Type: | Trad, Alpine, 300 ft (91 m), 2 pitches, Grade III |
FA: | Joe Sambataro and Chris Sheridan |
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Shared By: | Chris Sheridan on Jan 13, 2013 |
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Access Issue: Closures
Details
Seasonal closures Feb. 15-July 31. Per the Denver Post:, the Cathedral Wall and all areas above the Loch Vale-Sky Pond Trail are closed to off-trail travel! Per this RMNP website, "Initial closures now occur in Feb. 15 and April, when raptors return to the region and scout for nesting sites. Areas containing general habitat preferred by raptors are closed during this time. Once raptors have selected nesting spots, the initial closures are lifted or adjusted. The specific areas which raptors choose for nesting sites are closed."
For additional information about raptor closures, please visit the Rocky Mountain National Parks area closures website.
General NPS climbing regulations for RMNP posted here.
For additional information about raptor closures, please visit the Rocky Mountain National Parks area closures website.
General NPS climbing regulations for RMNP posted here.
Description
This route climbs three new pitches at the very far left side of the main east face, then joins the Central Ramp to finish. Start at the apex of the ramp that runs along the base of the east face, above a lower (loose) buttress. The first ascent climbed this lower buttress (see picture), but loose rock and a broken handhold resulted in one bad lead fall. Repeating this section is not recommended.
P1) Scramble with some exposed 5th class moves to the base of an obvious, steep, left-leaning crack.
P2) Climb the left-leaning crack for 50 feet, then continue on easier terrain to a ledge. 200 feet, 5.10+.
P3) Climb discontinuous cracks up to an exposed face below a roof where Left Sides joins in from the right. Traverse this face on knobs then continue up and left to join the Central Ramp. 180 feet, 5.10a.
P1) Scramble with some exposed 5th class moves to the base of an obvious, steep, left-leaning crack.
P2) Climb the left-leaning crack for 50 feet, then continue on easier terrain to a ledge. 200 feet, 5.10+.
P3) Climb discontinuous cracks up to an exposed face below a roof where Left Sides joins in from the right. Traverse this face on knobs then continue up and left to join the Central Ramp. 180 feet, 5.10a.
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