/Fern Canyon regions primarily:
flatironsclimbing.org/tempo…
Click here bouldercolorado.gov/service… for the latest in raptor closures.
See: bouldercolorado.gov/service….
Click here for the trail closures. Some are M-F, some are 24/7. These impact the Bear Canyon/Fern Canyon regions primarily:
flatironsclimbing.org/tempo…
Click here bouldercolorado.gov/service… for the latest in raptor closures.
Access Issue: Closed for Raptors Feb 1- Aug 1, annually
Details
See OSMP closures, annually. Closes as for Skunk Canyon Ridge 3/4 and The Dreadnaught.
Description
This formation's/climb's total lack of traffic and NE exposure shadowed by Dinosaur Mt. to the South and the Dreadnaught to the East means that it has plenty of lichen and a little friable rock. Solitude is virtually assured but so are some challenges that are not common on 5.4 territory. While this is an easy climb, it is for more seasoned climbers.
It has its merits and rewards, but set expectations low relative to the classics.
It has its merits and rewards, but set expectations low relative to the classics.
Location
This route starts up a few meters South (left and above) of the very base of the North Ridge formation. The formation may strangely named, considering it actually forms the NW shoulder of the Dinosaur Mountain and comes out of the South end of the approach canyon.
Start up there and pick and choose carefully a line past many false summits up and onward S/SW to the very peak of all of Dinosaur Mt. Any further description would be difficult, and unneeded for suitors capable of the adventurous nature of this route anyway.
Start up there and pick and choose carefully a line past many false summits up and onward S/SW to the very peak of all of Dinosaur Mt. Any further description would be difficult, and unneeded for suitors capable of the adventurous nature of this route anyway.
Protection
I have NOT lead this climb, I have only soloed it. That said, a standard light rack with lots of long runners and a 60m or 70m rope should suffice to protect the climb as well as it can be protected. Gear will be only occasional and a fall ill advised, as is true for much of the less traveled flatiron territory.
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