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Meadow Rock aka Cougar Cliff Rock Climbing

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Routes in Meadow Rock aka Cougar Cliff

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	Dark, The T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Shade Line T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a

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GPS:	39.1987, -105.2199 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: Road & nearby private property & COVID-19 Closure - now open Details

As of Nov. 6, 2020: per Johanna Jones: COVID-19 update: Thunder Ridge is open, although there are two considerations: 1) The landowners have asked climbers not to use their private road to enter Thunder Ridge. 2) As of July 1, 2020, all persons 18 and older must possess a valid Colorado HUNTING or FISHING LICENSE to access Colorado Parks and Wildlife land. THIS IS WHERE YOU PARK ON THIS LAND.

#2 is a little tricky considering the shoulder and the crag is on United State Forest Service land (Free), while the PARKING is on CPW land.

Info can be found here: pikespeakclimbersalliance.o…

As of April 5th, the Pikes Peak Climber's Alliance announced that Thunder Ridge is CURRENTLY CLOSED due to COVID-19. Please respect this closure, and check in with PPCA on updates as COVID-19 stay at home orders and impacts reduce over the coming months.

Please do your best to maintain good relationships with the people who own the land in this area. Do not drive your vehicle past the "private property" sign. Do not go up to the house to ask for directions to the crag. Do not ride your bike down the road. Please move immediately to the side of the road if any landowners are approaching in their vehicles.

Description

Meadow Rock is a smaller formation with south, west, and north aspected faces. The namesake meadow (hopefully not the cougar) lies a short distance to the northwest.

Getting There

Bushwhack your way up past Coyote Cliff (the first canyon north of Alligator Lounge with decent rock). It is recommended to stay as close to the cliff as possible to avoid the choking aspen. From the back of the canyon, head up and right in an eastward direction towards Meadow Rock. The small meadow will lie on your left as you approach the north face of the crag and the stunning roof crack route, "The Dark".