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Bear's Lair Rock Climbing
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Basilica S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Grin and Bear It S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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In A Rut S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Movin' On S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Out of the Wind S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Tourmaline Dream S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Wafer S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c |
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| Shared By: | Andy Mauk on Aug 12, 2002 |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
Access Issue: Area closure - now lifted. Previously: Storm Mt./Cedar Park road is reopened to all
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Per Kurtz: The Monastery is open again! fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DO….
Per Julie Nelson: the forest is closed due to after fire concerns in this area until June 30, 2021. There is a sign at the trailhead about the closure. See the US Forest Service website for further updates.
Previously: per Bruce Hildenbrand: Storm Mountain Road is open to all.
Per Hank C: the Storm Mt./Cedar Park area is closed to locals-only traffic for the time being due to wildfire concerns. We were turned away by a park ranger this morning (9/12/2020).
Per Julie Nelson: the forest is closed due to after fire concerns in this area until June 30, 2021. There is a sign at the trailhead about the closure. See the US Forest Service website for further updates.
Previously: per Bruce Hildenbrand: Storm Mountain Road is open to all.
Per Hank C: the Storm Mt./Cedar Park area is closed to locals-only traffic for the time being due to wildfire concerns. We were turned away by a park ranger this morning (9/12/2020).
Access Issue: Access issue - Monastery, Cedar Park, Combat Rock, etc. - open since 2023
Details
Update: per Bruce Hildenbrand: the area has been open since 2023.
Per JF M: as of May 2022, there is no signage on-site, nor information on the USFS webpage for the Cameron Peak Fire (nor on their published map of closures) that indicates the area is closed.
Per Bruce Hildenbrand: it appears that the Forest Service has closed access to all the climbing areas accessed via Storm Mountain Road (Monastery, Cedar Park, Combat Rock, etc.) until they can clear all the dangerous dead trees from the Cameron Peak fire.
I worked this issue with Eric Murdock at the AF, and it looks like the Forest Service picked Devil's Gulch Road as the southern boundary even though all the climbing areas on MP.com were not burned.
Per JF M: as of May 2022, there is no signage on-site, nor information on the USFS webpage for the Cameron Peak Fire (nor on their published map of closures) that indicates the area is closed.
Per Bruce Hildenbrand: it appears that the Forest Service has closed access to all the climbing areas accessed via Storm Mountain Road (Monastery, Cedar Park, Combat Rock, etc.) until they can clear all the dangerous dead trees from the Cameron Peak fire.
I worked this issue with Eric Murdock at the AF, and it looks like the Forest Service picked Devil's Gulch Road as the southern boundary even though all the climbing areas on MP.com were not burned.
Description
This area is all sport climbing, and one route that is a project that you can only top rope. It is mainly all 5.11s. Most of the routes are not very tall, so a 50m rope would be great for this area.
This area is described in Gillett's RMNP Estes Valley guidebook as the 3 east-most crags of the Monastery. The Den, the north-most of these crags is the first rock you encounter with bolts. The other 2 of these, Basilica & Belfry, lie downhill & south (left) as you approach.
This area is described in Gillett's RMNP Estes Valley guidebook as the 3 east-most crags of the Monastery. The Den, the north-most of these crags is the first rock you encounter with bolts. The other 2 of these, Basilica & Belfry, lie downhill & south (left) as you approach.
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