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Routes in Northwest Slabs
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Bolted Arete T,S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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Cows are People Too T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 |
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Cows in Space T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R |
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Doctor Cow S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Paint it Sad T,S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Ribeye Flake T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Sky Crack T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Squid Skid T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Stiffler's Mom T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Turbo Pup T,S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 |
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Yellow Dihedral T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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| Type: | Trad, 200 ft (61 m) |
| FA: | Craig Luebben, Skip Harper |
| Page Views: | 1,890 total · 11/month |
| Shared By: | Kevin Landolt on Jun 5, 2010 |
| Admins: | James Schroeder, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
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Access Issue: 2024 Seasonal Raptor Closures
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From the Canyon Lakes Ranger District Forest Service:
Fort Collins, Colo. (March 7, 2024) – to protect nesting birds of prey, the U.S. Forest Service is implementing annual area closures in several popular recreation areas throughout the Canyon Lakes Ranger District. The closures include Triple Tier, south of CO Highway 14; Boston Peak, north of CO Highway 14; Grazing Allotment Crag, northwest of Prairie Divide Road; and Mt. Olympus, southeast of US Highway 34. See the closure map for more details. Effective through July 31, 2024, the closures protect established raptor territories to ensure the birds remain undisturbed during sensitive breeding and nesting seasons.
The Canyon Lakes Ranger District partners with Colorado Parks & Wildlife and the Northern Colorado Climbers Coalition to monitor nesting progress and to inform climbers about the importance of giving raptors space to raise their young.
Federal and state laws prohibit disturbing any nesting bird of prey. Visitors can help protect wildlife by respecting all closures. Signs will be posted at key access points into the closed areas. Additional closure information is available online.
A map: fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DO….
Additional information: fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DO….
Fort Collins, Colo. (March 7, 2024) – to protect nesting birds of prey, the U.S. Forest Service is implementing annual area closures in several popular recreation areas throughout the Canyon Lakes Ranger District. The closures include Triple Tier, south of CO Highway 14; Boston Peak, north of CO Highway 14; Grazing Allotment Crag, northwest of Prairie Divide Road; and Mt. Olympus, southeast of US Highway 34. See the closure map for more details. Effective through July 31, 2024, the closures protect established raptor territories to ensure the birds remain undisturbed during sensitive breeding and nesting seasons.
The Canyon Lakes Ranger District partners with Colorado Parks & Wildlife and the Northern Colorado Climbers Coalition to monitor nesting progress and to inform climbers about the importance of giving raptors space to raise their young.
Federal and state laws prohibit disturbing any nesting bird of prey. Visitors can help protect wildlife by respecting all closures. Signs will be posted at key access points into the closed areas. Additional closure information is available online.
A map: fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DO….
Additional information: fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DO….
Description
Cows in Space is one of the best pitches at Greyrock.
First off, the Northwest Slab topo in the new NC3 guide shows this route to be about 75 feet right (and on a completely different slab) of where it actually is. Cows in Space is more in line with the routes labeled #40 and #41. This route was recently retrobolted and there are now six bolts. I know Skip Harper and doubt the coward who retro-bolted his route asked for permission before doubling the bolt count. Bad ethics, bad karma. The big slab below Cow Pie Ledge is obvious, as is the route.
Climb up the large boulder-slab, gain the main slab and follow six bolts up right - the bolts heading out left belong to Doctor Cow (11c) - really good climbing above the fourth bolt gains a horizontal crack. Plug a small cam in the crack then continue up on delicate terrain to gain a sweet little flared seam with a bolt above. Fun climbing leads to one last bolt and a brilliant finish to this awesome route.
This is a fun climb. It is a little spicy with the runouts but not nearly as spicy as it would have been before the bolt count doubled.
- 08/27/010
I talked to Skip Harper about this route, and he confirmed my suspicion that the fool who retro-bolted the route did not ask permission. Skip placed four bolts ON LEAD during the FA - all below the obvious, horizontal crack (first gear placement). He also told me how he discovered a fresh cow-pie on the ledge and thus he and Craig pondered how exactly a cow could reach that ledge - Cows in Space?
First off, the Northwest Slab topo in the new NC3 guide shows this route to be about 75 feet right (and on a completely different slab) of where it actually is. Cows in Space is more in line with the routes labeled #40 and #41. This route was recently retrobolted and there are now six bolts. I know Skip Harper and doubt the coward who retro-bolted his route asked for permission before doubling the bolt count. Bad ethics, bad karma. The big slab below Cow Pie Ledge is obvious, as is the route.
Climb up the large boulder-slab, gain the main slab and follow six bolts up right - the bolts heading out left belong to Doctor Cow (11c) - really good climbing above the fourth bolt gains a horizontal crack. Plug a small cam in the crack then continue up on delicate terrain to gain a sweet little flared seam with a bolt above. Fun climbing leads to one last bolt and a brilliant finish to this awesome route.
This is a fun climb. It is a little spicy with the runouts but not nearly as spicy as it would have been before the bolt count doubled.
- 08/27/010
I talked to Skip Harper about this route, and he confirmed my suspicion that the fool who retro-bolted the route did not ask permission. Skip placed four bolts ON LEAD during the FA - all below the obvious, horizontal crack (first gear placement). He also told me how he discovered a fresh cow-pie on the ledge and thus he and Craig pondered how exactly a cow could reach that ledge - Cows in Space?
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